Esther Martinez Native American Languages Programs Reauthorization Act became law 325 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
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Esther Martinez Native American Languages Programs Reauthorization Act This bill revises a grant program administered by the Administration for Native Americans at the Department of Health and Human Services to preserve Native American languages. The minimum number of enrollees in educational programs funded by grants is reduced from 10 to 5 enrollees in Native American language nests, which provide instruction through the use of a Native American language for children under the age of 7 and their parents. For survival schools, which are programs striving for fluency in a Native American language and proficiency in other academic fields, the minimum number of enrollees is reduced from 15 to 10. The bill increases the maximum duration of grants. The program is reauthorized through FY2024.
- Committees
- House Education and the Workforce Committee
Senate Indian Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
- Sponsor
- 6 of 200 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 428 words
- Subjects
- Department of the InteriorExecutive agency funding and structureForeign language and bilingual programsIndian social and development programs
- Latest action
- Dec 20, 2019: Became Public Law No: 116-101.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 116th H.R. 912 Esther Martinez Native American Languages Programs Reauthorization Act D · Introduced