HR 1246
108th Congress
House
Education
Building construction
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Colleges
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Construction costs
Department of Education
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Ethnic relations
Executive reorganization
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to education
Federal-Indian relations
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Indian education
Maintenance and repair
Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments
Introduced: March 12, 2003
Introduced by:
Pallone, Frank
Democratic
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 7, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Apr 7, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Mar 12, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 12, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make: (1) grants to schools that have made formal decisions to discontinue use of a derogatory or discriminatory name or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname, to assist them in replacing uniforms or other materials and in altering facilities, including walls, floors, and signs; and (2) school construction or renovation grants to Indian schools and to schools that received discontinuation grants.
Establishes within the Department of Education a Committee on Indian Relations. Includes among Committee duties providing cultural proficiency training at schools receiving discontinuation grants to effect positive and long-term change regarding any derogatory or discriminatory name or depiction.
Declares a name or depiction to be derogatory or discriminatory if: (1) the name is Indians, Redskins, Braves, or Chiefs; or (2) the Committee determines, after notice and comment, that the name or depiction is derogatory or discriminatory on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, or Indian or Native Alaskan tribal affiliation.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Cosponsors
1