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H.R. 4943 116th Congress House

ELEVATE Act

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide that children who have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are fully considered for… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide that children who have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are fully considered for purposes of State allotments under the English Language Acquisition grants.

Introduced: October 31, 2019 See on congress.gov
Education Caribbean areaEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationForeign language and bilingual programs
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Puerto RicoU.S. territories and protectorates
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 31, 2019
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 Latest action October 31, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Linguistic Excellence and Vocational Aptitude by Teaching English Act or the ELEVATE Act

This bill makes changes in the treatment of Puerto Rico with respect to allotments for English Language Acquisition grants, to allow students who have migrated from Puerto Rico to the states to be fully counted in the annual grant allocation that states receive under such program.

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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Oct 31, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4943: ELEVATE Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4943/
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"H.R. 4943: ELEVATE Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4943/.
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H.R. 4943, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4943/.
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