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HR 512 112th Congress House Education American Samoa Congressional officers and employees Education programs funding Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Guam Higher education Northern Mariana Islands Policy sciences State and local government operations Student aid and college costs U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands

Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Fellowship Act

Introduced: January 26, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Jan 26, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 26, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Fellowship Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Fellowship Program to award local government and federal government fellowships to qualified students from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Allows a fellow to receive either a specified stipend or academic credit toward graduation for participating in an internship.

Defines a "qualified student" as a student who is a U.S. citizen, domiciled in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, and enrolled in a degree or certificate program at an institution of higher education.

What's happening now February 4, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3