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HR 1239 115th Congress House Education Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Foreign language and bilingual programs Teaching, teachers, curricula

World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2017

Introduced: February 20, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Mar 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 28, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Feb 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2017

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.

What's happening now March 23, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 10 Republican 1
Meehan, Patrick
· Apr 26, 2018
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Mar 15, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 7, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Feb 20, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 20, 2018
Faso, John
· Feb 20, 2018
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 20, 2018
Messer, Luke
· Jul 24, 2017
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jun 8, 2017
O'Rourke, Beto
· Jun 8, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 24, 2017
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 17, 2017
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 28, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 28, 2017
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1239: World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1239/
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"H.R. 1239: World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1239/.
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