LANGUAGES

Bills and resolutions

DEA: provide cash award to employees with foreign language skills (see H.R. 665), H575 [31JA]

Dept. of Education: award grants to local educational agencies to establish or improve world language or dual language programs (see H.R. 5603), H4437 [20SE]

——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see H.R. 3605), H2545 [23MY]

——— collect, acquire, compile, and disseminate student attainment in languages other than English and support research on attainment in languages other than English (see S. 2543), S3620 [26JY]

——— establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities (see H.R. 3607), H2545 [23MY]

——— limit funding for English language assistance (see H.R. 2024), H1628 [29MR]

——— provide additional amounts of loan forgiveness to teachers of English learners and teachers of bilingual and dual language immersion students (see H.R. 460), H276 [24JA]

——— provide for additional activities, resources, and data collection with respect to English learners (see H.R. 3138), H2170 [9MY]

——— provide full Federal funding under Impact Aid Program for local educational agencies providing language instruction for English learners and immigrant students (see S. 871), S826 [16MR] (see H.R. 1591), H1285 [14MR]

——— provide that children that have relocated from Puerto Rico to States are fully considered for purposes of State allotments under English language acquisition grants (see S. 2467), S3521 [25JY]

——— reauthorize foreign language and international education programs at colleges and universities and support research and innovation projects in such areas (see S. 239), S229 [2FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish task force to improve access to health care information technology for non-English speakers (see H.R. 6033), H5043 [24OC]

——— provide resources to access foundational educational training, such as English as foreign language and adult basic education, and provide child care in Health Profession Opportunity Grant program projects (see H.R. 4781), H3887 [20JY]

——— research and design graphic symbol to indicate when linguistic access materials and services are available for health program, product, or service (see H.R. 5762), H4713 [27SE]

Dept. of Justice: remove linguistic barriers to participation in gun violence prevention strategies (see S. 2565), S3753 [27JY] (see H.R. 4780), H3887 [20JY]

Dept. of Labor: ensure that database relating to Fair Labor Standards Act investigations is language accessible (see H.R. 1543), H1278 [10MR]

Dept. of State: improve hiring authorities relative to expertise on China (see H.R. 2409), H1690 [30MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: include resources for non-English speaking individuals in technical assistance provided by Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 2834), H1946 [25AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand Center for Minority Veterans and Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include services for historically underserved veterans (see H.R. 4325), H3141 [23JN]

Education: improve literacy and English skills of English language learners (see H.R. 3606), H2545 [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. 1109), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 997), H837 [14FE]

Federal aid programs: increase access to Federal grants for individuals with limited English proficiency (see S. 2471), S3521 [25JY]

Financial Literacy and Education Commission: study impact of language barriers to financial health and require website and toll-free telephone number to be provided in most commonly spoken languages in U.S. (see H.R. 2835), H1946 [25AP]

FTC: ensure large online platforms are addressing needs of non-English users (see S. 1801), S1899 [1JN] (see H.R. 3806), H2740 [5JN]

Hawaiian Language Month: designate (see S. Res. 80), S532 [28FE] (see H. Res. 187), H970 [28FE]

Health: increase language access to behavioral health services at eligible health centers (see S. 1784), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 3817), H2740 [5JN]

Heath: increase language access to behavioral health services at eligible health centers (see H.R. 3189), H2244 [10MY]

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 S. 883), S859 [21MR] (see S. 2585), S3753 [27JY] (see H.R. 1643), H1293 [17MR] (see H.R. 5025), H4139 [27JY]

International Mother Language Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H866 [21FE]

Medicare: provide for enhanced beneficiary information through access to annual notifications in multiple languages (see H.R. 420), H249 [20JA]

New Mexico Bilingual Multicultural Education Act: recognize anniversary and importance of cultivating education in mother tongue and English for preservation of culture, identity, and indigenous knowledge (see H. Res. 229), H1286 [14MR]

U.S.-Taiwan Education Initiative: support (see S. Res. 363), S4678 [26SE]

Voting: modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see S. 2960), S4720 [27SE] (see H.R. 5295), H4205 [25AU]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to those trained at Camp Ritchie, MD, known as ‘‘Ritchie Boys’’ (see H.R. 3545), H2455 [18MY]

Remarks in House

Bilingualism: importance, H1133 [7MR]

Libreria Giron, Inc.: tribute, H5933 [28NO]

Rodriguez, Andrea L.: National Association for Bilingual Education Being Bilingual Essay Competition winner, H713 [7FE]

Tamil Sangam of Missouri (organization): tribute, E1269 [3JA]

Washington County, MO: anniversary of Old Mines French Project, E565 [14JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 80, Hawaiian Language Month, S535 [28FE]

S. Res. 363, support U.S.-Taiwan Education Initiative, S4684 [26SE]