3.0.0 820 2023-01-11T13:20:32Z 2023-01-11T13:20:32Z House H HR 2011-02-18 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PAYNE:H.R. 820.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the ConstitutionThe Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commercewith foreign Nations, and among the several States, and withthe Indian Tribes.[Page H1252]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2011-03-04T20:29:15Z Referred to 2011-02-18T14:00:40Z Prescribe A Book Act 112 393 S 2011-02-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 2011-06-02 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2011-06-02 False L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 9 2011-06-02 False C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2011-07-06 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2011-08-01 False L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2011-08-01 False Education Books and print media Child health Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Health personnel Language arts Preschool education Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Education 00 2011-02-18 Introduced in House 2011-02-24T15:53:36Z Prescribe A Book Act - Creates 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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