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HF3502 • 2026

National American Indian Veterans grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

National American Indian Veterans grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Duran
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

National American Indian Veterans grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

National American Indian Veterans grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

What This Bill Does

  • National American Indian Veterans grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Official Summary Text

National American Indian Veterans grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to veterans; requiring a report; appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

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APPROPRIATION; NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN VETERANS;

REPORT.
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(a) $150,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner

of veterans affairs for a grant to the congressionally chartered National American Indian

Veterans (NAIV) to provide services to American Indian veterans. NAIV must use the grant

money to provide the following support and services to American Indian veterans who are

residents of the state:

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(1) peer support outreach and benefits engagement;

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(2) staffing at Minnesota Native American Veteran Stand Down events;

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(3) culturally informed mental health services;

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(4) cultural resilience retreats; and

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(5) veteran transition and reentry support.

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(b) By January 15, 2027, NAIV must report to the commissioner and to the chairs and

ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over veterans

regarding the uses of grant money, including any amount used for grant administration. The

report must be filed with the Legislative Reference Library in compliance with Minnesota

Statutes, section 3.195.

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