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S.1597: Fix America's Schools Today Act of 2011
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about education
- Introduced Sept. 21, 2011
- Latest Major Action Sept. 21, 2011
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
18 (17 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat)
Bill Summary
Fix America's Schools Today Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Education to allocate grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to modernize, renovate, or repair early learning or elementary or secondary education facilities. Requires the Secretary to allocate grants directly to the 100 LEAs with the largest numbers of children aged 5-17 living in poverty to modernize, renovate, or repair such...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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| Sept. 21, 2011 |
Introduced in the Senate by Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) |