The federal budget consists of both mandatory and discretionary spending. Mandatory spending, such as the annual costs of programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, is determined by formulas and program eligibility criteria outlined in existing laws.
Congress is actively working to finalize this year’s federal budget bill, referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act). The Act reflects the Trump Administration’s budget and policy priorities for Fiscal Year 2025, including many related to wireless spectrum.
On February 28, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding its upcoming AWS-3 spectrum band auction. The NPRM follows Congress’s recent enactment of the Spectrum and Secure Technology and Innovation Act of 2024 (the Act).
The American Indian Policy Institute’s Indigenous Leadership Academy (ILA) is currently supporting its second cohort. Community members and stakeholders can sign up here to follow along and receive updates.
Across the country, American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students, citizens of sovereign Tribal Nations, are reaching an incredible milestone: graduation. For many, this moment is marked not only by receiving a diploma, but through wearing items of deep personal and cultural significance, such as eagle feathers, beaded caps, or traditional clothing. Tribal regalia is not only a meaningful expression of culture and community, it is also a reflection of constitutionally and federally protected rights.