# 116-hr-8729: Native American Language Resource Center Act

116-hr-8729, Native American Language Resource Center Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8729
- Congress: 116
- Title: Native American Language Resource Center Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-11-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Native American Language Resource Center Act This bill authorizes the Department of Education to make a grant to or enter into a contract with an eligible entity (e.g., an institution of higher education) to establish, operate, and staff a Native American language resource and training center. The center must serve as a resource to, among other things, improve the capacity to teach and learn Native American languages.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1140: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8729 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8729)

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- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
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