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HR 2274 111th Congress House

Priorities in Education Spending Act

Official title: To repeal ineffective or unneccesary education programs in order to restore the focus of Federal programs on quality preschool, elementary, secondary, and post… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To repeal ineffective or unneccesary education programs in order to restore the focus of Federal programs on quality preschool, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education programs for disadvantaged students and students with disabilities.

Introduced: June 2, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jun 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
May 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 6, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 4, 2009

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Priorities in Education Spending Act - Repeals specified provisions of the: (1) Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (2) Early Learning Opportunities Act; (3) Higher Education Act of 1965; (4) Higher Education Amendments of 1998; (5) Education of the Deaf Act of 1986; (6) Higher Education Opportunity Act; (7) Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980; (8) Higher Education Amendments of 1992; (9) Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; (10) Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006; (11) Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004; (12) Head Start Act; (13) Workforce Investment Act; (14) National Environmental Education Act; and (15) America COMPETES Act.

Prohibits the Secretary of Education from obligating any funds to implement a literacy program for prisoners under the National Literacy Act of 1991.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jun 2, 2009
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McClintock, Tom
California · May 6, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2274: Priorities in Education Spending Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2274/
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