United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5179 (110th)
International Education Leadership Act of 2008
Introduced
29 January 2008
Last action
17 April 2008 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Sponsors
Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
International Education Leadership Act of 2008 - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish, in the Department of Education, an Office of International and Foreign Language Education, headed by an Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education with extensive experience in international and foreign language instruction. Makes the Assistant Secretary responsible for: (1) promoting the study of foreign languages and cultures at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels; (2) administering the Department's programs on international and foreign language education and research, and its activities in international affairs; and (3) coordinating such programs with other related federal programs.
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Timeline
29 January 2008
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
29 January 2008
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 January 2008
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 April 2008
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 29 January 2008 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5179
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/5179
- us · 110-hr-5179 · source updated 23 March 2026