Reinforcing the Federal Government's Federal trust relationship and commitment to working with American Indian Nations to empower, promote, and support the educational development of American Indian and Alaska Native children and youth.
Latest action · Sep 28, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 28, 2006
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Affirms the federal government's special legal and political relationship with American Indian and Alaska Native people by recognizing the sovereignty of Tribal Nations.
Calls upon the federal government, including the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Department of Education, to recognize and fulfill its trust responsibilities and consultation obligations to American Indian and Alaska Native people and communities.
Acknowledges that past federal policies of the forced removal of children from reservations to boarding schools have negatively impacted American Indian and Alaska Native families, communities, and youth.
Urges the federal government to promote success and eliminate disparities among American Indian and Alaska Native children and youth during consideration of the reauthorization of Head Start and the No Child Left Behind Act, and through the federal appropriation process.
Urges the federal government to recognize, promote, and work towards strengthening the educational needs of American Indian and Alaska Native youth and families.
Reinforces the educational commitment to promote the best interests of American Indian and Alaska Native children by reinforcing native cultural and language development which strengthens, preserves, and promotes cultural identity. Recognizes that it is imperative that the federal government sharpen its focus and commitment to title VII of the No Child Left Behind Act consistent with the desires of American Indian and Alaska Native people.
Recognizes that education is significantly linked to overall quality of life and therefore must be prioritized and organized to meet the unique and specialized needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2006 to Nov 13, 2006, with 17 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Jul 28, 2006 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- Aug 2, 2006Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- Jul 28, 2006Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2006Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Alaska
- Congress
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational accountability
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to Indians
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Indian children
- Indian education
- Indigenous peoples
- Language and languages
- Legislation
- Minorities
- Native Americans
- Preschool education
- Quality of life
- Secondary education
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2006Introduced in House
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