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HR 6399 112th Congress House Native Americans Department of the Interior Executive agency funding and structure Foreign language and bilingual programs Indian social and development programs

To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.

Introduced: September 13, 2012 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Sep 13, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 13, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize appropriations, for FY2013-FY2017, for a grant program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.

What's happening now September 13, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 13, 2012
Pearce, Stevan
· Sep 13, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6399: To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6399/
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"H.R. 6399: To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6399/.
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H.R. 6399, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6399/.
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