3.0.0 2003 2023-01-11T13:36:02Z 2023-01-11T13:36:02Z House HR 2017-04-06 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CASTRO of Texas:H.R. 2003.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress shall have power . . . To make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany department or officer thereof.Art. I, Sec. #8, Clause #18[Page H2790]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-04-06T13:02:50Z 2017-04-06 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001091 Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] Joaquin Castro D TX 20 N A000370 Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] Alma Adams D NC S. 12 2018-05-01 False Education Child care and development Education programs funding Preschool education Education 00 2017-04-06 Introduced in House 2017-08-07T21:29:13Z Pre-K for USA Act

This bill requires the Departments of Health and Human Services and Education to jointly award high-quality prekindergarten (pre-K) program development grants on a competitive basis to local educational agencies.

Grants are nonrenewable and must be awarded for a period of no more than three years.

Unless granted a financial hardship waiver, a grant recipient must contribute matching funds equal to at least 20% of the grant amount.

]]> Pre-K for USA Act Display Title Pre-K for USA Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Every Student Succeeds Act to provide grants for high-quality, local prekindergarten programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Pre-K for USA Act Introduced in House 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2003ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2003ih.xml 2017-04-06 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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.