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HR 726 113th 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: February 14, 2013 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 23, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Feb 14, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 14, 2013
Introduced in House
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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 April 23, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2299 Related bill Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Mar 12, 2013
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Feb 14, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 14, 2013
Pearce, Stevan
· Feb 14, 2013
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Feb 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 726: To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-726/
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"H.R. 726: To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-726/.
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H.R. 726, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-726/.
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