Senate bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
Native American Language Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 23, 1989
- Committee actionNov 14, 1989
- Passed SenateApr 3, 1990 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 11, 1990 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
9 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 6 Democrats
3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Spark Matsunaga (D-HI), John McCain (R-AZ), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Harry Reid (D-NV).
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Daniel Inouye.
- S. 978 (101st) National Museum of the American Indian Act
- S. 1805 (101st) A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reinstate oil and gas lease LA 033164.
- S. 1846 (101st) A bill to make miscellaneous amendments to Indian laws, and for other purposes.
- S.J.Res. 218 (101st) A joint resolution to designate the week of December 3, 1989, through December 9, 1989, as "National American Indian Heritage Week".
- S. 511 (101st) A bill to recognize the organization known as the National Academies of Practice.
- S. 797 (101st) National Endowment for Children's Educational Television Act of 1989
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.