(November 10, 2015, 2:20 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Oct. 21 passed a bill that would make up to $5 million in grants available per year for Native American tribes to establish or expand native language immersion programs.

(S.1419 available. Document #96-151211-004L.)

Education Act

Senate Bill 1419, titled the Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act, was introduced May 21. Its purpose is to “promote the academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program.”...