The Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act created the Indian Housing Block Grant program, through which HUD provides affordable housing resources for Native American and Alaskan Native tribes across the nation.

A narrowed interpretation of the Indian Reorganization Act in the Carcieri v. Salazar Supreme Court ruling limits the federal government’s ability to take land into trust to only those Native American tribes recognized by the United States government before 1934.

The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act provides liability protections for prospective purchasers when they conduct environmental assessments prior to purchase to determine the presence or potential presence of environmental contamination on the property.