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Native American Language Resource Center Act

Introduced: November 5, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 5, 2020
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Native American Language Resource Center Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Education to make a grant to or enter into a contract with an eligible entity (e.g., an institution of higher education) to establish, operate, and staff a Native American language resource and training center. The center must serve as a resource to, among other things, improve the capacity to teach and learn Native American languages.

What's happening now November 5, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4510 Identical bill Native American Language Resource Center Act
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 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 11
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Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 12, 2020
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Nov 12, 2020
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Nov 5, 2020
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Nov 5, 2020
Cook, Paul
· Nov 5, 2020
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Nov 5, 2020
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Nov 5, 2020
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Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 5, 2020
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Nov 5, 2020
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 5, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 5, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· Nov 5, 2020
PRICE, DAVID
· Nov 5, 2020
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Nov 5, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8729: Native American Language Resource Center Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8729/
MLA
"H.R. 8729: Native American Language Resource Center Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8729/.
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H.R. 8729, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8729/.
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[H.R. 8729: Native American Language Resource Center Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8729/)
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