Reed-Jenkins Act
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The Reed Jenkins Act was a 1928 act of the 70th United States Congress
sponsored by Senator
David A. Reed
(Republican
) of Pennsylvania and Representative
Thomas A. Jenkins
(Republican) of Ohio. It repealed previous acts that provided federal funds
for Americanization
programs supporting Native American
schools, educational experimentation agencies, and Native agency farms.
70th United States Congress
The Seventieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1927 to March 3, 1929, during the last two years of...
sponsored by Senator
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
David A. Reed
David A. Reed
David Aiken Reed was an American lawyer and Republican party politician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate....
(Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
) of Pennsylvania and Representative
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...
(Republican) of Ohio. It repealed previous acts that provided federal funds
Federal funds
In the United States, federal funds are overnight borrowings by banks to maintain their bank reserves at the Federal Reserve. Banks keep reserves at Federal Reserve Banks to meet their reserve requirements and to clear financial transactions...
for Americanization
Americanization (immigration)
Americanization is the process of an immigrant to the United States of America becoming a person who shares American values, beliefs and customs and is assimilated into American society...
programs supporting Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
schools, educational experimentation agencies, and Native agency farms.