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.
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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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 294: 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.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-294/
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