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S.393: Prescribe A Book Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about education
- Introduced Feb. 17, 2011
- Latest Major Action Feb. 17, 2011
- See the four similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
21 (18 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 2 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Prescribe A Book Act - Creates a Pediatric Early Literacy program under which the Secretary of Education awards matching grants to nonprofit organizations for the implementation of three-part models through which: (1) health care providers encourage parents to read aloud to their children and offer them recommendations and strategies for doing so; (2) health care providers give each visiting child between the ages of six months and five-years...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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| Feb. 17, 2011 |
Introduced in the Senate by Jack Reed (D-R.I.) |