# 119-hr-5547: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional activities, resources, and data collection with respect to English learners, and for other purposes.

119-hr-5547, To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional activities, resources, and data collection with respect to English learners, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5547
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional activities, resources, and data collection with respect to English learners, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-04

## Summary

**Strengthen data and services for English learners and immigrant students.** This bill would push states to collect better student and teacher data, expand language-accessible supports, and require schools to design programs that include English learners regardless of immigration status. - Families and students would get more access to legal, educational, financial, and social services in their native language, plus required parent notifications about state and local laws in the family's native language. - Educators and school staff would face new requirements for culturally competent and responsive training for teachers, administrators, counselors, social workers, and psychologists, and schools would be encouraged to avoid separating English learners from other students and to support dual language programs. - State education agencies would have to collect and report more detailed data, including teacher racial, ethnic, gender, and language information, disaggregated student results (including English learners with disabilities), and plans to monitor the progress of former English learners.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger data and tracking for English learners: benefit, high. If enacted, states would have to report students’ ethnicity, race, and native language in required reports. They would also publish data in aggregate and broken out, including for English learners with disabilities. States would report teacher race, ethnicity, gender, and language. State plans woul…
- More services and dual-language access for English learners: benefit, medium. If enacted, schools and local programs could use grant funds to give English learners and immigrant families legal, education, and financial help in their native language. They could also train staff in culturally responsive practices and use proven teaching methods. The bill would state that all E…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5547 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5547)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4714)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5547 (as of 2026-11-04).