House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act

H.R. 1169Introduced Feb 16, 2017Policy area: Native Americans

Sponsor: Rep. Ben Luján D-NM

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 16, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1169.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 28, February 16, 2017, Page H1305):
Article I, Section VIII
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 16, 2017 ↗
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H.R. 1169, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
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September 21, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

27 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 20 Democrats

7 of 27 cosponsors (26%) are from the other party.

Tom Cole (R-OK), Paul Cook (R-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Ron Kind (D-WI), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ben Luján.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Mexico in Congress · NM-3 district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.