# 118-hres-229: Recognizing the significance of the 1973 New Mexico Bilingual Multicultural Education Act on its 50th anniversary and the importance of cultivating education in both the mother tongue as well as English for the preservation of culture, identity, and Indigenous knowledge.

118-hres-229, Recognizing the significance of the 1973 New Mexico Bilingual Multicultural Education Act on its 50th anniversary and the importance of cultivating education in both the mother tongue as well as English for the preservation of culture, identity, and Indigenous knowledge., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hres-229
- Congress: 118
- Title: Recognizing the significance of the 1973 New Mexico Bilingual Multicultural Education Act on its 50th anniversary and the importance of cultivating education in both the mother tongue as well as English for the preservation of culture, identity, and Indigenous knowledge.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2023-03-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Recognizing the significance of the 1973 New Mexico Bilingual Multicultural Education Act on its 50th anniversary and the importance of cultivating education in both the mother tongue as well as English for the preservation of culture, identity, and Indigenous knowledge.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2023-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

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- 118-hr-2882: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
- 118-hr-6492: EXPLORE Act
- 118-hr-4583: Social Security 2100 Act
- 118-hr-7872: Colorado River Salinity Control Fix Act
- 118-hr-2365: Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act

## Sources
- [118-hres-229 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/229)

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- [118-hr-6492: EXPLORE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-6492)
- [118-hr-4583: Social Security 2100 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-4583)
- [118-hr-7872: Colorado River Salinity Control Fix Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-7872)
- [118-hr-2365: Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parki…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-2365)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hres-229 (as of 2026-10-15).