HR 1169 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act

Introduced Feb 16, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Ben Ray Luján D-NM

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Latest action · Feb 16, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act

This bill amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize through FY2022 and revise a grant program administered by the Administration for Native Americans at the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of 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 and from 15 to 10 enrollees in the Native American language survival schools.

The bill increases the maximum duration of grants.

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2017 to Apr 25, 2017; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-AKDon YoungOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-OKFrank D. LucasOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-WIMark PocanOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-CAPaul CookOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-WIRon KindOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-OKTom ColeOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-AZTom O'HalleranOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernFeb 27, 2017
D-CARaul RuizFeb 27, 2017
R-COScott R. TiptonMar 10, 2017
D-HITulsi GabbardMar 24, 2017
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioApr 25, 2017

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Feb 16, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House
  2. Feb 16, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section VIII

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 28, February 16, 2017, page H1305.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 254Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation ActIdentical billNov 30, 2017

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide flexibility and reauthorization to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.
Short Titles as Introduced
Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House

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