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 28, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Committees of jurisdiction
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