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HR 4822 102th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Child nutrition Education Federal aid to education Federal aid to maternal health services Federal aid to youth services Food relief Health Manpower training programs Preschool education Public assistance programs Vocational and technical education Youth employment

Every Fifth Child Act

Introduced: April 8, 1992 See on congress.gov
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May 12, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
May 12, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Apr 8, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 8, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Every Fifth Child Act - Makes appropriations for FY 1993, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in specified amounts to begin a phase-in toward full funding of: (1) the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC) under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966; (2) Head Start programs under the Head Start Act; and (3) the Job Corps program under the Job Training Partnership Act.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that such programs should receive specified minimum levels of funding to allow: (1) the WIC program to be fully funded through FY 1996; (2) Head Start programs to be fully funded through FY 1998; and (3) the Job Corps to establish at least 50 additional centers and serve at least 50 percent more of low-income disadvantaged youth by the year 2000.

What's happening now May 12, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 25, 1992
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 28, 1992
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 28, 1992
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 28, 1992
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 28, 1992
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 28, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4822: Every Fifth Child Act. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4822/
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H.R. 4822, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4822/.
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