LANGUAGES

Bills and resolutions

Colleges and universities: improve international and foreign language studies (see S. 2727), S8687 [22JY]

Education: provide additional assistance to Federal Pell Grants recipients who are pursuing programs of study in engineering, mathematics, science, or foreign languages (see S. 2462), S5949 [20MY]

English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 94), H2488 [29AP]

Health: improve health care for minority and underserved populations (see S. 2594), S7435 [24JN]

Intelligence services: provide for enhanced language education and training for members of the intelligence community (see H.R. 4573), H4170 [15JN]

Meskwaki Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4254), H2490 [30AP]

National security: strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (see S. 2299), S3919 [7AP]

National Security Education Program: revise funding mechanism for scholarships, fellowships, and grants to institutions (see H.R. 4574), H4170 [15JN]

Remarks in House

English language: 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 (H.R. 997), E909 [19MY]

FBI: delay in translating intelligence tapes, H7716 [28SE]

Hispanic Americans: impact of Bush administration economic policies, E1111 [14JN]

Immigration: effects of multiculturalism and immigration on U.S. culture, H2062-H2064 [1AP], H3065-H3071 [17MY], H3952-H3955 [14JN], H4159-H4164 [15JN]

Intelligence services: provide for enhanced language education and training for members of the intelligence community, H4772, H4830 [23JN]

Library of Congress: anniversary of Hispanic Division, E1896 [11OC]

Mellor, Kathleen: Council of Chief State School Officers National Teacher of the Year award recipient, E579 [21AP]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H1505 [25MR], H6814-H6817 [8SE]

———improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3459), H2818 [12MY], H8068 [5OC], E632 [22AP]

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 (H. Res. 302), H5134 [25JN]

Westbury, NY: tribute to Westbury Language Center, E97 [3FE]

Remarks in Senate

Colleges and universities: improve international and foreign language studies (S. 2727), S8708 [22JY]

Education: provide additional assistance to Federal Pell Grants recipients who are pursuing programs of study in engineering, mathematics, science, or foreign languages (S. 2462), S5980-S5983 [20MY]

FBI: require congressional oversight of employed and contracted translators, S10211, S10212 [1OC], S10486, S10487 [6OC]

Health: improve health care for minority and underserved populations (S. 2594), S7454 [24JN]

Intelligence services: provide for enhanced language education and training for members of the intelligence community, S10048 [30SE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, S3967 [8AP]

National security: strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (S. 2299), S3932-S3937 [7AP]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (S. 540), S8577-S8579 [22JY]

Voting Rights Act: make certain language on minority and preclearance provisions permanent, S1649-S1655 [26FE]

Woodman, Ben: David L. Boren National Security Education Program Boren Undergraduate Scholarship recipient, S9930 [29SE]

World War II: history of contribution of the Japanese American Nisei to the U.S. Military Intelligence Service, S11617-S11619 [19NO]

Statements

Faircare Act: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, S7461 [24JN]

———National Conference for Community and Justice, S7461 [24JN]

———National Health Law Program (law firm), S7461 [24JN]

———Out of Many, One Coalition, S7461 [24JN]

———Physicians for Human Rights (organization), S7461 [24JN]

———Progressive Policy Institute, S7461 [24JN]

Tribute to Native American Code Talkers Who Served the U.S. During 20th Century Foreign Conflicts (Lakota Translation): Senator Daschle, S8579 [22JY]

Texts of

S. 2299, Homeland Security Education Act, S3933-S3936 [7AP]

S. 2462, 21st Century Federal Pell Grant Plus Act, S5982 [20MY]

S. 2594, Faircare Act, S7455-S7461 [24JN]