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S. 759 116th Congress Senate

Native American Indian Education Act

Official title: A bill to help provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy, to help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to help provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy, to help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities for Native American Indians, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 12, 2019 See on congress.gov
Native Americans AppropriationsEducation programs fundingHigher educationIndian social and development programs
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 12, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 12, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Native American Indian Education Act

This bill requires the Department of Education to pay Native American Indian-serving, nontribal institutions of higher education (IHEs) the tuition of their out-of-state Native American Indian students.

The bill applies only to IHEs that are required to provide tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Native American Indian students as a condition under which the IHE or state received its original grant of land and facilities from the federal government.

Payments are treated as reimbursements to IHEs from their states.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1688 Native American Indian Education Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Mar 12, 2019
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 12, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 12, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Mar 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 759: Native American Indian Education Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-759/
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"S. 759: Native American Indian Education Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-759/.
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S. 759, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-759/.
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