Reaching English Learners Act
Latest action · Feb 13, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reaching English Learners Act
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish a grant program for preparing future teachers to effectively instruct English learners to achieve at high levels in early childhood education programs and in elementary schools and secondary schools. Under the program, grants must be given to partnerships between (1) certain institutions of higher education, and (2) high-need local educational agencies or high-need early childhood education programs. Grants may be awarded for up to five years. In awarding the grants, ED must give preference to partnerships that recruit and enroll teachers who are from underrepresented populations or former English learners.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2019 to Feb 4, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Feb 26, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | May 23, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 25, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 28, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| D-OK | Kendra S. Horn | Jan 21, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Feb 4, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H1584H.R. 1153–1218 | — | Feb 13, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 28, February 13, 2019, page H1584.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 545 | Reaching English Learners Act | Related bill | Feb 25, 2019 |
| HR 3779 | Reaching English Learners Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 8, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award institutions of higher education grants for teaching English learners.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Reaching English Learners Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
