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S. 2564: Dine College Act of 2016

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S. 2564: Dine College Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-02-23 · Native Americans · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 666.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-02-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 666. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Dine College Act of 2016

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Dine College Act of 2016 (Sec. 5) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to conduct a survey and study of all capital projects and facility needs of Dine College, a tribal community college in the Navajo Nation in Arizona. Interior must report the results and include views or recommendations submitted by the college or the Navajo Nation and Interior's recommendations. Prior to the survey and study, Dine College must identify for Interior renovations and repairs necessary to meet health and safety standards and other requirements. (Sec. 6) Interior must make grants to Dine College for activities including construction, operation and maintenance, education, summer programs, student services, and college expansion. (Sec. 7) Amounts made available to Dine College under this bill are treated as non-federal, private funds for the purposes of any federal law that requires the use of non-federal or private funds.

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Official text

Dine College Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2564, Diné College Act of 2016 (2016-08-31)

Cosponsors on this site

Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-s2564 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114