Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2022 became law 617 days after introduction, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
IntroducedApr 28, 2021
ReportedAug 4, 2021
Passed one chamberDec 19, 2022
Passed bothDec 22, 2022
LawJan 5, 2023
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 65 words.
Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2022 This act directs the President to review whether federal agencies are in compliance with requirements to promote the use of Native American languages and make recommendations to improve interagency coordination to support the use of these languages. It also requires the Administration for Native Americans to survey the use of Native American languages in the United States.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
- Sponsor
- 5 of 345 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 1,176 words
- Subjects
- Census and government statisticsCongressional oversightFederal-Indian relationsForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigations +2 more
- Latest action
- Jan 5, 2023: Became Public Law No: 117-337.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]