US HB1239 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-9)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense to award three-year competitive grants to state and local educational agencies for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of world language (e.g., foreign language or American Sign Language) programs in elementary and secondary schools.

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Title

World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2017

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-03-23HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2017-02-28HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-02-28HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-02-28HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-02-28HouseIntroduced in House

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