S. 3504: Native American Indian Education Act of 2012
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S. 3504: Native American Indian Education Act of 2012
112th Congress · introduced 2012-08-02 · Native Americans · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-08-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Native American Indian Education Act of 2012
Plain summary
Native American Indian Education Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Education to pay four-year Native American-serving nontribal institutions of higher education the out-of-state tuition of their Indian students if those schools are required to provide a tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Indian students in fulfillment of a condition under which the college or state received its original grant of land and facilities from the federal government. Limits that payment each fiscal year to the institution's total out-of-state tuition for Indian students in academic year 2012-2013. Treats such payments as reimbursements to such institutions from their states. Rescinds unobligated discretionary appropriations to offset the costs of this program.
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Official text
Native American Indian Education Act of 2012
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · 5 cosponsors
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Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] reported raising $226,248 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
- Fiscal year
- The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s3504.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s3504 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112