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HR 1864 115th Congress House

Chronic Absenteeism Reduction Act

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow local educational agencies to use Federal funds for programs and activities that address chronic absenteeism.

Introduced: January 29, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 3, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chronic Absenteeism Reduction Act

This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow local educational agencies to use specified federal funds for mentoring programs and other activities that address chronically absent students (i.e., students who miss 10% or more of school days).

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7
MacArthur, Thomas
· Apr 27, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 29, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 12, 2017
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 7, 2017
Renacci, James
· Jul 26, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 14, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 13, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1864: Chronic Absenteeism Reduction Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1864/
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"H.R. 1864: Chronic Absenteeism Reduction Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1864/.
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H.R. 1864, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1864/.
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