This edition covers information made available through federal and state government websites from 6/30/23 through 9/29/23. AIPI reviewed 72 bills in Congress as well as 187 Federal Register Notices, an increase from the 42 bills and 169 federal register notices in our 2023 Q2 update. This update includes key legislation setting government agency budgets for FY2024. Bills affecting budgets and new program spending make up a bulk of bills reviewed this quarter. Congress has not passed any long-term spending bills since the Federal government’s fiscal year 2023 ended on 9/30/23.

At this time, the United States government will likely shut down due to Congress not coming together to pass needed legislation through a continuing resolution or the required appropriations bills.  Given this situation, each federal agency has created agency contingency plans.  As Tribal Government relationships with the Federal Government are intertwined, there will be many impacts on Tribal communities.  One area of impact is communications and telecommunications.  The shutdown will affect all agencies and programs in some capacity. This alert addresses programs administered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
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