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HR 1849 107th Congress House

ABC Act

Official title: To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for infants and children participating in the special supple… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for infants and children participating in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children under that Act.

Introduced: June 28, 2001 See on congress.gov
Families Agriculture and FoodArts, Culture, ReligionBooksSocial WelfareWIC program
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
May 15, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 15, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Access to Books for Children Act - ABC Act - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to local agencies to provide vouchers to women participating in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) for the purchase of educational books for their infants and children.

Limits to one $5 voucher the maximum amount any one woman may receive, regardless of the number of her infants or children.

Makes specified amounts from the Department of Education available for such book voucher program. Authorizes additional amounts to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to administer such program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 18, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 28, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1849: ABC Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1849/
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