S. 5299 · 119th Congress · Native Americans
Native Language Educators in Classrooms Act
What it does
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Roll call votes
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What members said about it
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U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Alan Armstrong (R-Okla.) introduced the Native Language Educators in Classrooms Act, bipartisan legislation to give Tribal Head Start programs greater authority to determine how qualified educators…
“But today, federal requirements can prevent Tribal Head Start programs from hiring the people best equipped to pass those languages, cultures, and traditions on to the next generation. My Native Language Educators in Classrooms Act will give Tribes more flexibility to determine who is qualified to teach in their own…”
Latest action
Aug 6, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.