Topic
Foreign language and bilingual programs
855
bills on this subject
Filed across 10 Congresses, from the 110th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 248. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.
Bills by Congress
110th to 119th
57
bills in the 112th Congress.
Showing 1–30,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 8 | Entitled the "English Plus Resolution". | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | January 7, 2011 |
| HJRES 117 | Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 | Became Public Law No: 112-175. | September 28, 2012 |
| HR 6708 | To authorize certain appropriations under the Native American Programs Act of 1974. | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | December 27, 2012 |
| HR 6460 | Strengthening Refugee Resettlement Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. | October 3, 2012 |
| HR 6399 | To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages. | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | September 13, 2012 |
| HR 6223 | To amend section 1059(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to clarify that a period of employment abroad by the Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces as a translator, interpreter, or in a security-related position in an executive or managerial capacity is to be counted as a period of residence and physical presence in the United States for purposes of qualifying for naturalization, and for other purposes. | Became Public Law No: 112-227. | December 28, 2012 |
| HR 5855 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 | Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426. | June 11, 2012 |
| HR 5816 | Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2011 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. | June 18, 2012 |
| HR 5799 | Voter Empowerment Act of 2012 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | September 26, 2012 |
| HR 5546 | RETAIN Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | September 26, 2012 |
| HR 5331 | Violence Against Immigrant Women Act of 2012 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. | October 1, 2012 |
| HR 3989 | Student Success Act | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 320. | April 27, 2012 |
| HR 3569 | Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | March 29, 2012 |
| HR 3568 | Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | March 29, 2012 |
| HR 3490 | 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | March 29, 2012 |
| HR 3070 | Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 | Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. | September 29, 2011 |
| HR 2957 | Senior Citizenship Act of 2011 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. | September 23, 2011 |
| HR 2954 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | November 18, 2011 |
| HR 2906 | PRIDE Act | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | September 13, 2011 |
| HR 2445 | State and Local Funding Flexibility Act | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 119. | July 25, 2011 |
| HR 1994 | Excellence and Innovation in Language Learning Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | September 8, 2011 |
| HR 1966 | Foreign Language Education Partnership Program Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | September 8, 2011 |
| HR 1892 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 | Became Public Law No: 112-87. | January 3, 2012 |
| HR 1891 | Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 60. | June 14, 2011 |
| HR 1715 | Multilingual Services Accounting Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management . | May 13, 2011 |
| HR 1531 | Access to Complete Education Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | May 20, 2011 |
| HR 1307 | To provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management . | April 8, 2011 |
| HR 1164 | National Language Act of 2011 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | June 1, 2011 |
| HR 1109 | GENIUS Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | April 4, 2011 |
| HR 997 | English Language Unity Act of 2011 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | August 2, 2012 |
Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.