10/20/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/20/2021 16:38
WASHINGTON, DC - Last night, the United States Senate passed the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act(S. 3011), which includes a one-year extension of the CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) deadline to allow Tribal governments additional time to use CARES CRF allocations. U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), is a cosponsor to S. 3011 and was able to secure inclusion of the tribal extension in the legislation.
"I worked hard to include this important language and am relieved the Senate passed this critical extension for Tribes to be able to expend CARES Act funds. This extension will create parity for many Tribes that received distributions more than a year after initial tribal disbursements began due to lengthy litigation. Tribes that did not receive timely access to funds deserve more time to responsibly spend their distributions and this bill will allow for that. This is important legislation that I urge the House to quickly pass so Tribes across the country will have certainty and be better able to assist their communities who experienced extreme hardship due to COVID-19," said Senator Lisa Murkowski.
Background
The bill, S. 3011, now heads to the House of Representatives for further consideration.
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