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HR 260 102th Congress House Education Dropouts Elementary education Federal aid to education Student activities

Save the Children Act

Introduced: January 3, 1991 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Feb 8, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 3, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save the Children Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants, to local educational agencies in areas where the dropout rate for high school students is 20 percent or more, to pay 90 percent of costs of programs of daily after-school activities for at-risk students in the fourth through eighth grades.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now February 8, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 6, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 20, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 260: Save the Children Act. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-260/
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"H.R. 260: Save the Children Act." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-260/.
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