3.0.0 3550 2023-01-11T13:37:15Z 2023-01-11T13:37:15Z House HR 2017-07-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 128 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:H.R. 3550.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 1 ``all legislative powers hereingranted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States,which shall consist of a Senate and House ofRepresentatives.''[Page H6578]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-07-28T13:13:20Z Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act 115 2353 HR 2018-07-31 Became Public Law No: 115-224. Related bill CRS 2017-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 N M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2017-09-05 False S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2017-09-21 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2017-10-23 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2017-11-16 False Education Disability and paralysis Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Foreign language and bilingual programs Education 00 2017-07-28 Introduced in House 2018-05-04T19:07:45Z Signing is Language Act

This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) include in the definition of "English learner" an individual whose native language is American Sign Language, and (2) count such individuals 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.

]]> Signing is Language Act Display Title Signing is Language Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify that ASL students are English learners. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Signing is Language Act Introduced in House 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3550ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3550ih.xml 2017-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.