Apr 7, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, News
Senator Brown Pushes Digital Bank Accounts for Unbanked Households to Facilitate Coronavirus Relief In order to help non-banked consumers more easily access the coronavirus relief funds recently passed by Congress and signed into law, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)...
Apr 6, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, News
Senator Crapo Urges Treasury and Fed to Supply Guidance on Title IV of CARES Act U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) recently wrote a letter advising the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve to quickly provide guidance on Title IV of the Coronavirus...
Apr 1, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, News
Congress Passes Funding for Indian Country in Phase III Coronavirus Response Last week, the United States Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which is the third COVID-19 relief package to address the needs of those across the...
Mar 27, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, News
Senator Udall Introduces Legislation to Ensure Tribal CDC Access for Health Security and Preparedness Earlier this month, Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M) introduced the CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act, legislation that would ensure Tribes can access...
Mar 19, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, News
Chairwoman Waters Presses Financial Institutions to Protect Americans and Financial System from COVID-19 Impact Last week, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, led colleagues on the committee in sending six...
Mar 18, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, News
Bipartisan Senate Coalition Urges VP to Ensure Coronavirus Resources for Tribes and Urban Native Communities Earlier this month, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) led a bipartisan coalition of his Senate colleagues on a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, urging the...
