HCONRES 294
101th Congress
House
Education
Elementary education
Federal advisory bodies
Language and languages
To express the sense of the Congress regarding a national agenda for extending and improving foreign language instruction in the elementary schools of the Nation.
Introduced: March 29, 1990
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Mar 29, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 29, 1990
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Congress that foreign language instruction should begin at the elementary school level.
Urges State and local educational agencies to initiate programs of foreign language instruction in elementary schools.
Supports the statements of: (1) the National Governors' Association calling for such programs; and (2) the Follow-Up Committee to the Wingspread Consultation on Elementary School Foreign Languages, calling for establishment of a Blue Ribbon Commission to address the national agenda for foreign language instruction in elementary schools.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Committees of jurisdiction
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