S. 465, Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2015
Cost Estimate
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on March 18, 2015
S. 465 would provide federal recognition to six Indian tribes in Virginia—the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Eastern Division of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe. Federal recognition would make the tribes eligible to receive benefits from various federal programs.
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on March 18, 2015
S. 465 would provide federal recognition to six Indian tribes in Virginia—the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Eastern Division of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe. Federal recognition would make the tribes eligible to receive benefits from various federal programs.
CBO estimates that implementing this legislation would cost $78 million over the 2016-2020 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary funds. Enacting S. 465 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
S. 465 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA).
