H.R. 4460: Navajo Nation Higher Education Act of 2004
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H.R. 4460: Navajo Nation Higher Education Act of 2004
108th Congress · introduced 2004-05-20 · Native Americans · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-05-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Navajo Nation Higher Education Act of 2004
Plain summary
Navajo Nation Higher Education Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Navajo Nation's Dine College to receive all Federal funding and resources under this Act and other laws for its operation, improvement, and growth. Authorizes the College to expend certain funds to undertake all renovations and repairs to its infrastructure, as identified by a strategic plan approved by it College and submitted to the Secretary of the Interior. Allows funds to be treated as non-Federal, private funds of the College. Authorizes appropriations to the College for: (1) operation and maintenance, to be funded by the Secretary separately from funding institutions under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978; and (2) facilities and capital projects, to be funded through any of specified Federal agencies. Supersedes and repeals the Navajo Community College Act.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Navajo Nation Higher Education Act of 2004
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] · 2 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4460.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr4460 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108