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HR0459Introduced in the House

PRES. TRUMP-ENGLISH LEARNERS

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Introduced by Dagmara Avelar, District 85

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Urges President Donald Trump to stop the actions of the administration that are impacting or eliminating educational funding, educational supports, and educational services provided to English learner students, limited English proficient parents, and the educators that serve these students. Urges federal lawmakers to instead prioritize the maintenance and improvement of educational services for English learner students, maintain and provide for increases to ESSA Title III funding aligned with inflationary measures and other appropriate funding to support educational services for English learner students and the educators that serve them, maintain and provide for language access services for parents with limited English proficiency, and ensure the educational rights of all students guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.

Where it stands

Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

December 1, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: House Education Policy Committee · October 28, 2025

7

Yes

3

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

13 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Janet Yang Rohr41Yes
Fred Crespo44Not Voting
Maura Hirschauer49Yes
Michelle Mussman56Yes
Daniel Didech59Yes
Laura Faver Dias62Not Voting
Daniel Swanson71Not Voting
Gregg Johnson72Yes
Dagmara Avelar85Yes
Adam Niemerg102No

Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar

  2. Referred to Rules Committee

  3. Assigned to Education Policy Committee

  4. Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 007-003-000

  5. Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar

  9. Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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