S 2491
114th Congress
Senate
Education
Disaster relief and insurance
Education programs funding
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Preschool education
Water quality
Water use and supply
Children's Head Start Intervention for Life and Development Act
Introduced: February 3, 2016
Introduced by:
Peters, Gary C.
Democratic
· Michigan
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 3, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 3, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Children's Head Start Intervention for Life and Development Act
This bill amends the Head Start Act to establish five-year, nonrenewable grants for eligible entities to carry out Head Start programs in communities affected by the pollution of water by lead or a toxic pollutant in an event declared by the President to be an emergency.
In awarding these grants, the Department of Education shall give priority to eligible entities in partnerships with child care providers that are providing child care services at the time of the enactment of this bill.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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