Education Begins at Home Act
Latest action · Oct 12, 2005 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.
- IntroducedJul 29, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Education Begins at Home Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, to: (1) allot grants to states, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations for programs of early childhood home visitation; and (2) make competitive grants to local educational agencies and other eligible applicants for early home visitation for families with English language learners. Directs the Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, to make competitive grants to eligible applicants for early home visitation for military families.
Amends the Head Start Act to direct the Secretary of HHS to establish standards for home visitor staff in Early Head Start programs with respect to their training, qualifications, and conduct of home visits. Revises Early Head Start programs to provide for: (1) training in parenting skills and child development; (2) certain home-based and family support services; (3) procedures for transition into Head Start or other local early childhood education programs; (4) staff communication and program coordination; and (5) professional development and personnel enhancement.
Cosponsors 66
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2005 to Nov 14, 2006; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-NE | Tom Osborne | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Sep 29, 2005 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Sep 29, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Nov 2, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Dec 8, 2005 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Feb 16, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Feb 16, 2006 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Feb 16, 2006 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Feb 16, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Feb 16, 2006 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Mar 9, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 16, 2006 | |
| R-AZ | Rick Renzi | Mar 16, 2006 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| R-MI | John J.H. "Joe" Schwarz | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Apr 6, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Apr 6, 2006 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Apr 6, 2006 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Apr 6, 2006 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | May 3, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | May 11, 2006 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | May 18, 2006 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jun 21, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| R-MO | Kenny C. Hulshof | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Sep 21, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Sep 25, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Sep 25, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Sep 25, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Sep 25, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Sep 25, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Sep 25, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Sep 25, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Sep 26, 2006 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Sep 26, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Sep 26, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Sep 27, 2006 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Sep 28, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Nov 13, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Nov 14, 2006 |
Committees 2
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 Jul 29, 2005 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Oct 12, 2005 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jul 29, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 12, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- Jul 29, 2005Introduced in House
- Jul 29, 2005Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-59 | PERSPECTIVES ON EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITATION PROGRAMS55 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Sep 27, 2006 |
| Serial No. 109-73 | TO REVIEW PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES162 pages | Ways and Means Committee | May 23, 2006 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43930 | Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program: Background and Funding Archived | Report | Nov 21, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 503 | Education Begins at Home Act | Related bill | Mar 3, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Education Begins at Home Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Administrative procedure
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Caregivers
- Child abuse
- Child development
- Child health
- Child welfare
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuing education
- Cost accounting
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Day care
- Demography
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational accountability
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee training
- English language
- Evaluation research (Social action programs)
- Eye diseases
- Families
- Family services
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to Indians
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Health
- Hearing disorders
- Indian children
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Literacy programs
- Maternal health services
- Medical screening
- Medical tests
- Military dependents
- Minorities
- Native Americans
- Parent and child
- Parent-school relationships
- Pregnant women
- Preschool education
- Social Welfare
- Standards
- State employees
- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.