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HR 5974 111th Congress House Education Colorado Education programs funding Federal-Indian relations Higher education Indian social and development programs Intergovernmental relations Minority education State and local finance Student aid and college costs

To direct the Secretary of Education to pay to Fort Lewis College in the State of Colorado an amount equal to the tuition charges for Indian students who are not residents of the State of Colorado.

Introduced: July 29, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Oct 13, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Jul 29, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 29, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Secretary of Education, beginning in FY2011, to pay to Fort Lewis College in Colorado an amount equal to the charges for tuition for Indian students who are not residents of Colorado and who are enrolled in the College.

Limits the amount paid to Fort Lewis College per fiscal year to an amount equal to the charges for tuition for Indian students who were Colorado non-residents and who were enrolled for the academic year 2009-2010.

Treats amounts received under this Act as a reimbursement from Colorado to Fort Lewis College for complying with federal law requiring the admission of Indian students at the College free of charge of tuition.

Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed as relieving Colorado from reimbursing Fort Lewis College for each academic year: (1) with respect to Indian students who are not Colorado residents and who are enrolled in Fort Lewis College, any amount of the charges for tuition for such enrolled Indian students which exceeds the amount received under this Act; and (2) with respect to Indian students who are Colorado residents and who are enrolled in Fort Lewis College, an amount equal to the charges for tuition for such enrolled Indian students.

What's happening now October 13, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5974: To direct the Secretary of Education to pay to Fort Lewis College in the State of Colorado an amount equal to the tuition charges for Indian students who are not residents of the State of Colorado.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5974/
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"H.R. 5974: To direct the Secretary of Education to pay to Fort Lewis College in the State of Colorado an amount equal to the tuition charges for Indian students who are not residents of the State of Colorado.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5974/.
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H.R. 5974, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5974/.
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