H.R. 6185: Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-06-21 · Native Americans · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-06-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act

Plain summary

Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to annually update the number of Indian students eligible for the Johnson-O'Malley Program (JOM Program). The JOM Program awards contracts to tribal organizations, schools, states, and others to educate Indian students. Under the program, the contract amounts are based on the number of students served. Under the bill, contracting parties must annually report to Interior on the number of students they serve and how contract funds were used. If they fail to submit the report, Interior must deny them program funds for the fiscal year following the academic year for which the report should have been submitted. This bill allows Interior to make recommendations for legislation to increase funds per eligible student and to identify additional sources of funding that do not reallocate existing funds utilized by Indian students. Interior must confer with Indian tribes, state and local education agencies, and Alaska Native organizations that have not participated in the program to determine their interest in the JOM Program. This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to review the implementation of this bill.

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Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · 4 cosponsors

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Tom Cole (R-OK), Jared Huffman (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr6185.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6185 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115