READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023
Latest action · May 16, 2024 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023
This bill reauthorizes a law that requires the implementation of a strategy to promote quality basic education in partner countries by (1) expanding access to basic education for all children, particularly marginalized children and vulnerable groups; and (2) improving the quality of basic education and learning outcomes.
Cosponsors 81
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 9, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-AK | Mary Sattler Peltola | May 9, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jun 13, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Jun 30, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 31, 2023Markup May 16, 2024 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 16, 2024Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- May 16, 2024Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jan 31, 2023Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 12, 2024H.R. 681, READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 16, 2024
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 20, January 31, 2023, page H578.
Printed hearings 1
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. 118-101 | MARKUP OF VARIOUS MEASURES224 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | May 16, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 41 | READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Nov 13, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the READ Act.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Child safety and welfare
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Foreign aid and international relief
- International Affairs
- Multilateral development programs
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2023Introduced 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.
