HR 3007 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Universal Prekindergarten Act

Introduced Sep 4, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 6, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 4, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Universal Prekindergarten Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants to a designated State agency for development of universal prekindergaten programs for all children three, four, and five years old in the State.

Requires the State to: (1) match Federal funds by at least 20 percent; and (2) submit a State plan to establish, coordinate, and implement a statewide universal prekindergarten program.

Authorizes State agencies to set aside up to five percent of a grant for ongoing professional development activities for teachers and staff of prekindergarten programs that wish to participate.

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 4, 2003 to Mar 16, 2004; 31 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalSep 4, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalSep 4, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalSep 4, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-TNLincoln DavisOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-FLPeter DeutschOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalSep 4, 2003
D-VARick BoucherMar 16, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Sep 4, 2003
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee
Referred Oct 6, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
  2. Sep 4, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Sep 4, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program to ensure that all children 3, 4, and 5 years old have access to a high-quality full-day, full-calendar-year prekindergarten education.
Short Titles as Introduced
Universal Prekindergarten Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 4, 2003Introduced in House

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