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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 6285

Introduced

Native Arts and Culture Promotion Act

Sponsor
DJill N. Tokuda· Hawaii
Introduced
November 21, 2025
Policy area
Native Americans
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.November 21, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6285 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6285

To amend the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian 
Culture and Art Development Act.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 21, 2025

Ms. Tokuda (for herself and Mr. Case) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian 
Culture and Art Development Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Native Arts and Culture Promotion 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NATIVE, AND NATIVE 
HAWAIIAN CULTURE AND ART DEVELOPMENT ACT.

Section 1521 of the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native 
Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act (20 U.S.C. 4441) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``private,''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) For any grants made with respect to Native Hawaiian 
art and culture, the members of the governing board which is 
required to be established under paragraph (1) shall--
``(A) include Native Hawaiians and individuals 
widely recognized in the field of Native Hawaiian art 
and culture, and
``(B) serve for a fixed term.''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), striking the comma 
at the end and inserting ``, and'';
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (B).
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