World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 28, 2017)
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.
What just happenedMar 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 28, 2017
- Mar 23, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Military Personnel Subcommittee - Feb 28, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred 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.
Armed Services Committee - Feb 28, 2017IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred 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.
- Feb 28, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred 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.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Feb 28, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 28, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House