H.R. 1572 119th Congress House

World LEAP Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to establish or improve world language or dual language programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 2025 Introduced by: Jennifer A. Kiggans Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov

Education Congressional oversightEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programs

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Foreign language and bilingual programsPerformance measurementStudent recordsTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education

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Feb 25, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Feb 25, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

World Language Education Assistance Program Act or the World LEAP Act

This bill requires the Department of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies to establish and carry out new, or improve existing, world language or dual language programs.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

BERNSTEIN STRATEGY GROUP
for NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES · Washington · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BERNSTEIN STRATEGY GROUP
for NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES · Washington · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
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for NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES · Washington · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
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for NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES · Washington · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
BERNSTEIN STRATEGY GROUP
for NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES · Washington · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BERNSTEIN STRATEGY GROUP
for NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES · Washington · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
7 filings
SENATE
7 filings
Education, Dept of
6 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
5 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 12