HR 1528 · 115th Congress · Native Americans

Native American Indian Education Act

Introduced 2017-03-15· Sponsored by Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.(2017-03-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Native American Indian Education Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Department of Education, for FY2018-FY2022, to pay Native American-serving, nontribal institutions of higher education the tuition of their out-of-state Native American students. This applies only to schools that are required to provide a tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Native American students as a condition under which the college or state received its original grant of land and facilities from the federal government. Payments are treated as reimbursements to institutions from their states.…

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Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats9 Republicans