HB 5044

House·20th Congress·Filed Oct 1, 2025

An Act Creating the Department of Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples, Defining Its Powers, Functions and Responsibilities and Appropriating Funds Therefor

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The proposal would establish a new Department to replace the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, giving it broad authority to advise the President, manage ancestral lands, provide services, and receive funding from the national budget.

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Author · Representative

Mauricio G. DomoganReceipts →

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An Act Creating the Department of Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples, Defining Its Powers, Functions and Responsibilities and Appropriating Funds Therefor

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