3.0.0 4152 2023-01-11T13:17:16Z 2023-01-11T13:17:16Z House H HR 2009-11-19 111 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2010-01-04T21:59:36Z Referred to 2009-11-19T15:05:48Z 2010-01-04 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2009-11-19 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 N Education Department of Education Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Executive agency funding and structure Federal-Indian relations Higher education Indian social and development programs Racial and ethnic relations School athletics Education 00 2009-11-19 Introduced in House 2009-11-24T17:32:19Z Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools to assist them in discontinuing the use of a name or depiction that is derogatory or discriminatory.

Requires the Secretary to make subsequent grants to schools that received grants to discontinue objectionable names or depictions and to Indian schools for construction or renovation.

Directs the Secretary to establish the Committee on Indian Relations within the Department of Education to: (1) determine which names and depictions are derogatory or discriminatory; (2) identify schools that use derogatory or discriminatory names or descriptions, and inform them of the availability of assistance in discontinuing their use; (3) assist the Secretary in awarding this Act's grants; and (4) provide cultural proficiency training at grantee schools.

Lists Indians, Redskins, Braves, and Chiefs as derogatory or discriminatory names or depictions.

]]> Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments Display Title Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to eligible schools to assist such schools to discontinue use of a derogatory or discriminatory name or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments Introduced in House 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4152ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4152ih.xml 2010-01-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.