Foreign Language And Bilingual Programs

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US Congress 116th Congress

White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act [HB-4809] [Technology and Innovation ] [Human Services ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ]
Requires the White House and each federal agency to establish official websites in the five most commonly used languages in the United States other than English to increase accessibility. The websites must be of a similar scope and content as the English version. The President and each agency shall maintain and update the websites on a regular basis.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 10/23/2019

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LEP Data Acquisition in Mortgage Lending Act [HB-4783] [Housing ] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ]
Directs the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to include an optional language-preference question on the Uniform Residential Loan Application.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu Introduced In House on 10/22/2019

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Polling Access Safety Act of 2019 [HB-4718] [Immigration ] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
To restrict the enforcement of the immigration laws at polling places, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/15/2019

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Department of Homeland Security Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act [HB-4713] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Immigration ]
Makes changes to the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bill expands the duties of the CRCL to include integrating civil rights and civil liberties protections into all DHS programs and activities; conducting civil rights and civil liberties impact assessments, including prior to the implementation of new DHS regulations, initiatives, programs, or policies; initiating reviews, assessments, and investigations of the administration of DHS programs and activities; leading the equal employment (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Al Green Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 574. on 10/19/2020

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Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019 [HB-4675] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Senior Citizens ]
Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to translate the annual explanation of Medicare benefits for enrollees into multiple languages, besides English and Spanish. The CMS must prioritize languages into which Social Security documents are translated or that are most frequently requested for purposes of Social Security benefits applications.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/16/2019

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Native American Education Opportunity Act [HB-4586] [Education ] [Native American Affairs ] [Children and Youth ]
To expand opportunity for Native American children through additional options in education, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Introduced In House on 10/01/2019

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FAFSA Translation Act [HB-4567] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Funding ]
Requires the Department of Education to (1) translate the forms developed under the Free Application for Federal Student Aid into no fewer than 11 foreign languages, and (2) make the translated forms available to applicants in paper and electronic formats.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu Introduced In House on 09/27/2019

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Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2020 [HB-4564] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ] [Human Services ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Cybersecurity ]
Expands the requirements for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Program. Specifically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must (1) develop a plan to ensure the provision of high quality service, (2) strengthen data-sharing agreements to facilitate the transmission of epidemiological data from the program to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and (3) implement a pilot program focused on using other communications platforms (e.g., social media and texting) for suicide prevention. The bill also directs (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/22/2020

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Digital Equity Act of 2019 [HB-4486] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Cybersecurity ] [Economic Development ]
Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish grant programs for (1) promoting digital equity, (2) supporting digital inclusion activities, and (3) building capacity for state-led efforts to increase adoption of broadband by their residents. Specifically, the bill establishes the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program to make distributions to states based on their populations, demographics, and availability and adoption of broadband. The bill also establishes the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 09/26/2019

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Digital Equity Act of 2019 [HB-4486] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Cybersecurity ] [Economic Development ]
Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish grant programs for (1) promoting digital equity, (2) supporting digital inclusion activities, and (3) building capacity for state-led efforts to increase adoption of broadband by their residents. Specifically, the bill establishes the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program to make distributions to states based on their populations, demographics, and availability and adoption of broadband. The bill also establishes the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 09/26/2019

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Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019 [S.2539] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Religion ]
Modifies and reauthorizes various programs and provisions related to Tibet and China. The President shall provide grants to nongovernmental organizations for projects supporting Tibetan communities in Tibet in areas such as sustainable economic development, cultural preservation, and education. The Department of State shall (1) seek to establish a U.S. consulate in Lhasa, Tibet; (2) establish a Tibet section in the U.S. embassy in Beijing; (3) make diplomatic efforts on issues such as water security in the region; and (4) encourage Nepal to provide (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 09/24/2019

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World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2019 [S.2307] [Education ] [Defense ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 07/29/2019

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Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act [HB-4423] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Children and Youth ]
Revises a program that awards grants to eligible partnerships to establish preparation or residency programs that prepare teachers, school leaders, and other educators for their profession. Eligible partnerships must be comprised of (1) a high-need local educational agency; (2) a high-need school or early childhood education program; (3) a partner institution and certain schools, departments, or programs within such institution. In their preparation or residency programs, such partnerships must use evidence-based methods and adhere to an evaluation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Davis Introduced In House on 09/19/2019

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Fellowships to Prepare the Next Generation of Teachers Act [HB-4422] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Children and Youth ]
Requires the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education that will fund fellowships for graduate students pursuing doctoral degrees in teacher education. To be eligible for such fellowships, graduate students must be preparing for the professorate in order to educate other individuals who will become elementary and secondary school science, technology, engineering, and math teachers, special education teachers, and English language teachers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Norcross Introduced In House on 09/19/2019

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SPELL Act Supporting Providers of English Language Learning Act [HB-4389] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Allows teachers of English language learners to take advantage of certain student loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 09/18/2019

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Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019 [HB-4331] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Religion ] [Education ] [Economic Development ]
Modifies and reauthorizes various programs and provisions related to Tibet and China. The President shall provide funds to nongovernmental organizations for projects supporting Tibetan communities in Tibet in areas such as sustainable economic development, cultural preservation, and education. The Department of State may not authorize any new Chinese consulates in the United States until a U.S. consulate has been established in Lhasa, Tibet. The bill reauthorizes the Office of the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues and expands the office's (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 01/30/2020

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Public School Emergency Relief Act [HB-4316] [Education ] [Immigration ] [Funding ] [Children and Youth ]
Authorizes a Department of Education program to provide temporary emergency impact aid payments to states for assisting local educational agencies and Indian schools in responding to increases in the enrollment of immigrant children.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Peter King Introduced In House on 09/12/2019

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Redistricting Reform Act of 2019 [S.2226] [Elections ]
Requires that congressional redistricting be conducted in accordance with a plan developed by (1) a state-established independent commission; or (2) if such a commission fails to enact a plan, a three-judge panel from a U.S. District Court.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/23/2019

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SAFE Act Securing America's Federal Elections Act [S.2238] [Elections ] [Cybersecurity ] [Voting Rights ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ] [National Security ]
A bill to protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for the infrastructure used to carry out such elections, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 07/23/2019

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TRANSLATE Act TSA Reaching Across Nationalities, Societies, and Languages to Advance Traveler Education Act [HB-3691] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Disabilities ] [Public Safety ]
Directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop a plan to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major airports is better understood by people accessing such airports, including by foreign language speakers and people with vision or hearing impairments. In developing a plan, the TSA must take into consideration data regarding international enplanement and local populations surrounding major airports.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 10/15/2019

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