LANGUAGES

Articles and editorials

Exiled to English, H6046 [2JN]

Bills and resolutions

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: anniversary of Office of Multicultural Affairs (see H. Res. 913), H13266 [18NO]

Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 1588), H3640 [18MR]

China: support programs that offer instruction in Chinese language and culture (see H.R. 2313), H5398 [7MY]

Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English language and government and history knowledge requirements for naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in other languages (see H.R. 3604), H9729 [17SE]

Dept. of Education: anniversary of Title VI international education programs (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5581 [13MY]

———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 4065), H12971 [7NO]

———provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H8959 [28JY]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs (see S. 1329), S6938 [23JN]

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. 2228), H5095 [4MY]

———establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities (see H.R. 3753), H11110 [7OC]

———improve literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals (see H.R. 1224), H2873 [26FE]

———strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education for new citizens (see S. 1478), S7779 [21JY] (see H.R. 3249), H8355 [17JY]

Elections: require Federal election ballots be generally printed only in English and modify requirement that certain jurisdictions provide ballots and other voting materials in languages other than English (see H.R. 764), H778 [28JA]

English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see S. 992), S5232 [6MY] (see H.R. 1229), H2873 [26FE]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 3), H36 [6JA]

———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 S. 991), S5232 [6MY] (see H.R. 997), H1247 [11FE]

———repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 1228), H2873 [26FE]

———require accreditation of training programs (see S. 1338), S6993 [24JN] (see H.R. 2361), H5484 [12MY]

Government: end speculation on the current cost of multilingual services provided by the Government (see H.R. 1414), H3145 [10MR]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness provisions to include speech-language pathologists (see H.R. 209), H35 [6JA]

Intelligence services: enable transfer of full-time equivalent positions to elements of the intelligence community to replace employees who are temporarily absent to participate in foreign language training (see S. 1387), S7071 [25JN]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3090), H7704 [26JN]

National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish (see S. 1010), S5282 [7MY]

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. 1430), S7317 [9JY]

Schools: withhold Federal funds from schools that permit or require the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance or the National Anthem in a language other than English (see H.R. 1621), H3703 [19MR]

Remarks in House

Center for Applied Linguistics: anniversary, E654 [12MR]

China: support programs that offer instruction in Chinese language and culture (H.R. 2313), E1105 [7MY]

Consumer Financial Protection Agency: prohibit mandating disclosures be made in any language other than English, H14491 [10DE]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 3359), H8882 [28JY]

Education: strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education for new citizens (H.R. 3249), H10467 [6OC]

English language: require accreditation of training programs (H.R. 2361), E1122 [12MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H8850 [27JY]

VOA: anniversary of Ukrainian-language service, E2886 [3DE], E2935, E2947, E2953 [10DE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs (S. 1329), S6946 [23JN]

Economy: invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy, S11172 [5NO]

English language: declare as national language of U.S., S4554 [22AP]

———declare as national language of U.S. (S. 992), S5241 [6MY]

———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 (S. 991), S5239 [6MY]

GAO: require study on relationship between fluency in English and financial literacy, S5417 [13MY]

Intelligence services: enable transfer of full-time equivalent positions to elements of the intelligence community to replace employees who are temporarily absent to participate in foreign language training (S. 1387), S7099 [25JN]

National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish (S. 1010), S5293 [7MY]

Navajo Code Talkers: tribute, S6677 [17JN]

No Child Left Behind Act: amend relative to highly qualified teachers, growth models, adequate yearly progress, Native American language programs, and parental involvement (S. 1430), S7324 [9JY]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: efforts to improve relations between Slovak Republic and Hungary, S13248 [15DE]

Perez, Thomas E.: impact of views on immigration and limited English-proficiency individuals' health care services on suitability to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, S10126-S10129 [6OC]

VOA: anniversary of Ukrainian-language service, S12153 [2DE]

Texts of

S. 991, English Language Unity Act, S5240 [6MY]

S. 992, National Language Act, S5241 [6MY]

S. 1010, National Foreign Language Coordination Act, S5294 [7MY]

S. 1329, State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act, S6946 [23JN]

S. 1430, School Accountability Improvements Act, S7325-S7327 [9JY]