LANGUAGES

Articles and editorials

Greece’s Invisible Minority—The Macedonian Slavs, E220 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions

DEA: provide a cash award to employees with foreign language skills (see H.R. 2307), H3263 [12AP]

Defense Language Institute: authorize awarding of a Bachelor of Arts degree in foreign language (see H.R. 3185), H4388 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorize grants to support the study of world languages in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2307), S5141 [29JY] (see H.R. 1094), H1461 [7FE]

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 (see H.R. 3119), H4342 [5JN]

——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see S. 545), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 1153), H1580 [13FE]

——— clarify that American sign language (ASL) students are English learners (see H.R. 5483), H12210 [18DE]

——— establish Native American Language Vitalization and Training Program (see H.R. 4188), H7505 [16AU]

——— provide additional amounts of loan forgiveness to teachers of English learners (see H.R. 4389), H7773 [18SE]

——— provide that children that have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are fully considered for purposes of State allotments under English language acquisition grants (see S. 2761), S6333 [31OC] (see H.R. 4943), H8717 [31OC]

——— reauthorize foreign language and international education programs at colleges and universities and support research and innovation projects in such areas (see S. 342), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 2562), H3474 [7MY]

——— support education of Indian children by recruiting and retaining more teachers to Native American schools through incentives of scholarships, loan forgiveness, and professional development grants (see S. 1161), S2433 [11AP]

——— translate Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) into foreign languages (see H.R. 4567), H8080 [27SE]

Dept. of HHS: provide resources to access foundational educational training, such as English as a foreign language and adult basic education, and provide child care in Health Profession Opportunity Grant program projects (see H.R. 3338), H4916 [19JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide pay incentive for border patrol agents to complete emergency technician and paramedic training and ensure that language interpretation services are available at border patrol stations (see S. 412), S1133 [7FE]

Dept. of State: provide additional visas for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 1474), S2883 [15MY] (see H.R. 2796), H3923 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make all fact sheets available in English and Spanish (see H.R. 2943), H4160 [23MY]

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), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 997), H1390 [6FE]

Federal agencies and departments: require annual reports detailing the cost of multilingual services to end speculation about the cost of such services provided by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1728), H2716 [13MR]

——— require the White House and each agency to provide an official website in the most commonly used languages in the U.S. other than English and other languages deemed appropriate (see H.R. 4809), H8455 [23OC]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: condemn decision to remove borrower’s preferred language question and housing counseling question from Universal Residential Loan Application and call for reversal of such decision (see H. Res. 728), H9169 [21NO]

——— require each Government-sponsored enterprise to include a preferred language question on the uniform residential loan application (see H.R. 4783), H8386 [22OC]

GAO: study and report on Federal ability to hire and retain Chinese-language-capable employees (see H.R. 5228), H9168 [21NO]

Immigration: establish critical assistance programs for immigrants and refugees to overcome common challenges such as language barriers and employment attainment, and help in breaking down barriers to naturalization (see H.R. 4928), H8678 [30OC]

International Mother Language Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 139), H2042 [19FE]

Medicare: count time spent in approved medical residency training program for training in culturally and linguistically appropriate care toward determination of full time equivalency for graduate medical education (see H.R. 5432), H10262 [13DE]

——— provide for enhanced beneficiary information through access to annual notifications in multiple languages (see H.R. 4675), H8143 [15OC]

Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program: anniversary (see S. Res. 397), S6333 [31OC]

Native Americans: protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see S. 739), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1694), H2679 [12MR]

——— reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 256), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 912), H1335 [30JA]

Voting: condemn State and local voter suppression laws (see H. Res. 710), H8958 [18NO]

Remarks in House

AID: tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., Fellowship Program provision of scholarships to Afro-Colombian and indigenous students to learn English as a second language, H4070 [22MY]

American Classical League: anniversary, E459 [12AP]

Bureau of Prisons: ensure availability of parenting classes to prisoners with limited English proficiency, H3046 [3AP]

——— ensure cultural competency training is included in trauma screening trainings provided to correctional officers and employees, including instructors and health care professionals, H3047, H3048 [3AP]

Chicago, IL: recognition of World Tamil Conference, E865 [28JN], E871 [2JY]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to defense education schools and to local education agencies that host Junior ROTC programs for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of world language, E912 [12JY]

Dept. of Education: establish Native American Language Vitalization and Training Program (H.R. 4188), E1049 [13AU], E1059 [16AU]

——— translate Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) into foreign languages (H.R. 4567), E1219 [27SE]

Dept. of Labor: ensure materials distributed to domestic violence victims are available in commonly encountered languages, H3029 [3AP]

Dept. of State: provide additional visas for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (H.R. 2796), E614 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make all fact sheets available in English and Spanish (H.R. 2943), H7204–H7206 [23JY]

Domke, Lorelei: Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship recipient, E591 [14MY]

Ethnic groups: increase use of multilingualism in business and signs to reflect increasing diversity of U.S. population, H8589 [29OC]

Federal agencies and departments: require the White House and each agency to provide an official website in the most commonly used languages in the U.S. other than English and other languages deemed appropriate (H.R. 4809), E1332 [23OC]

Feng, Angela: Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship recipient, E1648 [3JA]

Haxhiu, Qendrim: Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship program completion, E527 [2MY]

Immigration: establish critical assistance programs for immigrants and refugees to overcome common challenges such as language barriers and employment attainment, and help in breaking down barriers to naturalization (H.R. 4928), E1370 [30OC]

——— reform, H1380–H1383 [6FE], H2944 [2AP], H3120 [8AP], H4058–H4060 [21MY]

——— require posting of ‘‘Detainee Bill of Rights’’, in indigenous languages, at immigration detention facilities to inform detainees of their legal rights, H7339 [24JY]

International Festival of Language and Culture (IFLC): tribute, E485, E488 [25AP]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (S. 256), H9378–H9380 [9DE]

Oswal, Nirdesh: Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship recipient, E1650 [3JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require navigators to assist vulnerable populations including individuals with limited English proficiency and chronic illnesses, H3893, H3894 [16MY]

Standley, Corey: Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship recipient, E1649 [3JA]

U.S. Agency for Global Media: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty funding to broadcast in Sindhi language in Pakistan, H4680 [13JN]

Welcoming the Stranger (nonprofit organization): anniversary, H2108 [26FE]

Remarks in Senate

Immigration: reform, S185 [14JA], S2303 [9AP], S2992 [21MY], S3233 [5JN]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (S. 256), S4652 [27JN]

Reports filed

Make All Dept. of Veterans Affairs Fact Sheets Available in English and Spanish: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2943) (H. Rept. 116–158), H7149 [18JY]

Program To Ensure Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American Languages Reauthorization: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 256) (S. Rept. 116–11), S1938 [25MR]

Texts of

H.R. 2943, Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act, H7204 [23JY]

S. 256, reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages, S4660 [27JN], H9378 [9DE]

S. Res. 397, Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program anniversary, S6340 [31OC]