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H.R. 3466 115th Congress House

Early Learning Act of 2017

Official title: To provide support for pre-kindergarten education through an Early Education Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
Education Education programs fundingGovernment trust fundsIncome tax ratesPreschool education
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Jul 27, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 27, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Early Learning Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to make annual awards from the Early Education Trust Fund, established in the bill, to state pre-kindergarten agencies according to a formula based on pre-kindergarten enrollment in the state. To be eligible for an award, a state must provide assurances that: (1) the award will be used only to support pre-kindergarten programs, (2) the state will not expend less for pre-kindergarten programs in the award period than it did in the previous year, and (3) each resident in the state who is four years old on October 1 of the award year has the opportunity to enroll in a free pre-kindergarten program.

The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a surtax, equal to 1.5% of a taxpayer's adjusted gross income as exceeds $500,000, to support the fund.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3542 Reintroduction of Early Learning Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2
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Chu, Judy
California · Jul 28, 2017
Ellison, Keith
· Jul 27, 2017
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Jul 27, 2017
McNerney, Jerry
· Jul 27, 2017
NOLAN, RICHARD
· Jul 27, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3466: Early Learning Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3466/
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H.R. 3466, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3466/.
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