HOUSE 1094116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 2/8/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- 2019-02-07Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-07Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-07Introduced in House
- 2019-02-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-07 (00)
World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Defense to award three-year competitive grants to state and local educational agencies for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of world language (e.g., foreign language or American Sign Language) programs in elementary and secondary schools.
Cosponsors (20)
- DON YOUNG (R-AK)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- C. A. Ruppersberger (D-MD)
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- EDDIE JOHNSON (D-TX)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- James Himes (D-CT)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- JAMES LANGEVIN (D-RI)
- ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
- Albio Sires (D-NJ)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
Subjects
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
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