3.0.015722026-09-19T23:12:22Z2026-09-19T23:12:22ZHouseHHR2025-02-25119https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1572[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia:H.R. 1572.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article One Section Eight of the Constitution.[Page H837]]]>hsed00Education and Workforce CommitteeHouseStandingReferred To2025-02-25T15:02:25Z2025-02-25Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.IntroReferralH111002House floor actionshsed00Education and Workforce Committee2025-02-25Introduced in HouseIntroReferralIntro-H9Library of Congress2025-02-25Introduced in HouseIntroReferral10009Library of CongressK000399Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]JenniferKiggansRVAA.2NP000613Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]JimmyPanettaDCA192025-02-25TrueB001285Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]JuliaBrownleyDCA262025-03-03FalseV000136Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]GabeVasquezDNM22025-03-05FalseD000617Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]SuzanDelBeneDWAK.12025-03-05FalseM001238Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]SarahMcBrideDDE02025-03-25FalseM001223Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]SethMagazinerDRI22025-07-02FalseH001090Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]JoshHarderDCA92025-07-10FalseV000138Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]EugeneVindmanDVASimon72025-08-26FalseS001185Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]TerriSewellDALA.72026-03-12FalseD000629Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]ShariceDavidsDKS32026-04-15FalseC001119Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]AngieCraigDMN22026-06-02FalseG000604Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]MaggieGoodlanderDNH22026-06-24FalseEducationCongressional oversight2026-04-13T15:02:47ZEducation programs funding2026-04-13T15:02:17ZElementary and secondary education2026-04-13T15:02:26ZEmployment and training programs2026-04-13T15:02:36ZForeign language and bilingual programs2026-04-13T15:02:22ZPerformance measurement2026-04-13T15:02:52ZStudent records2026-04-13T15:02:58ZTeaching, teachers, curricula2026-04-13T15:02:41ZVocational and technical education2026-04-13T15:02:31ZEducation2025-03-21T14:45:03Z002025-02-25Introduced in House2025-05-07T19:48:51ZWorld 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.
]]>World LEAP ActDisplay Title45World LEAP Act2026-09-19T23:12:22ZShort Title(s) as Introduced101World LEAP Act2025-03-20T09:23:19ZIntroduced in HouseIHShort Title(s) as Introduced101World Language Education Assistance Program Act2025-03-20T09:23:19ZIntroduced in HouseIHOfficial Title as Introduced6To 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.2025-03-20T09:18:22ZIntroduced in HouseIHIntroduced in House2025-02-25T05:00:00Zhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1572ih/xml/BILLS-119hr1572ih.xml2025-02-25Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.text/xmlENPursuant 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 CongressThis 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.