FOCUS Act
Latest action · Jun 20, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 1, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allot funds to eligible States (and Indian tribes and tribal organizations) for distribution directly, or at State option, through local governments, to pay the Federal share of the cost of making grants to eligible child care providers under both such programs.
Cosponsors 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2001 to Jun 18, 2002; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Benjamin A. Gilman | Original | May 1, 2001 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | May 1, 2001 |
| R-MD | Constance A. Morella | Original | May 1, 2001 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | May 1, 2001 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | May 1, 2001 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | May 1, 2001 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | May 8, 2001 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | May 10, 2001 | |
| D-MI | David E. Bonior | May 10, 2001 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 10, 2001 | |
| D-HI | Patsy T. Mink | May 10, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | May 15, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | May 15, 2001 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 15, 2001 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | May 15, 2001 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | May 15, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | May 16, 2001 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 16, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | May 17, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | May 21, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 21, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | May 21, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 21, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | May 25, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | May 25, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Carrie P. Meek | Jun 5, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 5, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 12, 2001 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Jun 12, 2001 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Jun 12, 2001 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Jun 13, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Jun 26, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jun 26, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jul 12, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 17, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Jul 17, 2001 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Jul 18, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jul 18, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Jul 19, 2001 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jul 23, 2001 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jul 26, 2001 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Sep 21, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Nov 27, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | May 8, 2002 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | May 21, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | May 22, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Jun 18, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 1, 2001 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Jun 20, 2001 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
- May 1, 2001Introduced in House
- May 1, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E676)
- May 1, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E676 | George Miller D-CA | May 1, 2001 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Child Care Provider Retention and Development Grant Program and the Child Care Provider Scholarship Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Focus On Committed and Underpaid Staff for Children's Sake Act
- FOCUS Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
- Agriculture and Food
- Child care workers
- Child development
- Demography
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational planning
- Elementary and secondary education
- Families
- Federal aid to day care centers
- Federal aid to higher education
- Federal aid to Indians
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Higher education
- Indian children
- Indian education
- Labor and Employment
- Labor turnover
- Minorities
- Poor children
- Preschool education
- Recruiting of employees
- Salaries
- Scholarships
- School lunch program
- Social Welfare
- Teacher education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 2001Introduced in House
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