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FLUENT Act

USA116th CongressHR-7587| House 
| Updated: 7/13/2020
Raúl M. Grijalva

Raúl M. Grijalva

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (11)
David J. Trone (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2020 or the FLUENT Act This bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to establish a grant program to improve the literacy and English skills of English language learners. Specifically, ED may award grants to providers of family literacy services to provide these services to families with English language learners. These services may only be provided to a family in which each parent is 16 years of age or older and at least one child is under the age of 8. Further, ED must make grants to or enter into contracts with at least two national organizations with expertise in providing family literacy services to English language learners. These national organizations must provide grantees with technical assistance and training. Additionally, ED must annually evaluate the grant program. The bill also requires grantees to meet specified outcome measures.
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Timeline
Jul 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • July 13, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 13, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education

Adult education and literacyCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationFamily relationshipsForeign language and bilingual programsLanguage artsPerformance measurementTeaching, teachers, curricula

FLUENT Act

USA116th CongressHR-7587| House 
| Updated: 7/13/2020
Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2020 or the FLUENT Act This bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to establish a grant program to improve the literacy and English skills of English language learners. Specifically, ED may award grants to providers of family literacy services to provide these services to families with English language learners. These services may only be provided to a family in which each parent is 16 years of age or older and at least one child is under the age of 8. Further, ED must make grants to or enter into contracts with at least two national organizations with expertise in providing family literacy services to English language learners. These national organizations must provide grantees with technical assistance and training. Additionally, ED must annually evaluate the grant program. The bill also requires grantees to meet specified outcome measures.
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Timeline
Jul 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • July 13, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 13, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Raúl M. Grijalva

Raúl M. Grijalva

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (11)
David J. Trone (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Adult education and literacyCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationFamily relationshipsForeign language and bilingual programsLanguage artsPerformance measurementTeaching, teachers, curricula