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Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act Signed into Law by Obama

Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act Signed into Law by Obama

On Friday, September 26, 2014, President Barack Obama signed H.R.3043, the "Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014," into law. The law puts tribes on the same level as states and the federal government when it comes to taxation of general welfare programs. Specifically, H.R. 3043 excludes…