House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law
To express the sense of the Congress regarding a national agenda for extending and improving foreign language instruction in the elementary schools of the Nation.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 31, 1991
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Aug 13, 1991 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
12 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 9 Democrats
3 of 12 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Rod Chandler (R-WA), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Lane Evans (D-IL), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), John Miller (R-WA), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Robert Roe (D-NJ), Jose Serrano (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Ackerman.
- H.R. 1316 (102nd) Performance Management and Recognition System Amendments of 1991
- H.R. 3209 (102nd) Federal Employee Reservist Benefit Extension Act of 1992
- H.R. 2675 (102nd) Federal Employees Humanitarian Leave Act of 1992
- H.R. 1774 (102nd) Federal Employees Health Benefits Reform Act of 1991
- H.R. 5680 (102nd) Downed Animal Protection Act of 1992
- H.R. 2778 (102nd) To amend certain Federal laws to provide the same rights and privileges to deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals who depend on hearing dogs…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.