US Congress House Bill 7587 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Introduced on July 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to establish a grant program to improve the literacy and English skills of English language learners. Specifically, ED may award grants to providers of family literacy services to provide these services to families with English language learners. These services may only be provided to a family in which each parent is 16 years of age or older and at least one child is under the age of 8. Further, ED must make grants to or enter into contracts with at least two national organizations with expertise in providing family literacy services to English language learners. These national organizations must provide grantees with technical assistance and training. Additionally, ED must annually evaluate the grant program. The bill also requires grantees to meet specified outcome measures.

FLUENT Act Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2020

Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2020-07-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7587/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7587/BILLS-116hr7587ih.pdf