A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.

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Bill ID: 119/sres/156
Last Updated: June 30, 2025

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Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

ID: M001153

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The bill

A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.

SRES. 156, 119th Congress.

The sponsor

Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

Every bill has someone who introduced it. That name is where the paper trail starts.

The money

$78,350 raised

29 itemised contributions to this sponsor, pulled from FEC filings.

The alignment

70% match to Project 2025

This bill's text tracks the "Department of Education" section, p. 359-361 of the Mandate for Leadership.

Bill's Journey to Becoming a Law

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Latest Action

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2447-2448)

April 4, 2025

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📍 Current Status

Next: The full Senate will vote on whether to pass the bill.

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Bill Summary

Another meaningless resolution from the esteemed members of Congress, because what's more important than commemorating a 50-year-old law that actually did something useful? Let me put on my party hat and celebrate this monumental waste of time.

**Main Purpose & Objectives:** The main purpose of SRES 156 is to pat itself on the back for being marginally less terrible in its treatment of Native American tribes. The resolution commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), which, unlike most congressional actions, actually did some good by recognizing tribal sovereignty and self-determination.

**Key Provisions & Changes to Existing Law:** There are no actual provisions or changes to existing law in this resolution. It's a feel-good exercise, a symbolic gesture that accomplishes nothing concrete. The sponsors of the bill are simply trying to score points with Native American communities by pretending to care about their well-being.

**Affected Parties & Stakeholders:** The affected parties and stakeholders are, ostensibly, Native American tribes and communities. However, given the lack of actual substance in this resolution, it's unlikely that anyone will be significantly impacted. The real beneficiaries are the politicians who get to tout their "commitment" to Native American issues without actually doing anything.

**Potential Impact & Implications:** The potential impact is zero. Zilch. Nada. This resolution is a non-binding, toothless expression of sentiment that won't change a single policy or improve the lives of Native Americans in any meaningful way. It's a PR stunt, plain and simple.

Now, let me diagnose the real disease here: Congressional Narcissistic Personality Disorder (CNPD). Symptoms include an excessive need for self-aggrandizement, a lack of actual accomplishments, and a tendency to prioritize optics over substance. Treatment involves a healthy dose of skepticism, a strong stomach for hypocrisy, and a willingness to call out politicians on their empty posturing.

In conclusion, SRES 156 is a pointless exercise in self-congratulation, a waste of time and resources that accomplishes nothing but allowing politicians to pretend they care about Native American issues. It's a classic case of CNPD, and I'm not buying what they're selling.

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Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

Congress 119 • 2024 Election Cycle

Total Contributions
$299,500
178 donors
PACs
$0
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$12,350
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$287,150

No PAC contributions found

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Cosponsors & Their Campaign Finance

This bill has 10 cosponsors. Below are their top campaign contributors.

Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]

ID: S001194

Top Contributors

10

1
CHEROKEE NATION
OrganizationTAHLEQUAH, OK
$3,300
Dec 30, 2024
2
CATAWBA INDIAN NATION
OrganizationROCK HILL, SC
$3,300
May 17, 2024
3
SENECA NATION OF INDIANS
OrganizationSALAMANCA, NY
$3,300
Apr 17, 2024
4
OTOE MISSOURIA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA
OrganizationRED ROCK, OK
$3,300
Aug 12, 2023
5
PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE
OrganizationTUCSON, AZ
$3,300
Sep 29, 2023
6
OTOE MISSOURIA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA
OrganizationRED ROCK, OK
$3,300
Aug 12, 2023
7
HABEMATOLEL POMO OF UPPER LAKE
OrganizationUPPER LAKE, CA
$3,300
Aug 12, 2023
8
HABEMATOLEL POMO OF UPPER LAKE
OrganizationUPPER LAKE, CA
$3,300
Aug 12, 2023
9
TURTLE MOUNTAIN BAND OF CHIPPEWA
OrganizationBELCOURT, ND
$3,300
Aug 12, 2023
10
TURTLE MOUNTAIN BAND OF CHIPPEWA
OrganizationBELCOURT, ND
$3,300
Aug 12, 2023

Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]

ID: M001190

Top Contributors

10

1
SNOQUALMIE TRIBE
OrganizationSNOQUALMIE, WA
$3,300
Nov 7, 2023
2
SNOQUALMIE TRIBE
OrganizationSNOQUALMIE, WA
$3,300
Nov 1, 2024
3
MATCH-E-BE-NASH-SHE-WISH BAND OF POTTAWATOMI INDIANS
OrganizationSHELBYVILLE, MI
$3,300
Oct 28, 2024
4
MIAMI TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA
OrganizationMIAMI, OK
$3,300
Mar 11, 2024
5
MIAMI TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA
OrganizationMIAMI, OK
$3,300
Mar 11, 2024
6
MUSCOGEE CREEK NATION
OrganizationOKMULGEE, OK
$3,300
Jun 10, 2024
7
HABEMATOLEL POMO OF UPPER LAKE INDIAN TRIBE
OrganizationUPPER LAKE, CA
$3,300
May 16, 2024
8
HABEMATOLEL POMO OF UPPER LAKE INDIAN TRIBE
OrganizationUPPER LAKE, CA
$3,300
May 16, 2024
9
THE CHICKASAW NATION
OrganizationADA, OK
$3,300
Sep 17, 2024
10
POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS
OrganizationATMORE, AL
$3,000
Nov 5, 2024

Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]

ID: L000570

Top Contributors

10

1
LYTTON BAND OF POMO INDIANS
OrganizationSANTA ROSA, CA
$3,300
Dec 5, 2023
2
OTOE-MISSOURIA TRIBE
OrganizationRED ROCK, OK
$3,300
Dec 7, 2023
3
LYTTON BAND OF POMO INDIANS
OrganizationSANTA ROSA, CA
$3,300
Dec 5, 2023
4
TAOS PUEBLO GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
OrganizationTAOS, NM
$3,300
Dec 2, 2024
5
OHKAY OWINGEH TRIBE
OrganizationOHKAY OWINGEH, NM
$3,300
Dec 2, 2024
6
BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
OrganizationLAKESIDE, CA
$3,300
Apr 18, 2023
7
BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
OrganizationLAKESIDE, CA
$3,300
May 22, 2024
8
MESCALERO APACHE TRIBE
OrganizationMESCALERO, NM
$3,300
Sep 25, 2023
9
SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
OrganizationWASHINGTON, DC
$2,500
Jun 25, 2024
10
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX
OrganizationPRIOR LAKE, MN
$2,000
Mar 21, 2024

Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

ID: R000605

Top Contributors

10

1
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY
OrganizationPRIOR LAKE, MN
$1,000
Nov 22, 2023
2
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY
OrganizationPRIOR LAKE, MN
$1,000
Apr 30, 2024
3
CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA
OrganizationDURANT, OK
$500
Nov 1, 2024
4
ROWAN, CAROLYN
CAROLYN ROWAN COLLECTION • OWNER
IndividualGREENWICH, CT
$6,600
Mar 30, 2023
5
ROWAN, MARC J
APOLLO MGMT. • CEO
IndividualGREENWICH, CT
$6,600
Mar 30, 2023
6
HEGYI, ALBERT
1ST FINANCIAL BANK • BANKER
IndividualSOUTHPORT, CT
$6,600
Aug 22, 2023
7
ROWAN, CAROLYN
CAROLYN ROWAN COLLECTION • OWNER
IndividualGREENWICH, CT
$6,600
Mar 30, 2023
8
ROWAN, MARC J
APOLLO MGMT. • CEO
IndividualGREENWICH, CT
$6,600
Mar 30, 2023
9
HEGYI, ALBERT
1ST FINANCIAL BANK • BANKER
IndividualSOUTHPORT, CT
$6,600
Aug 22, 2023
10
PFAUTCH, ROY
CIVIC SERVICE, INC. • CONSULTANT
IndividualSAINT LOUIS, MO
$6,600
Feb 20, 2024

Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

ID: D000622

Top Contributors

10

1
AMERICAN EXPRESS
OrganizationNEWARK, NJ
$6,132
Feb 7, 2023
2
AMERICAN EXPRESS
OrganizationNEWARK, NJ
$605
Mar 3, 2023
3
CITIBUSINESS CARD
OrganizationCOLUMBUS, OH
$347
Jan 10, 2023
4
CITIBUSINESS CARD
OrganizationCOLUMBUS, OH
$254
Feb 7, 2023
5
AMERICAN EXPRESS
OrganizationNEWARK, NJ
$98
Jan 10, 2023
6
CITIBUSINESS CARD
OrganizationCOLUMBUS, OH
$74
Mar 3, 2023
7
KELLY, MICHAEL
WALKUP LAW FIRM • ATTORNEY
IndividualSAN FRANCISCO, CA
$3,300
Oct 7, 2024
8
LISTER, AMANDA
N/A • NOT EMPLOYED
IndividualNEW YORK, NY
$3,300
Oct 17, 2024
9
SUMEY, ROGER
IndividualELLICOTT CITY, MD
$3,300
Oct 11, 2023
10
CHEN, QIANHUI
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC • ANALYST
IndividualSETAUKET, NY
$3,300
Mar 2, 2024

Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT]

ID: C001114

Top Contributors

10

1
KELLER INVESTMENTS PROPERTIES
OrganizationCENTERVILLE, UT
$29,800
Dec 31, 2023
2
SUQUAMISH INDIAN TRIBE
OrganizationSUQUAMISH, WA
$1,000
Aug 14, 2024
3
TENNIS & SUN LC
OrganizationSALT LAKE CITY, UT
$1,000
Jun 10, 2024
4
BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
OrganizationWASHINGTON, DC
$1,000
Mar 25, 2024
5
FUGAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES INC
OrganizationSALT LAKE CITY, UT
$1,000
Sep 13, 2023
6
STEEL, SHAWN
STEEL & EISNER, LLP • ATTORNEY
IndividualSURFSIDE, CA
$10,000
Mar 25, 2024
7
STEEL, SHAWN
STEEL & EISNER, LLP • ATTORNEY
IndividualSURFSIDE, CA
$10,000
Mar 25, 2024
8
BAKER, PAUL
RETIRED • RETIRED
IndividualTUCSON, AZ
$6,600
Jun 5, 2024
9
BAKER, PAUL
RETIRED • RETIRED
IndividualTUCSON, AZ
$6,600
Jun 5, 2024
10
BERKLEY, WILLIAM
WRBC • CHAIRMAN
IndividualKEY LARGO, FL
$6,600
Jun 7, 2024

Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

ID: S001203

Top Contributors

10

1
OTOE MISSOURIA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA
OrganizationRED ROCK, OK
$3,300
Jan 23, 2024
2
OTOE MISSOURIA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA
OrganizationRED ROCK, OK
$3,300
Jan 23, 2024
3
MUSCOGEE CREEK NATION
OrganizationOKMULGEE, OK
$2,000
Dec 28, 2023
4
MIAMI TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA
OrganizationMIAMI, OK
$2,000
Mar 18, 2024
5
MUSCOGEE CREEK NATION
OrganizationOKMULGEE, OK
$2,000
Jul 31, 2024
6
MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE INDIANS
OrganizationONAMIA, MN
$1,300
Jun 27, 2023
7
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY
OrganizationPRIOR LAKE, MN
$1,300
Jun 27, 2023
8
MUSCOGEE CREEK NATION
OrganizationOKMULGEE, OK
$1,300
Jul 31, 2024
9
MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE INDIANS
OrganizationONAMIA, MN
$1,200
Jun 27, 2023
10
FOND DU LAC BAND
OrganizationCLOQUET, MN
$1,000
Jun 27, 2023

Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]

ID: H001061

Top Contributors

10

1
SISSETON-WAHPETON OYATE
OrganizationAGENCY VILLAGE, SD
$2,500
Jul 2, 2024
2
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY
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Project 2025 Policy Matches

This bill shows semantic similarity to the following sections of the Project 2025 policy document.AI-enhanced analysis provides detailed alignment ratings.

Department of Education

Moderate
Vector: 62%
Pages: 359-361AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"The resolution shares Project 2025's focus on tribal self-determination and the administration of Indian education programs by the Bureau of Indian Education, but it merely commemorates ISDEAA without proposing any of the policy shifts outlined in Project 2025."

Key themes:tribal self-determinationIndian educationBureau of Indian Educationsovereignty

— 326 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise l Restore revenue responsibility for Title I funding to the states over a 10-year period. OESE also currently manages the federal Impact Aid program, which provides fund- ing to school districts to compensate for reductions in property tax revenue due to the presence of federal property (such as that associated with a military base or tribal lands). l Eliminate Impact Aid not tied to students. l Move student-driven Impact Aid programs to the Department of Defense Education Authority (DoDEA) or the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Indian Education. l Transfer all Indian education programs to the Bureau of Indian Education. l The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provides vouchers to low-income children living in the nation’s capital—appropriate as D.C. is under the jurisdiction of Congress—should be expanded into a universal program, formula-funded, and moved to the Department of Health and Human Services. l All other programs at OESE should be block-granted or eliminated. Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education l Transfer the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education’s few programs to the Department of Labor, but l Move the Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Program to the Bureau of Indian Education. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) houses nearly two dozen programs, ranging from funding for the Individuals with Dis- abilities Education Act (IDEA) and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf to Special Olympics Funding and the American Printing House for the Blind. l Most IDEA funding should be converted into a no-strings formula block grant targeted at students with disabilities and distributed directly to local education agencies by Health and Human Service’s Administration for Community Living. — 327 — Department of Education l Transfer the Vocational Rehabilitation Grants for Native American students to the Bureau of Indian Education. l Phase out earmarks for a variety of special institutions, as originally envisioned. l To the extent that OSERS supports federal efforts to enforce our laws against discrimination of individuals with disabilities, those assets should be moved to the Department of Justice (DOJ) along with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Office for Postsecondary Education (OPE) l The next Administration should work with Congress to eliminate or move OPE programs to ETA at the Department of Labor. l Funding to institutions should be block-granted and narrowed to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and tribally controlled colleges. l Move programs deemed important to our national security interests to the Department of State. Institute of Education Sciences (IES) l Move ED’s statistical office, the National Commission for Education Statistics (NCES), to the Department of Commerce’s Census Bureau. If Congress believes the federal government can play a valuable research role, those research centers can be moved to the National Science Foundation. If Congress decides to maintain IES as an independent agency, it needs to address major governance and management issues that keep it from being a productive contributor to the knowledge base related to teaching and learning. Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) l The next Administration should completely reverse the student loan federalization of 2010 and work with Congress to spin off FSA and its student loan obligations to a new government corporation with professional governance and management. With a statutory charge that it preserve the federal student loan portfolio for the benefit of the taxpayers and students, this new entity would be (1) profession- ally governed by an agency head and board of trustees appointed by the President

Department of Education

Moderate
Vector: 61%
Pages: 359-361AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"The resolution commemorates the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, which aligns with Project 2025's emphasis on tribal self-determination and shifting Indian education programs to the Bureau of Indian Education, but it is purely symbolic and does not enact any of the policy changes proposed."

Key themes:tribal self-determinationIndian education programsBureau of Indian Educationfederal-tribal collaboration

— 326 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise l Restore revenue responsibility for Title I funding to the states over a 10-year period. OESE also currently manages the federal Impact Aid program, which provides fund- ing to school districts to compensate for reductions in property tax revenue due to the presence of federal property (such as that associated with a military base or tribal lands). l Eliminate Impact Aid not tied to students. l Move student-driven Impact Aid programs to the Department of Defense Education Authority (DoDEA) or the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Indian Education. l Transfer all Indian education programs to the Bureau of Indian Education. l The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provides vouchers to low-income children living in the nation’s capital—appropriate as D.C. is under the jurisdiction of Congress—should be expanded into a universal program, formula-funded, and moved to the Department of Health and Human Services. l All other programs at OESE should be block-granted or eliminated. Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education l Transfer the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education’s few programs to the Department of Labor, but l Move the Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Program to the Bureau of Indian Education. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) houses nearly two dozen programs, ranging from funding for the Individuals with Dis- abilities Education Act (IDEA) and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf to Special Olympics Funding and the American Printing House for the Blind. l Most IDEA funding should be converted into a no-strings formula block grant targeted at students with disabilities and distributed directly to local education agencies by Health and Human Service’s Administration for Community Living.

Department of Education

Weak
Vector: 61%
Pages: 380-382AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"The bill commemorates tribal self-determination and education assistance, while Project 2025 advocates for education savings accounts and school choice, including for BIE schools; both touch on Native American education but differ in approach—one honors existing self-determination law, the other seeks to redirect federal funds via privatized accounts."

Key themes:Native American educationBureau of Indian Educationschool choicetribal sovereigntyeducation reform

— 348 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise materials, private school tuition, transportation and more—accounts modeled after the accounts in Arizona, Florida, West Virginia, and seven other states. l Members of Congress should design the same account system for students in active-duty military families, including students attending schools that receive funding under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).18 Heritage Foundation research found that if even 10 percent of the students eli- gible for accounts under such a proposal transferred from an assigned school to an education savings account, the change for the sending district would be 0.1 percent of that school district’s K–12 budget. Even in heavily impacted districts (districts with a large number of students receiving Impact Aid), the budgetary effect would be less than 2 percent. Yet these children would then have the chance to receive a customized education that meets their unique needs. As with state ESA programs, families who are homeschooling are distinct in statute from families who use an ESA to customize an education at home. Furthermore, research from the Claremont Institute used documents pro- vided by a whistleblower demonstrating how educators at Department of Defense schools around the world are using radical gender theory and critical race theory in their lessons. This instructional material discards biology in favor of political indoctrination and applies critical race theory’s core tenets advocating for more racial discrimination. Such ideas are highly unpopular among parents, accord- ing to nationally representative surveys, and the course material attempts to indoctrinate students with radical ideas about race and the ambiguous concept of “gender.” Finally, schools on tribal lands and under the auspices of the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) are among the worst-performing public schools in the country. Research from Rep. Burgess Owens’ office reports that the graduation rate for BIE students is 53 percent, lower than the average for Native American students in public schools around the country, and nearly 30 percentage points lower than the national average for all students. In 2015, Arizona lawmakers expanded the state’s education savings account program to include children living on tribal lands, and by 2021, nearly 400 Native American children were using the accounts. l Federal officials should design a federal education savings account option for all children attending BIE schools. The next Administration should make the K–12 systems under federal juris- diction examples of quality learning opportunities and education freedom. — 349 — Department of Education Washington should convert some of the lowest-performing public school systems in the country into areas defined by choices, creating rigorous learning options for all children and from all backgrounds, income levels, and ethnicities. Expand Education Choice Through Portability of Existing Federal Funds Setting education policy on the right track long term would require sunsetting the U.S. Department of Education altogether. Doing so would not result in fewer resources and less assistance for children with special needs or from low-income families. Rather, closing the federal behemoth would better target existing taxpayer resources already set aside for these students by shifting oversight responsibilities to federal and state agencies that have more expertise in helping these populations. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is the federal law gov- erning taxpayer spending on K–12 students with special needs. The law stipulates that students have a right to a “free and appropriate education,” and 95 percent of children with special needs attend assigned public schools. The education is not always appropriate, however: Special education is fraught with legal battles. Some argue that the education of children with special needs is the most litigated area of K–12 education. Thus, despite a nearly 50-year-old federal law that sees regular revision and reauthorization and approximately $13.5 billion per year in federal taxpayer spending, parents still struggle to establish intervention plans for their students with public school district officials regarding the physical and educational requirements for their children with special needs. State-level education options often exclusively serve children with special needs for these very reasons. Florida, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Mississippi, South Carolina, and North Carolina, to name a few states, all have education savings accounts or K–12 private school scholarship options for children with special needs. l Federal lawmakers should move IDEA oversight and implementation to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. l Officials should then consider revising IDEA to require that a child’s portion of the federal taxpayer spending under the law be made available to families so parents can choose how and where a child learns. l IDEA already allows families to choose a private school under certain conditions, but federal officials should update the law so that families can use their child’s IDEA spending for textbooks, education therapies, personal tutors, and other learning expenses, similar to the way in which parents use education savings accounts in states such as Arizona and Florida. These micro-education savings accounts

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