HR 4060 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Universal Prekindergarten Act

Introduced Nov 1, 2007 Originated House Sponsor Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 15, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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. IntroducedNov 1, 2007
  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%; and (2) submit with its grant application a plan to establish, coordinate, and implement a statewide universal prekindergarten program.

Authorizes state agencies to set aside up to 5% of a grant for ongoing professional development activities for teachers and staff of prekindergarten programs that wish to participate.

Cosponsors 39

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 1, 2007 to Nov 6, 2007; 37 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-NJRush HoltOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-CASam FarrOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-WISteve KagenOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-OHTim RyanOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalNov 1, 2007
D-MNKeith EllisonNov 5, 2007
D-FLCorrine BrownNov 6, 2007

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 Nov 1, 2007
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee
Referred Jan 15, 2008

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 15, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
  2. Nov 1, 2007Introduced in House
  3. Nov 1, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H10689Dennis J. Kucinich D-OHOct 2, 2008

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. Nov 1, 2007Introduced in House

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