United States · Bill · S
S. 458 (115th)
NEST Act
Introduced
27 February 2017
Last action
17 May 2017 · Reported
Status
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sponsors
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
21 January 2026
Summary
Native Educator Support and Training Act or the NEST Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish scholarships, loan forgiveness plans, and training programs for educators who commit to teaching in Native American or Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools. This bill establishes three scholarship programs for students who are seeking degrees in education or school administration at institutions of higher education and commit to teaching in Native American or BIE schools: the Indian Student Educator Scholarship Program for students seeking degrees, the Indian Educator Scholarship Program for Indian students seeking degrees, and the Indian Educator Graduate Fellowship Program for Indian students seeking graduate degrees. Recipients of the scholarships must commit to working for a BIE school, a school serving Native Americans, or other specified schools and agencies for the greater of three years or the number of school years that the scholarship funded. The bill establishes loan forgiveness programs for educators and Native Americans who have taught for at least five consecutive years at BIE schools or local educational agencies with high percentages of Native American students. The bill extends the federal Perkins Loan Cancellation Program to educators teaching in BIE schools or in Native American language immersion programs. The bill authorizes professional development grants for native-serving elementary and secondary schools. It also establishes the Native American Language Teacher Training Program to provide grants for institutions of higher education to develop training programs for Native American immersion and language teachers.
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Timeline
27 February 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
27 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
17 May 2017
Reported
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 27 February 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/458
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/458
- us · 115-s-458 · source updated 21 January 2026