3.0.0 1895 2023-01-11T20:41:00Z 2023-01-11T20:41:00Z Senate S S 2007-07-30 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-07-30T18:46:17Z Prescribe A Book Act 110 4449 HR 2007-12-11 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Identical bill CRS 2007-07-30 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10315-10316) IntroReferral 2007-07-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10315) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2007-07-30 True B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2007-08-02 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2007-08-03 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2007-09-17 False C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2007-09-17 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-09-17 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2007-09-17 False K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2007-09-18 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2007-09-18 False M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2007-09-19 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-09-19 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2007-09-20 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2007-09-20 False L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2007-09-20 False L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2007-09-21 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2007-09-21 False A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2007-09-25 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2007-09-26 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2007-09-27 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-10-01 False L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2007-10-01 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2007-10-01 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2007-10-02 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2007-10-03 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2007-10-03 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2007-10-03 False B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2007-10-03 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-10-15 False L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2007-10-15 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2007-10-15 False S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2007-10-15 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2007-10-15 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2007-10-16 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2007-10-16 False D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2007-10-16 False B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY 2007-10-16 False S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2007-10-16 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2007-10-18 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2007-10-30 False H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2007-12-10 False S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2008-09-18 False Education Arts, Culture, Religion Books Child health Economics and Public Finance Elementary and secondary education Families Federal aid to child health services Federal aid to education Grants-in-aid Health Nonprofit organizations Parent and child Reading Social Welfare Volunteer workers Education 00 2007-07-30 Introduced in Senate 2007-10-11T18:26:17Z Prescribe A Book Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish 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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