3.0.0 523 2023-01-11T13:29:01Z 2023-01-11T13:29:01Z House HR 2015-01-26 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 12 (Monday, January 26, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McGOVERN:H.R. 523.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates of America.[Page H582]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-29T13:42:16Z Referred to 2015-01-26T17:01:40Z Prescribe A Book Act 114 251 S 2015-01-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S467) Identical bill CRS 2015-04-29 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2015-01-26 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 N C001101 Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] Katherine Clark D MA M. 5 2015-01-26 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2015-02-02 False T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] Niki Tsongas D MA 3 2015-02-02 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2015-02-02 False N000015 Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] RICHARD NEAL D MA E. 1 2015-02-02 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2015-02-02 False Y000062 Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] John Yarmuth D KY A. 3 2015-02-02 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2015-02-02 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2015-02-02 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2015-02-02 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2015-02-02 False B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] CORRINE BROWN D FL 5 2015-02-02 False M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 2015-02-10 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2015-02-10 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2015-02-10 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2015-02-10 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2015-02-10 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2015-02-24 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2015-04-14 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2015-04-14 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2015-04-14 False C001091 Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] Joaquin Castro D TX 20 2015-07-29 False Education Books and print media Child health Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Language arts Preschool education Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Education 00 2015-01-26 Introduced in House 2015-02-12T15:22:14Z Prescribe A Book Act

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to nonprofit organizations for the implementation of Pediatric Early Literacy Programs, through which:

  • health care providers encourage parents to read aloud to their children and offer parents developmentally appropriate recommendations and strategies for doing so;
  • 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
  • health care facilities create literacy-rich environments that include gently used books for waiting room use or volunteer readers to show parents the techniques of reading aloud to young children.

Requires that the books provided to children under the programs be obtained at a discount.

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