US Congress Senate Bill 256 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)
Status: Passed on December 20 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 116-101. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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.

Esther Martinez Native American Languages Programs Reauthorization Act

Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-20	Senate	Became Public Law No: 116-101. (TXT | PDF)
2019-12-20	Senate	Signed by President.
2019-12-19	Senate	Presented to President.
2019-12-09	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-12-09	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9378)
2019-12-09	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 256.
2019-12-09	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9378-9380)
2019-12-09	House	Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2019-06-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-06-28	House	Received in the House.
2019-06-28	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2019-06-27	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4652-4664; text: CR S4660)
2019-03-25	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 42.
2019-03-25	Senate	Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-11.
2019-02-06	Senate	Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2019-01-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

HB912 (Same As) 2019-01-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/256/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s256/BILLS-116s256is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s256/BILLS-116s256rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s256/BILLS-116s256es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s256/BILLS-116s256enr.pdf