LANGUAGES

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Education: establish a grant program for career education in computer science (see S. 2167), S1818 [27MR] (see H.R. 4929), H5597 [20JN]

——— promote innovative education practices, help educational agencies ensure high-quality English proficiency instruction, and provide college and career knowledge to English learners (see H.R. 5219), H6976 [28JY]

Dept. of State: extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 2302), S2796 [7MY] (see H.R. 4594), H3939 [7MY]

——— provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 2624), S4620 [17JY] (see H.R. 5195), H6814 [24JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 5473), H7528 [15SE]

Executive Office of the President: establish National Office of New Americans (see H.R. 4949), H5723 [24JN]

Federal agencies and departments: require annual reports from agencies detailing the cost of multilingual services and end speculation about the cost of multilingual services provided by the Federal Government (see H.R. 5717), H7995 [14NO]

International Mother Language Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 486), H1880 [21FE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5294), H7126 [30JY]

Native Americans: promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program (see S. 1948), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 4214), H2360 [12MR]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 2299), S2796 [7MY] (see H.R. 5765), H8169 [20NO]

Letters

Provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7071 [30JY]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H7071 [30JY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Education: periodically assess the usability of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) relative to the needs of limited English proficient students, H6697 [23JY]

——— promote innovative education practices, help educational agencies ensure high-quality English proficiency instruction, and provide college and career knowledge to English learners (H.R. 5219), H6940 [28JY]

Dept. of HUD: creation and promotion of translated materials and programs to assist persons with limited English proficiency funding, H5164 [9JN]

Dept. of State: extend Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (H.R. 4594), H6109 [11JY], H6219 [15JY], E706 [7MY]

——— extend Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Programs, H2613 [25MR]

——— provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (H.R. 5195), H6749 [24JY], H7070–H7074 [30JY], H8227 [2DE]

Haberland, Christopher: Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship recipient, E101 [17JA], E205 [11FE]

Immigration: reform, H151, H152 [10JA], H186, H208 [14JA], H238 [15JA], H1262 [27JA], H1509 [29JA], H1540–H1543 [3FE], H1723 [11FE], H2363 [13MR], H2615, H2618, H2620 [25MR], H2848–H2851 [2AP], H3064 [9AP], H3400–H3403 [1MY], H4471–H4473 [19MY], H5244 [10JN], H5263 [11JN], H5499 [19JN], H5647, H5717–H5719 [24JN], H5728 [25JN], H5880 [9JY], H6040, H6041 [10JY], H6227 [15JY], H6358 [17JY], H6669 [23JY], H6752 [24JY], H7118–H7120 [30JY], H7211 [1AU], H7248 [8SE], H7306 [9SE], H7400, H7407 [10SE], H7689 [18SE], H8068 [18NO], H8078, H8079, H8080 [19NO], H8155–H8158 [20NO], H8863–H8866 [8DE], H8934, H8943 [10DE]

——— reform (H.R. 15), H90, H91, H129 [9JA], H1600 [5FE], H1682 [6FE], H1733 [11FE], H1952, H1956 [26FE], H2060–H2063 [27FE], H2165 [5MR], H2244, H2245 [6MR], H2381 [13MR], H2652, H2653, H2654, H2656, H2660, H2661–H2667, H2684 [26MR], H2732, H2733 [27MR], H2812, H2813 [2AP], H2930, H2934, H2947 [4AP], H2993, H3005–H3007 [8AP], H3177 [10AP], H3295 [30AP], H3394, H3395 [1MY], H3462, H3469, H3470 [7MY], H3958 [8MY], H5650 [24JN], H5734, H5735, H5736 [25JN], H5806 [26JN], H5886 [9JY], H6123 [11JY], H6236 [15JY], H6754, H6772 [24JY], H6844 [25JY], H6992 [29JY], H7146 [31JY], H7195, H7202, H7211 [1AU], H7426 [10SE], H8286 [3DE], H8372, H8382, H8638, H8649 [4DE], E473 [1AP], E1071 [25JN]

——— reform (H.R. 15), unanimous-consent request, H2663–H2667 [26MR], H7195–H7197 [1AU], H7958 [13NO]

——— reform (S. 744), H2087 [28FE], H2807 [2AP], H6948 [28JY], H7051 [30JY], H7193, H7195, H7210, H7223 [1AU], H7305 [9SE], H8042 [18NO], H8362 [3DE], H8646 [4DE], E1078 [26JN], E1272 [30JY]

Library of Congress: anniversary of Hispanic Reading Room, E1454 [19SE]

Meng, Grace: Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship recipient, E101 [17JA], E207 [11FE]

Michigan: inclusion of the word ‘‘yooper’’ in ‘‘Merriam-Webster Dictionary’’ as a nickname for a native or resident of the Upper Peninsula, E465 [27MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 5294), H7049, H7052 [30JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, E278 [28FE]

ProEnglish (organization): anniversary, E1763 [9DE]

Rosemont, IL: tribute to Turkish American Society Turquoise Art and Language Contest, E523 [4AP]

Stuttering Foundation of America: tribute, H2250 [6MR]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of State: enhance security for facilities and personnel at U.S. diplomatic and consular posts abroad (S. 1386), S3157 [20MY]

——— enhance security for facilities and personnel at U.S. diplomatic and consular posts abroad (S. 1386), unanimous-consent request, S2896–S2898 [12MY]

——— provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (H.R. 5195), S5329 [1AU]

Immigration: reform, S1909–S1912 [1AP], S2338 [10AP], S3913–S3916 [24JN], S4199–S4202 [7JY], S4642 [21JY], S5163 [31JY], S5335–S5337 [5AU], S5352–S5354 [8SE]

——— reform (H.R. 15), S4138 [26JN]

——— reform (S. 744), S5 [6JA], S314 [14JA], S469 [27JA], S613, S632–S635 [30JA], S1862 [31MR], S1898 [1AP], S2287–S2290 [8AP], S2597 [1MY], S2626 [5MY], S2713 [6MY], S2981, S2986, S2997–S2999 [14MY], S3212–S3214 [21MY], S3391 [4JN], S3524 [10JN], S3560, S3585, S3595 [11JN], S3704 [17JN], S3791 [18JN], S3924 [24JN], S4095, S4100, S4107, S4127–S4130 [26JN], S4257 [8JY], S4306, S4310, S4312 [9JY], S4535, S4543 [16JY], S5103 [30JY], S5166, S5167 [31JY], S5491, S5492 [10SE], S5846 [18SE], S6004 [17NO], S6115–S6118, S6120, S6130–S6137 [19NO], S6168–S6172, S6175 [20NO], S6225, S6226 [1DE], S6245 [2DE], S6362 [8DE], S6872 [16DE]

Native Americans: awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Native American Code Talkers, S3463 [5JN]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (S. 2299), S2797 [7MY]

Reports filed

Ensure the Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American Languages Program Reauthorization: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2299) (S. Rept. 113–266), S5918 [12NO]

Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1948), S5373 [8SE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1948) (S. Rept. 113–265), S5918 [12NO]

Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American Languages Program Reauthorization: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2299), S5373 [8SE]

Texts of

H.R. 5195, provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program, H7071 [30JY]