# 115-hr-3609: ELEVATE Act

115-hr-3609, ELEVATE Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3609
- Congress: 115
- Title: ELEVATE Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2017-07-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Linguistic Excellence and Vocational Aptitude by Teaching English Act or the ELEVATE Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to count students who relocated from Puerto Rico (where Spanish is the primary language) in their English learner programs for purposes of calculating federal funding for such programs.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-3609 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3609)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3609 (as of 2025-11-18).