House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
World LEAP Act
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to establish or improve world language or dual language programs, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 25, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1572.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 37, February 25, 2025, Page H837):Article One Section Eight of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 25, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1572, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1572
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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 — 12 Democrats
12 of 12 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Josh Harder (D-CA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Kiggans.
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- H.R. 3494 (119th) VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act
- H.R. 5063 (119th) Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act
- H.Res. 940 (119th) Electing a Member to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 785 (119th) Representing our Seniors at VA Act of 2026
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.