Council supports housing bill but objects to funding limits
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WINDOW ROCK
The Navajo Nation Council supports reauthorization of federal housing dollars to the Navajo Housing Authority, but not provisions in a congressional bill that limits funds to the tribal housing entity.
Last Tuesday, during a Feb. 10 special session, the council unanimously passed an emergency bill that serves as a policy statement to congressional leaders in the House of Representatives, according to Feb. 11 news releases from the Office of the Speaker and Navajo Housing Authority.
The council bill, which also contained four amendments and sponsored by Council Delegate Mel R. Begay, specifically opposes U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce’s (R-NM) congressional bill, known as H.R. 360.
H.R. 360 reauthorizes Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act, or NAHASDA funds, but proposed amendments by Pearce to section 302 would limit the amount of annual housing appropriations to certain NAHASDA recipients, including NHA.
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