World LEAP Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 25, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedFeb 25, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 41 words.
World Language Education Assistance Program Act or the World LEAP Act This bill requires the Department of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies to establish and carry out new, or improve existing, world language or dual language programs.
Context
- Committees
- House Education and Workforce Committee
- Policy area
- Education: 22 of 3,602 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.6%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 70 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 1,282 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsForeign language and bilingual programsPerformance measurement +3 more
- Latest action
- Feb 25, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]