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H.R. 5483 116th Congress House

Signing is Language Act

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify that ASL students are English learners.

Introduced: December 18, 2019 Introduced by: Rick Larsen Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Education Disability and paralysisEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationForeign language and bilingual programs
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Dec 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Dec 18, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 18, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Signing is Language Act

This bill counts an individual whose native language is sign language in the number of English learners in a state for the purpose of determining the amount of federal funds allotted to a state for English language programs in schools.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 14, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 8, 2020
Eshoo, Anna
· Jan 7, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Dec 18, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Dec 18, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Dec 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5483: Signing is Language Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5483/
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