To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.

Bill: 113-hr-726
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2013-02-14
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Department of the Interior

Executive agency funding and structure

Foreign language and bilingual programs

Indian social and development programs
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize appropriations, for FY2013-FY2017, for a grant program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages. <BR> </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 726 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico (for himself, Ms. Hanabusa , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Moran , Mrs. Negrete McLeod , Ms. Slaughter , Ms. McCollum , and Mr. Pearce ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.

1. Reauthorization of Native American languages program Section 816(e) of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 2992d(e) ) is amended by striking 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 and inserting 2013 through 2017 .