LANGUAGES
Addresses
First Annual Capital Markets Summit—Securing America's Competitiveness: Senator Dodd, S5042 [25AP]
Amendments
Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S4817 [20AP], S4825, S4831, S4837, S4856, S4857, S4858 [23AP], S4873, S4875, S4883, S4891, S4894, S4901, S4981, S4982, S4983, S4984, S4985, S4986, S4987, S4988, S4989, S4993, S4994, S4995, S4998, S4999, S5000, S5001, S5002, S5005 [24AP], S5029, S5030, S5031, S5033, S5034, S5045, S5046, S5047, S5052, S5058, S5059, S5060, S5062, S5063, S5064, S5068, S5113, S5115, S5116, S5117, S5118, S5119 [25AP]
Immigration: increase number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the U.S. as special immigrants (S. 1104), S6924 [24MY]
Analyses
America Creating Opportunities To Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (America COMPETES) Act (S. 761), S4798-S4802 [20AP]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 2272, America Creating Opportunities To Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (America COMPETES) Act, S9574 [19JY]
Articles and editorials
COMPETES Act Is Real Boost, Real News, S5559 [3MY]
English Only Workplaces Spark Lawsuits, S5643 [7MY]
Jeff, Pete Provide Boost for Scientific Resurgence, S5559 [3MY]
Bills and resolutions
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act: establish integrated English literacy and civics education programs (see H.R. 2214), H4627 [8MY]
Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 4464), H15412 [12DE]
China, People's Republic of: support programs that offer instruction in Chinese language and culture (see H.R. 3275), H9466 (see H.R. 3275), H9543 [1AU]
Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance, enhance English language and American history and civics education, and establish an award to recognize contributions of new citizens (see S. 1393), S6126 [15MY]
Colleges and universities: provide grants to improve remedial education, customize remediation to student career goals, and help students move from remediation to for-credit occupation program courses (see H.R. 4067), H12455 [1NO]
Dept. of HUD: better serve persons with limited English language proficiency by providing technical assistance to recipients of Federal funds (see S. 2018), S11116 [5SE]
Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs (see S. 702), S2355 [28FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a grant program to provide Native-American veterans with language resources to facilitate access to medical services (see H.R. 4012), H12237 [30OC]
———provide mental health services in languages other than English, as needed, for veterans and family members with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 542), H672 [17JA]
Economy: improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (see H.R. 3242), H9275 [31JY]
———invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (see S. 761), S2598 [5MR]
Education: clarify State guidelines governing the inclusion of certain students in the limited English proficient subgroup and the students with disabilities subgroup (see H.R. 3075), H8120 [18JY]
———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 2111), H4415 [2MY]
———establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities (see H.R. 3842), H11638 [16OC]
———establish two nationally distributed video programming channels providing language instruction (see H.R. 1765), H3357 [29MR]
———improve educational practices for limited English proficient students and immigrant students (see H.R. 2957), H7489 [10JY]
———improve literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals (see H.R. 1794), H3358 [29MR]
———improve Mandarin language education by authorizing grants to support the creation of Mandarin language classes for elementary and secondary school and adult education program students (see H.R. 3745), H11314 [4OC]
———modernize education system (see S. 164), S40 [4JA]
———provide additional student loan forgiveness to teachers of foreign languages (see H.R. 1718), H3183 [27MR]
———provide loan forgiveness for teachers of limited English proficiency students and require a National Center for Educational Statistics study on educational achievement of such students (see H.R. 2861), H7201 [26JN]
EEOC: reject and condemn, as unjustified and unsupported by law, the EEOC position that English-only employment rules violate the Civil Rights Act (see H. Con. Res. 277), H16949 [19DE]
English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 17), H672 [17JA] (see H.J. Res. 19), H759 [18JA]
———declare as official language of U.S. (see S. 1335), S5716 [8MY] (see H.R. 769), H1151 [31JA]
———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 11), H119 [5JA]
———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. 997), H1471 [12FE]
———repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 768), H1151 [31JA]
Federal employees: provide premium pay for employees whose official duties require the use of one or more languages besides English (see H.R. 3727), H11171 [2OC]
Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness provisions to include speech-language pathologists (see H.R. 1394), H2302 [7MR]
Immigration: expand special immigrant status for aliens serving as translators or interpreters with Federal agencies in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1790), H3358 [29MR]
———increase number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the U.S. as special immigrants (see S. 1104), S4437 [12AP]
———temporarily increase number of Iraqi and Afghan translators in the Armed Forces who may be provided status as special immigrants (see H.R. 125), H115 [5JA] (see H.R. 1151), H1894 [16FE]
Medicare: make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see S. 45), S37 [4JA]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 1576), S7332 [7JN] (see H.R. 3014), H7774 [12JY] (see H.R. 3333), H9654 [2AU]
National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish (see S. 451), S1410 [31JA] (see H.R. 747), H1149 [31JA]
National security: strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (see S. 1294), S5562 [3MY]
———strengthen through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 678), H942 [24JA]
Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4462), H15412 [12DE]
———require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H15465 [13DE]
No Child Left Behind Act: amend relative to highly qualified teachers, growth models, adequate yearly progress, Native American language programs, and parental involvement (see S. 1236), S5183 [26AP]
Taxation: provide a credit for teachers in schools with significant number of limited-English-proficient students and a deduction for English-as-a-second-language certification expenses (see H.R. 1377), H2301 [7MR]
Factsheets
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Test Redesign: Dept. of Homeland Security, S4563 [17AP]
Letters
America Creating Opportunities To Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (America COMPETES) Act: Lee T. Todd, Jr., University of Kentucky, S4792 [20AP]
———several Senators, S4797 [20AP]
Lists
Cosponsors of S. 761, America Creating Opportunities To Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (America COMPETES) Act, S4798 [20AP]
Polling data relative to declaring English as the official language of the U.S., S7157 [6JN]
Selected Federal laws requiring the use of languages other than English, S7157 [6JN]
Remarks in House
China, People's Republic of: support programs that offer instruction in Chinese language and culture (H.R. 3275), E1699, E1702 [2AU]
Dept. of Defense: National Security Education Program funding, H9982 [4AU]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for publication or processing of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in a language other than English, H8126-H8128 [19JY]
———prohibit including English language learners test scores in a school district's English language proficiency scores until those students complete 3 years of English language instruction, H8014, H8015 [18JY]
Dept. of HUD: access to certain programs and documents for persons with limited English proficiency funding, H7748 [12JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a grant program to provide Native-American veterans with language resources to facilitate access to medical services (H.R. 4012), E2336 [6NO]
Education: establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities (H.R. 3842), E2149 [16OC]
EEOC: prohibit funding for litigation expenses against employers that require employees to speak English, H8625-H8627 [26JY], H13387, H13388 [8NO], H13962 [15NO]
English language: declare as common and unifying language of U.S., H1425 [12FE]
———declare as official language of U.S., H10692 [20SE]
———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (H. Con. Res. 11), E2420 [14NO]
———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), H14456-H14462 [6DE], E2225 [24OC]
Head Start Program: require administering States or agencies to describe the type of assessment used to determine the rate of progress made by students with limited English proficiency, H4366 [2MY]
Immigration: expand special immigrant status for aliens serving as translators or interpreters with Federal agencies in Iraq and Afghanistan, H11155, H11159, H11161 [2OC]
———increase number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the U.S. as special immigrants (S. 1104), H5572-H5576 [22MY]
IRS: prohibit funding for implementation of a Spanish language version of ``Where's My Refund'' program, H7391-H7393 [28JN], E1479 [10JY]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H7824, H7828, H7832, H7833 [16JY]
———improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3014), H8124 [19JY]
Rhode Island College: prohibit funding for Portuguese and Lusophone Studies programs, H8083-H8085 [18JY]
San Diego, CA: tribute to Tri-Caucus Health Disparities Summit, H8124 [19JY]
Small business: allow businesses the right to refuse to hire or fire a person who cannot speak English, H8622 [26JY]
Remarks in Senate
America Creating Opportunities To Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (America COMPETES) Act: provide a point of order against any congressional earmark of authorized funds, S4875, S4876 [24AP], S5029, S5030, S5056 [25AP]
———sunset provisions to ensure congressional review and oversight, S5046, S5047, S5057 [25AP]
Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance, enhance English language and American history and civics education, and establish an award to recognize contributions of new citizens (S. 1393), S6129 [15MY]
Dept. of Education: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy, S13228 [23OC]
Dept. of HUD: programs and documents to assist persons with limited English proficiency funding, S11400 [11SE]
Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs (S. 702), S2358 [28FE]
Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy, S3461-S3464, S3506 [21MR]
———invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), S2603-S2629, S2646 [5MR], S2649 [6MR], S2889, S2904 [8MR], S2970 [9MR], S4790-S4802 [20AP], S4823, S4825-S4837 [23AP], S4871-S4877, S4880-S4906, S5009-S5012 [24AP], S5020-S5026, S5029-S5074 [25AP], S5124, S5177 [26AP], S5264 [30AP], S5558 [3MY], S6833 [24MY]
———invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy (S. 761), unanimous-consent agreement, S4788 [19AP]
Education: allow distance learning projects as an optional activity for the foreign language partnership program, S5024 [25AP]
———modernize education system (S. 164), S157 [4JA]
EEOC: prohibit funding for litigation expenses against employers that require employees to speak English, S14444 [15NO]
English language: declare as official language of U.S., S5642 [7MY], S6423-S6425 [22MY], S7151-S7154, S7157, S7158, S7160, S7161 [6JN], S7311 [7JN]
———declare as official language of U.S. (S. 1335), S5735 [8MY]
———preserve and enhance role as common language of U.S., S7151-S7154, S7157, S7158, S7160 [6JN]
Immigration: increase number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the U.S. as special immigrants (S. 1104), S4454 [12AP], S6506 [23MY], S6924 [24MY]
———temporarily increase number of Iraqi and Afghan translators in the Armed Forces who may be provided status as special immigrants, S3820 [27MR], S4154 [29MR]
Japanese Americans: tribute to publication of ``Nisei Linguists—Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service During World War II'', S3266 [19MR]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (S. 1576), S7350-S7353 [7JN]
National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish (S. 451), S1425 [31JA]
National security: strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (S. 1294), S5588-S5593 [3MY]
No Child Left Behind Act: amend relative to highly qualified teachers, growth models, adequate yearly progress, Native American language programs, and parental involvement (S. 1236), S5215 [26AP]
NSF: establish American Competitiveness Scholarship Program, S6610-S6612, S6623 [24MY]
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: redesign of naturalization test, S4563 [17AP]
Reports filed
Increase Number of Iraqi and Afghani Translators and Interpreters Who May Be Admitted to the U.S. as Special Immigrants: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 1104) (H. Rept. 110-158), H5530 [21MY]
Statements
America Creating Opportunities To Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (America COMPETES) Act: Executive Office of the President, S4871 [24AP]
Summaries
America Creating Opportunities To Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (America COMPETES) Act (S. 761), S4798 [20AP]
Texts of
S. 164, States Using Collaboration and Coordination To Enhance Standards for Students (SUCCESS) Act, S158-S163 [4JA]
S. 451, National Foreign Language Coordination Act, S1426 [31JA]
S. 702, State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act, S2359 [28FE]
S. 761, America Creating Opportunities To Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (America COMPETES) Act, S2603-S2624 [5MR], S5224-S5254 [26AP]
S. 1104, increase number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the U.S. as special immigrants, S4455 [12AP], S6924 [24MY], H5572 [22MY]
S. 1236, School Accountability Improvements Act, S5216-S5218 [26AP]