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HR 512 112th Congress House

Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Fellowship Act

Official title: To encourage students from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands to become civically eng… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To encourage students from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands to become civically engaged through local and Federal government fellowships.

Introduced: June 13, 2011 See on congress.gov
Education American SamoaCongressional officers and employeesEducation programs fundingGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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GuamHigher educationNorthern Mariana IslandsPolicy sciencesState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costsU.S. territories and protectoratesVirgin Islands
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
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 Latest action February 4, 2011

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

 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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Aug 1, 2011
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 21, 2011
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jun 13, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 13, 2011
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Feb 9, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 26, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 512: Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Fellowship Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-512/
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"H.R. 512: Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Fellowship Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-512/.
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