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S.1697: Strong Start for America's Children Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Nov. 13, 2013
- Latest Major Action Nov. 13, 2013
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
32 (31 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat)
Bill Summary
Strong Start for America's Children Act - Directs the Secretary of Education (Secretary) to allot matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs), childhood education program providers, or consortia of those entities to implement high-quality prekindergarten programs for children from low-income families. Allots grants to states based on each state's proportion of children who are age four and who...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Nov. 13, 2013 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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| Nov. 13, 2013 |
Introduced in the Senate by Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) |