3.0.0 5483 2022-10-28T01:46:16Z 2022-10-28T01:46:16Z House HR 2019-12-18 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 205 (Wednesday, December 18, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:H.R. 5483.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 1--All legislative powers herein grantedshall be vested in a Congress of the United States, whichshall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.[Page H12210]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-12-18T14:01:15Z 2019-12-18 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-12-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 N J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2019-12-18 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2019-12-18 True H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 2019-12-18 True E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2020-01-07 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2020-01-08 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2020-01-14 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2020-01-24 False M001206 Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] Joseph Morelle D NY D. 25 2020-03-12 False Education Disability and paralysis Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Foreign language and bilingual programs Education 00 2019-12-18 Introduced in House 2020-08-03T21:13:27Z 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.

]]> 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 Title(s) as Introduced Signing is Language Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5483ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5483ih.xml 2019-12-18 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 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.