3.0.0 3241 2023-01-11T13:18:28Z 2023-01-11T13:18:28Z House H HR 2009-07-16 111 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee Referred to 2009-10-22T20:44:41Z Referred to 2009-07-16T14:05:45Z 2009-10-22 hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Committee 2009-07-16 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-07-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1814) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 N Education Books and print media Child care and development Education of the disadvantaged Poverty and welfare assistance Education 00 2009-07-16 Introduced in House 2009-07-28T21:38:03Z Access to Books for Children Act or the ABC Act - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to local agencies to provide vouchers to women participating in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) for the purchase of educational books for their infants and children.

Limits to one $5 voucher the maximum amount any one woman may receive, regardless of the number of her infants or children.

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ABC Act Display Title ABC Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for infants and children participating in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children under that Act. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced ABC Act Short Titles as Introduced Access to Books for Children Act Introduced in House 2009-07-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3241ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3241ih.xml 2009-10-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.