Policy and Legislative Solutions

Welcome to AIPI's Policy and Legislative Solutions page.

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Policy Briefs & Reviews

AIPI’s policy focus is substantively on technology, with an expertise in tribal telecommunications, public safety communications policy, and newly emerging systems as they impact sovereign Tribal nations.

POLICY ALERT: Indian Country Fights To Protect ICWA: Haaland v. Brackeen to be heard by SCOTUS on November 9, 2022
FCC Data Collection: Broadband Data Collection in Indian Country
Policy Article: Attacks on Tribal Sovereignty: An Analysis of Recent Decisions of the United States Supreme Court
Tribal Broadband Policy Priorities 2022
AIPI Policy Brief: Tribal Broadband Funding Opportunity Update
AIPI Policy Brief: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – Broadband Analysis
Indian Country's Voice: Recognizing, Respecting, and Protecting our Electoral Power
AIPI Policy Article: The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
AIPI Policy Article: How the American Rescue Plan Impacts Indian Country
AIPI Policy Article: Newly Elected Indigenous Legislators in Congress & Arizona 2020
Indian Country Opposes Shortened Census Timeline
Vote-by-Mail: Balancing Promise with Prudence
Tribal Digital Divide Policy Brief & Recommendations
COVID-19: The Impact of Limited Internet Access & Issues with Social Distancing for Native Students
Notice of Ex Parte Letter: WT Docket No. 18-120 and WT Docket No. 11-40
The Arizona Drought Contingency Plan: A Tribal Perspective
Spectrum Airwaves: A Natural Resource Tribes Must Leverage
Gila River Water Management Article
AIPI Policy Brief: The Music Modernization Act and its Impact on Tribal Interests
AIPI Policy Article: Indigenous Legislators in Congress and Arizona
AIPI Policy Review: Barriers and Challenges for Tribal Access to Broadband Internet
GAO Report on High-Speed Internet Access Programs on Tribal Land
Tenth Broadband Progress Notice of Inquiry
WC Docket No. 13-184 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) E-Rate Modernization Proposal
Impending FCC ruling on: Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet
Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act

2023 Quarterly Legislative Updates

AIPI tracks bills affecting Indian Country as a whole or several Tribal Nations in a given region. These bills include changes to laws, regulations, and significant appropriations to new and existing Tribal initiatives.

Q1 2023 Legislative Update

Monthly Policy Updates

Ongoing analysis on bills that affect Indian Country as introduced and considered in the U.S. Congress and the Arizona State Legislature.