3.0.0 3609 2023-01-11T13:37:12Z 2023-01-11T13:37:12Z 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 Mrs. MURPHY of Florida:H.R. 3609.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, which provides Congress with thepower to regulate commerce among the several states, thepower to promote the progress of science and the useful arts,and the power to make all laws necessary and proper forcarrying out the foregoing powers[Page H6579]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-07-28T13:02:25Z 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 M001202 Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] Stephanie Murphy D FL N. 7 N S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2017-07-28 True C001107 Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] Carlos Curbelo R FL 26 2017-07-28 True C001111 Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] Charlie Crist D FL 13 2017-07-28 True W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2017-07-28 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2017-07-28 True W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2017-07-28 True Education Caribbean area Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Foreign language and bilingual programs Puerto Rico U.S. territories and protectorates Education 00 2017-07-28 Introduced in House 2018-05-04T20:43:56Z Ensuring Linguistic Excellence and Vocational Aptitude by Teaching English Act or the ELEVATE Act

This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to count students who relocated from Puerto Rico (where Spanish is the primary language) in their English learner programs for purposes of calculating federal funding for such programs.

]]> ELEVATE Act Display Title ELEVATE Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide that children that have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are fully considered for purposes of State allotments under the English language acquisition grants. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced ELEVATE Act Short Titles as Introduced Ensuring Linguistic Excellence and Vocational Aptitude by Teaching English Act Introduced in House 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3609ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3609ih.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.