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HR 4206 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 7, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Apr 4, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Mar 7, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 7, 1990
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 4, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 7, 1990
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 7, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4206: 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-HR-4206/
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"H.R. 4206: 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, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4206/.
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H.R. 4206, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4206/.
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