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To amend the Every Student Succeeds Act to provide grants for high-quality, local prekindergarten programs, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-2003| House 
| Updated: 4/6/2017
Joaquin Castro

Joaquin Castro

Democratic Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (1)
Alma S. Adams (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Apr 6, 2017
Introduced in House
Apr 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • April 6, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • April 6, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Education

Child care and developmentEducation programs fundingPreschool education

To amend the Every Student Succeeds Act to provide grants for high-quality, local prekindergarten programs, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-2003| House 
| Updated: 4/6/2017
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.
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Timeline
Apr 6, 2017
Introduced in House
Apr 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • April 6, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • April 6, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Joaquin Castro

Joaquin Castro

Democratic Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (1)
Alma S. Adams (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child care and developmentEducation programs fundingPreschool education