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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Dec 12, 2018
Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities Act or the PRISM Act
This bill makes Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education (IHEs) as well as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving IHEs eligible for technical and financial assistance from the Department of the Interior to establish preservation training and degree programs.
People & committees
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · D–AZ
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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