Foreign Language And Bilingual Programs

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 [S.1790] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Military ] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ]
Authorizes FY2020 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, missiles, and space procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; Chemical Agents and Munitions (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Inhofe Signed By President. on 12/20/2019

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DLI Act Defense Language Improvement Act [HB-3185] [Defense ] [Education ] [Military ]
Adds authority for the Defense Language Institute to confer a Bachelor of Arts degree in a foreign language—in addition to the currently authorized Associate degree—upon a graduate of the Institute's Foreign Language Center.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 06/11/2019

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REAADI for Disasters Act Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act [S.1755] [Disaster Relief ] [Senior Citizens ] [Disabilities ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ]
A bill to ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/10/2019

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BEST Act Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act [HB-3119] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Children and Youth ]
Directs the Department of Education to award renewable two-year grants to states to establish or improve, and carry out, Seal of Biliteracy programs to recognize student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 06/05/2019

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FEMA Modernization Act of 2019 [HB-3060] [Disaster Relief ] [Small Business ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Public Safety ]
Revamps, modifies, and revises the organization, activities, and processes of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Among other things, it requires FEMA to divide its Office of Response and Recovery into an Office of Disaster Response and an Office of Disaster Recovery, and to report on its ability to support a state managed and locally executed casework management system to coordinate and deliver direct assistance to disaster survivors. Disaster Recovery Small Business Grant Act The bill establishes within the Small Business Administration (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 06/28/2019

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Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act [HB-2943] [Veterans ] [Human Services ] [Military ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make all of its fact sheets available in English, Spanish, and Tagalog. The bill also requires the VA to establish a publicly available website that provides links to all VA fact sheets. Finally, the VA must report to Congress regarding the utilization of such fact sheets as well as the details of the Language Access Plan of the VA.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Received In The Senate. on 07/24/2019

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Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2019 [S.1605] [Housing ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ]
Makes certain individuals and households eligible for housing assistance in connection with a major disaster, including Hurricane Maria of 2017. To be eligible, an individual or household must be (1) occupying an otherwise unused or uninhabited property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documented ownership rights to and is not renting the property, or (2) residing or have resided in an area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documentary proof of residence. The Federal Emergency (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/22/2019

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Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 [S.1589] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Elections ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Defense ] [Artificial Intelligence ]
Authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2018-FY2020 and contains other intelligence-related provisions. The bill's provisions include increasing the maximum amount of voluntary separation pay for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employees; providing 12 weeks of paid parental leave for civilian intelligence community employees for the birth or adoption of a child, subject to various limitations; allowing an intelligence community employee who has been subjected to a possible prohibited personnel action to submit a claim to the inspector (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr By Senator Burr From Select Committee On Intelligence Filed Written Report. Report No. 116-47. Additional Views Filed. on 06/11/2019

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Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act of 2019 [HB-2913] [Energy ] [International ] [Defense ] [Trade ] [National Security ]
Authorizes the Department of State to enter into cooperative agreements to enhance cooperation on energy matters between the United States and Israel, Greece, and Cyprus. The Department of Energy may establish a joint U.S.-Eastern Mediterranean Energy Center in the United States to further dialogue and academic cooperation in energy innovation technology, water science, and technology transfer. An existing ban on transferring defense articles and services on the U.S. Munitions List to Cyprus is modified to allow for such transfers if Cyprus is the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 06/26/2019

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Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2020 [HB-2914] [Housing ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ]
Makes certain individuals and households eligible for housing assistance in connection with a major disaster, including Hurricane Maria of 2017. To be eligible, an individual or household must be (1) residing on property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documented ownership rights to and is not renting such property, or (2) residing or have resided in an area for which the major disaster was declared during the designated incident period. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall consider (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 11/18/2020

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VACCINES Act of 2019 Vaccine Awareness Campaign to Champion Immunization Nationally and Enhance Safety Act of 2019 [HB-2862] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to take a series of actions relating to vaccination rates and awareness. Specifically, the CDC must (1) develop a national surveillance system to monitor vaccination rates, and (2) conduct a national campaign to increase awareness of the importance of vaccines. Additionally, the National Vaccine Advisory Committee must assess national confidence in vaccines and update a specified 2015 report accordingly.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/22/2019

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American Promise Act of 2019 [HB-2821] [Immigration ]
To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain nationals of certain countries designated for temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke Reported (amended) By The Committee On Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-97. on 05/30/2019

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Protecting American Votes and Elections Act of 2019 [HB-2754] [Voting Rights ] [Cybersecurity ] [Elections ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [National Security ]
Addresses the security of federal elections, including by requiring paper ballots, requiring audits of election results, and establishing requirements for election cybersecurity. The bill provides requirements for ballots. Voting systems must use a paper ballot that is verifiable by a voter before being cast and these ballots must be retained for recounts or audits. During a recount, ballots must be counted by hand. States and jurisdictions must perform an audit of an election that must include a manual adjudication of voter intent from some or (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Introduced In House on 05/15/2019

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Protecting American Votes and Elections Act of 2019 [S.1472] [Voting Rights ] [Cybersecurity ] [Elections ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ]
Addresses the security of federal elections, including by requiring paper ballots, requiring audits of election results, and establishing requirements for election cybersecurity. The bill provides requirements for ballots. Voting systems must use a paper ballot that is verifiable by a voter before being cast and these ballots must be retained for recounts or audits. During a recount, ballots must be counted by hand. States and jurisdictions must perform an audit of an election that must include a manual adjudication of voter intent from some or (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 05/15/2019

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SAFE Act Securing America's Federal Elections Act [HB-2722] [Cybersecurity ] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Disabilities ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
Addresses election security through grant programs and requirements for voting systems and paper ballots. The bill establishes requirements for voting systems, including that systems (1) use individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballots; (2) make a voter's marked ballot available for inspection and verification by the voter before the vote is cast; (3) ensure that individuals with disabilities are given an equivalent opportunity to vote, including with privacy and independence, in a manner that produces a voter-verified paper ballot; (4) be (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jamie Raskin Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 06/28/2019

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Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act [HB-2562] [Education ] [International ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Reauthorizes through FY2025 and otherwise revises international education programs. These programs provide grants to institutions of higher education and related entities to (1) enhance instruction in international and foreign language studies, and (2) promote international business skills and education. First, the bill reauthorizes programs related to international and foreign language studies. Specifically, it extends (1) the Graduate and Undergraduate Language and Area Centers and Programs, which include the National Resource Centers program; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Davis Introduced In House on 05/07/2019

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Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 [S.1346] [Education ] [Student Loans ]
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/07/2019

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Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act [HB-2480] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ] [Data Privacy ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Criminal Justice ]
Reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to expand services for preventing and treating child abuse. Specifically, the bill establishes requirements concerning collecting and exchanging data about child abuse and neglect. For instance, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to (1) establish uniform national standards for tracking and reporting child fatalities and near-fatalities resulting from maltreatment, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/21/2019

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FUTURE Act Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act [S.1279] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Extends through FY2021 and revises mandatory funding programs for historically black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions, including by allocating a portion of the funding for grants to predominantly black institutions for programs in (1) science, technology, engineering, or mathematics; (2) health education; (3) internationalization or globalization; (4) teacher preparation; or (5) improving educational outcomes of African-American males.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/02/2019

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 [HB-2500] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Military ] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Authorizes FY2020 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, missiles, and space procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; Chemical Agents and Munitions (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 512. on 08/11/2020

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