HR 1089 · 114th Congress · Taxation

Native American Indian Education Act

Introduced 2015-02-25· Sponsored by Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.(2015-04-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Native American Indian Education Act Directs the Department of Education to pay four-year Native American-serving nontribal institutions of higher education the out-of-state tuition of their Indian students if those schools are required to provide a tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Indian students in fulfillment of a condition under which the college or state received its original grant of land and facilities from the federal government. Prohibits the amount paid to any such college from exceeding the lower of the following amounts: (1) the charges for tuition for the Indian students of that college who were non-residents of the state in which the college is located and who were enrolled in the college for academic year 2014-2015, or (2) $15 million. Treats such payments as reimbursements to such institutions from their states. Rescinds unobligated discretionary appropriations to offset the costs of this program.…

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Cosponsors (20)

16 Democrats4 Republicans