LANGUAGES

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Education: award grants to State and local educational agencies for the establishment, improvement, and expansion of world language education programs (see H.R. 3096), H5290 [16JY]

——— establish task force to share best practices on computer programming and coding for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4041), H8279 [17NO]

——— support the education of Indian children through recruiting and retaining more teachers to Native American schools (see S. 1928), S6296 [4AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: assess and submit to Congress a report on departmental ability to convey information to, collect information from, and serve individuals with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 1829), H2269 [15AP]

Education: strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education (see H.R. 2794), H4431 [16JN]

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 (see S. 678), S1336 [9MR] (see H.R. 997), H1068 [13FE]

Executive Office of the President: establish National Office of New Americans (see H.R. 3201), H5466 [23JY]

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. 3188), H5465 [23JY]

Immigration: strengthen refugee resettlement support programs (see H.R. 2798), H4490 [17JN]

International Mother Language Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 116), H1069 [13FE]

Native Americans: improve education (see S. 410), S858 [9FE] (see H.R. 1082), H1163 [25FE]

——— promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program (see S. 1419), S3237 [21MY]

——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 1163), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2174), H2769 [30AP]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Education: award grants to States to establish Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and a second language, H1294 [26FE]

——— ensure proposed regulations will not adversely impact minorities, students with disabilities, English learners, and low income students, H1393, H1394 [27FE]

Dept. of HUD: Limited English Proficiency Initiative funding, H3870 [3JN]

Hernandez, Arturo: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award recipient, E271 [27FE]

Immigration: reform, H238, H242 [13JA], H1173 [26FE], H1605, H1606 [4MR], H2015 [25MR], H5452 [23JY]

Loiselle, Stephanie: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E1122 [23JY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H2132–H2139 [13AP], E951 [23JN], E1077 [16JY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: provide grants to Hispanic-serving higher education institutions to offer advanced foreign language programs deemed important to the intelligence community, H4406, H4407 [16JN]

Swanson, Alexandrea: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E1102 [22JY]

Viet Bao Daily News (publication): anniversary of Writing on America Essay contest, E1213 [8SE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Education: provide resources needed to study and review Native American language medium schools and programs, S5144 [16JY]

Immigration: reform, S893–S896 [10FE], S1599 [18MR], S4272 [18JN]

Iran: require any final nuclear agreement with Iran includes the official Persian text of such agreement, related materials, and annexes, S2444 [28AP], S2504 [29AP]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, S2395 [23AP]

National Herald (publication): anniversary, S3309 [22MY]

Native Americans: awarding of Congressional Gold Medal to Native American Code Talkers, S4343 [22JN]

——— promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program, S4936 [9JY], S5055 [14JY]