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HR 4261 108th Congress House

Reading Failure Prevention Act of 2004

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to establish statewide screening programs for children who are 5 to 7 years of age to prevent reading failure.

Introduced: June 1, 2004 See on congress.gov
Education DyslexiaEconomics and Public FinanceEducational testsElementary and secondary education
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
May 4, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 4, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E736)
May 4, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 14, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reading Failure Prevention Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to establish statewide programs for screening children between the ages of five and seven for the prevention of reading failure.

Requires a State to agree to use the grant to: (1) develop and implement a program that screens such children for traits that indicate dyslexia or that they are otherwise at risk of reading failure; and (2) provide adequate professional development for personnel who administer screening programs under this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7
Majette, Denise
· Sep 28, 2004
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 6, 2004
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 21, 2004
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 8, 2004
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 8, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 1, 2004
Ballance, Frank
· May 4, 2004
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 4, 2004
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 4, 2004
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 4, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4261: Reading Failure Prevention Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4261/
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