HR 126 108th Congress House

Book Stamp Act

Official title: To establish a program to promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 25, 2003 See on congress.gov

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Day careEconomics and Public FinanceEducational accountabilityElementary and secondary educationElementary educationFamiliesFederal aid to educationGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityLiteracy programsPostage stampsPreschool educationReadingSocial Welfare

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Feb 21, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Jan 7, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jan 7, 2003

Introduced in House

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Latest action February 21, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Book Stamp Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program (based on certain State allocations under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990) to promote child literacy and improve children's access to books at home and in early learning, child care, literacy and nutrition programs, by making books available through such programs.

Requires State agencies to use such grants to enter into contracts with local child care resource and referral agencies to provide payments for eligible early learning program and other child care providers, on the basis of local needs, to make books available, promote child literacy, and improve children's access to books at home.

Amends Federal law relating to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to require USPS to establish special postage stamps for child literacy, at the regular first-class rate plus a differential amount, for voluntary use by patrons. Requires USPS to pay certain amounts raised by stamp sales to HHS for child literacy promotion activities.

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