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HR 1094 116th 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 2019

Introduced: February 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 7, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2019

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 February 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2500 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 1790 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 2307 Related bill World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 17 Republican 1
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Harder, Josh
California · Oct 15, 2019
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jun 20, 2019
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jun 6, 2019
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · May 30, 2019
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 30, 2019
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · May 30, 2019
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 10, 2019
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Mar 7, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 25, 2019
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 25, 2019
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 7, 2019
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 7, 2019
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 7, 2019
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 7, 2019
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 7, 2019
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 7, 2019
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 7, 2019
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1094: World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1094/
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"H.R. 1094: World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1094/.
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