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HR 5596 101th Congress House Families American economic assistance Child development Child health Child nutrition Education Elementary education Federal aid to education Food relief Foreign loans Maternal health services Multilateral development banks Preschool education World health

Universal Childhood Security Act

Introduced: September 12, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 26, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Oct 26, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Oct 1, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, Trade, and Monetary Policy.
Sep 12, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 12, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Sep 12, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 12, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Universal Childhood Security Act - Title I: Foreign Assistance Programs - Requires that specified minimum amounts from aggregate U.S. funding for international development and economic assistance programs, for each of FY 1991 through 1996, be available only for: (1) child survival activities, including those authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; and (2) programs in support of basic primary education, including teacher training and other necessary activities.

Declares the sense of the Congress that the World Bank should: (1) give greater priority to child survival and development, including support of basic education activities; and (2) devote five percent or more of its annual lending programs to primary health and five percent to primary education.

Title II: Domestic Programs - Declares the sense of the Congress that it should increase participation in the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (the WIC program) by 20 percent per year in each of 1991 through 1995, so that the goal of full participation may be reached by the end of FY 1995.

Declares the sense of the Congress that it should follow through on providing full funding for the Head Start program of early childhood education and childhood development, so that the goal of participation of all eligible three- and four-year-old children can be reached by FY 1994.

What's happening now October 26, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 1, 1990
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 12, 1990
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