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HR 1526 111th Congress House

Prescribe A Book Act

Official title: To aid and support pediatric involvement in reading and education.

Introduced: May 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
Education Books and print mediaChild healthEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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Health personnelLanguage artsPreschool educationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prescribe A Book Act - Creates a Pediatric Early Literacy program under which the Secretary of Education awards matching grants to nonprofit organizations for the implementation of three-part models through which: (1) health care providers encourage parents to read aloud to their children and offer them recommendations and strategies for doing so; (2) health care providers give each visiting child between the ages of six months and five-years a new, developmentally appropriate children's book to take home and keep; and (3) volunteers reading to children in health care facility waiting areas show parents the techniques and pleasures of reading aloud to children.

Requires that the books provided to children under the program be obtained at a discount.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 26 Republican 5
R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Apr 14, 2010
Schauer, Mark
· Feb 25, 2010
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 22, 2010
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Feb 2, 2010
Mitchell, Harry
· Jan 26, 2010
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jan 21, 2010
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jan 21, 2010
Nye, Glenn
· Jan 13, 2010
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 12, 2010
Kagen, Steve
· Dec 16, 2009
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 16, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 16, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 10, 2009
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Dec 10, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 1, 2009
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Dec 1, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 16, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 16, 2009
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Nov 16, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Nov 6, 2009
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Nov 3, 2009
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 29, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· Oct 28, 2009
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 28, 2009
Perriello, Thomas
· Oct 27, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 27, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Oct 27, 2009
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jul 14, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 7, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 16, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 16, 2009
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 20, 2009
Giffords, Gabrielle
· May 20, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 20, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 12, 2009
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · May 12, 2009
Massa, Eric
· May 4, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 4, 2009
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