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HR 2517 113th Congress House

Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2013

Official title: To improve the literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 8, 2013 Introduced by: Grijalva, Raúl M. Democrat · Arizona See on congress.gov
Education Adult education and literacyEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationLanguage artsTeaching, teachers, curricula
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jun 26, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 26, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 13, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to providers of family literacy services to improve the literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals who are parents or children in families where each parent is at least 16 years old and where at least one child is under age 8.

Directs the Secretary to reserve certain funds to: (1) make grants to, or enter contracts with, national organizations that have family literacy service expertise to provide grantees with technical assistance and training; and (2) evaluate and improve the family literacy grant program.

Requires grantees to meet specified outcome measures.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2517: Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2517/
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"H.R. 2517: Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2517/.
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H.R. 2517, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2517/.
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