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S 393 112th Congress Senate

Prescribe A Book Act

Official title: A bill to aid and support pediatric involvement in reading and education.

Introduced: February 17, 2011 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island 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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Feb 17, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S889)
Feb 17, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S888-889)
Feb 17, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 17, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S889)

 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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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jun 8, 2011
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 4, 2011
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 13, 2011
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 17, 2011
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 17, 2011
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 17, 2011
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 17, 2011
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 17, 2011
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 17, 2011
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 17, 2011
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