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HR 4491 115th Congress House Education Area studies and international education Business education Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Education programs funding Foreign language and bilingual programs Higher education Minority education Policy sciences

Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act

Introduced: November 30, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Nov 30, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nov 30, 2017
Introduced in House
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Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the international education programs at the Department of Education.

What's happening now November 30, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6543 Related bill Aim Higher Act
  • S 2255 Related bill Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 21, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 21, 2018
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 30, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4491: Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4491/
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"H.R. 4491: Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4491/.
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H.R. 4491, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4491/.
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