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HR 1650 107th Congress House

FOCUS Act

Official title: To establish the Child Care Provider Retention and Development Grant Program and the Child Care Provider Scholarship Program.

Introduced: May 25, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
May 1, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 1, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E676)
May 1, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 20, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Focus On Committed and Underpaid Staff for Children's Sake Act - FOCUS Act - Establishes: (1) the Child Care Provider Retention and Development Grant Program; and (2) the Child Care Provider Scholarship Program.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allot funds to eligible States (and Indian tribes and tribal organizations) for distribution directly, or at State option, through local governments, to pay the Federal share of the cost of making grants to eligible child care providers under both such programs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9 Independent 1
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 26, 2001
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 26, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 12, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 5, 2001
SANDLIN, MAX
· May 25, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 21, 2001
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 16, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 15, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 10, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 1, 2001
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 1, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1650: FOCUS Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1650/
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