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Articles and editorials

Navajo Code Talkers To Get Congressional Gold Medals—True Recognition a Decade After Heroism, E1435 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of the rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers (see S. Con. Res. 26), S2472 [19MR] (see S. Con. Res. 54), S6664 [22JN] (see H. Con. Res. 174), H3618 [26JN]

Choctaw Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3439), H9077 [6DE]

Comanche Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3512), H10355 [18DE]

Education: establish a grant program to help school students improve their English proficiency while not falling behind in their academic studies (see H.R. 59), H26 [3JA]

———improve foreign language instruction (see S. 541), S2388 [15MR]

———provide grants to local agencies to assist schools in obtaining computer software for multilingual education (see H.R. 1217), H1187 [27MR]

———provide incentives to encourage and assist individuals with demonstrable skills in high-need areas to become certified teachers (see S. 40), S98 [22JA]

———require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program (see H.R. 385), H165 [31JA]

English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 16), H324 [13FE]

———declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H109 [30JA] (see H.R. 3333), H8337 [16NO]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 9), H28 [3JA]

———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 1984), H2709 [24MY]

———repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H827 [8MR]

Immigration: assist aliens transplanted as children in continuing their education and successfully integrating into society (see H.R. 1563), H1555 [24AP]

———ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (see S. 269), S1121 [7FE]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 964), H827 [8MR]

Medicare: make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see S. 1395), S9122 [5SE]

National security: strengthen by encouraging and assisting in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical needs at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels (see S. 1799), S12858 [11DE]

Native American Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1854), S13700 [19DE]

Native Americans: support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (see S. 91), S100 [22JA] (see H.R. 1337), H1407 [3AP]

Sioux Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3250), H7909 [7NO]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 133), H1928 [7MY]

Letters

Immigrants to New Americans Act: Delia Pompa, National Association for Bilingual Education, S1124 [7FE]

———Patricia Loera, Hispanic Education Coalition, S1125 [7FE]

———Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, S1125 [7FE]

———Rick Dovalina, League of United Latin American Citizens, S1124 [7FE]

Parental consent to enroll children in bilingual education or special language programs: Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, H2398 [22MY]

Remarks in House

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of the rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers (H. Con. Res. 174), H3824-H3829 [10JY]

Education: bilingual programs for immigrants, H2405 [22MY], E1012 [5JN]

———enhance limited English proficiency programs, H2398 [22MY], H2642 [23MY], H10091 [13DE], E992 [26MY], E1012 [5JN], E2352 [20DE]

———require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program, H2398 [22MY]

English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (H.J. Res. 16), E161 [13FE]

———declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 3333), E2107 [16NO]

———prohibit funding to implement Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency, H6673-H6677 [11OC], E1863 [12OC]

———repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (H.R. 969), E323 [8MR]

Immigration: impact of population growth, H2990-H2994 [7JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, H2943-H2949 [6JN]

———national policy, H2700-H2705 [24MY], H4535-H4537 [24JY], H5327 [2AU]

Intelligence services: linguistics training funding, H6391, H6393, H6395 [5OC]

———recruitment of personnel fluent in Arabic, E1932 [25OC]

Los Angeles (CA) La Opinion: anniversary, E2237 [7DE]

National security: ensure adequate personnel and technology to protect borders, H7709-H7715 [1NO]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal, E1435 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of the rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers (H. Con. Res. 174), S7534 [11JY]

———authorize use of the rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers (S. Con. Res. 54), S6831 [22JN]

Dalton, GA: tribute to the Georgia Project teacher exchange program which provides bilingual teachers from Mexico to instruct students, S2302 [14MR]

Education: enhance limited English proficiency programs, S4798-S4803 [10MY], S4858-S4861, S4874 [14MY], S4931 [15MY], S13388, S13396 [18DE]

———improve foreign language instruction (S. 541), S2392 [15MR], S2723 [22MR]

———provide incentives to encourage and assist individuals with demonstrable skills in high-need areas to become certified teachers, S4145 [2MY], S4803-S4807 [10MY]

———provide incentives to encourage and assist individuals with demonstrable skills in high-need areas to become certified teachers (S. 40), S315 [22JA]

Immigration: ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities, S4985, S4986 [16MY], S13934 [20DE]

———ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (S. 269), S1122-S1125 [7FE]

———national policy, S8039-S8041 [23JY]

National security: strengthen by encouraging and assisting in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical needs at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels (S. 1799), S12860 [11DE]

Native American Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1854), S13709 [19DE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal, S8274-S8276 [26JY]

Taxation: make certain rate cuts conditional on funding being available for certain amendments to S. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S5228 [21MY]

Reports

Federal Language Needs: National Security Education Program (organization), S2723-S2725 [22MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 174, use of the Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers, H3824 [10JY]

S. 269, Immigrants to New Americans Act, S1123 [7FE]

S. 1854, award Congressional Gold Medal to Native American Code Talkers, S13710 [19DE]

S. Con. Res. 26, use of the Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers, S2478 [19MR]

S. Con. Res. 54, use of the Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers, S6671 [22JN]