Education Begins at Home Act

To expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays, including potential mental health concerns, and for other purposes.

5/16/2007--Introduced.
Education Begins at Home Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to:
(1) allot grants to states, Indians, territories, and possessions 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 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. Directs the Secretary of HHS to develop and implement a public information and educational campaign to inform the public and new parents about the importance of proper care for infants and children under five years of age.

... morehide bill summarySee Full Bill Text

Sponsor

• Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
• and 67 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Rep. Thomas Allen [D, ME-1]
  • Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
  • Rep. Robert Berry [D, AR-1]
  • Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
  • Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
  • Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
  • Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
  • Rep. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
  • Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
  • Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3]
  • Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]
  • Rep. Thomas Edwards [D, TX-17]
  • Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R, MI-3]
  • Rep. Rahm Emanuel [D, IL-5]
  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
  • Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
  • Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Darlene Hooley [D, OR-5]
  • Rep. Kenny Hulshof [R, MO-9]
  • Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. William Jefferson [D, LA-2]
  • Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
  • Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
  • Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
  • Rep. John Kuhl [R, NY-29]
  • Rep. Ray LaHood [R, IL-18]
  • Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
  • Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2]
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
  • Rep. John McHugh [R, NY-23]
  • Rep. Michael McNulty [D, NY-21]
  • Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
  • Rep. R. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13]
  • Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3]
  • Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
  • Rep. John Murtha [D, PA-12]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Thomas Petri [R, WI-6]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Rep. Rick Renzi [R, AZ-1]
  • Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
  • Rep. Linda Sanchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
  • Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3]
  • Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
  • Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
  • Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
  close

Committees

• House Armed Services
• 4 more
  • House Armed Services
  • House Education and Labor
  • House Education and Labor
  • House Education and Labor
  close

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.2343

Number	Status	Purpose

Bill Status

Make a Bill Status Widget (Close help)

OpenCongress widgets allow you to display information about bills and issue areas on your own website or blog. First, select which bill or issue you want to track, then customize the appearance of the panel, and finally paste a simple chunk of HTML into your site. Now your community will have an easy, up-to-date way to track the status of important bills and issues in Congress.

Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
May 16, 2007

Show All Actions (12 actions)Hide Actions

All Bill Actions

• Aug 01, 2008: House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Sept. 12, 2008.
• Aug 01, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-818, Part I.
• Added to calendar on Jun 18, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
• Jun 18, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Jun 11, 2008: Committee Hearings Held.
• Jul 17, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
• Jul 17, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
• Jun 28, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
• May 16, 2007: Referred to House Armed Services
• May 16, 2007: Referred to House Education and Labor
• May 16, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
• Introduced on May 16, 2007.

---

Related Issue Areas:

• Elementary and secondary education
• Administrative procedure
• Armed forces
• Budgets
• 62 more
• Caregivers
• Child abuse
• Child development
• Child health
• Child welfare
• Children
• Communications
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Continuing education
• Cost accounting
• Crime prevention
• Criminal justice
• Day care
• Defense policy
• Demography
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Education
• Educational accountability
• Employee training
• English language
• Evaluation research (Social action programs)
• Executive departments
• Eye diseases
• Families
• Family services
• Fathers
• Federal aid to Indians
• Federal aid to education
• Finance
• Government employees
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Grandparents
• Head injuries
• Health education
• Hearing disorders
• Indian children
• Indians
• Infants
• Job training
• Law
• Literacy programs
• Maternal health services
• Medical care
• Medical screening
• Medical tests
• Medicine
• Mental depression
• Military dependents
• Minorities
• Parent and child
• Parent-school relationships
• Politics and government
• Pregnant women
• Preschool education
• Preventive medicine
• Public service advertising
• Social services
• Standards
• State employees
• State politics and government
• Women

Data from the Congressional Research Service

Users tracking H.R.2343 (5) are also tracking:

Show More User Statistics... Hide User Statistics

In the News

July 30, 2008 Exclusive: The Shadow of Big Brother Enters the Home

The Pre-K Act (HR 3289) and the Education Begins at Home Act (HR 2343) are two bills geared toward military and families who fall below state poverty lines. ...

Was this article useful? Yes or No

Source: Family Security Matters, NJ

Did you find this article useful? Your opinion counts - together, we're finding the very best news and blog coverage about Congress available on the web.

See most useful news articles

Blog Coverage

August 10, 2008 Three Topics To Support One Trend

The US House of Representatives has and will be discussing the Education Begins at Home Act (HR 2343). Destined for military families and those below state poverty lines, they can be visited by state workers to prevent child abuse, ...

Was this article useful? Yes or No

Source: SOCIETY DU JOUR

Did you find this article useful? Your opinion counts - together, we're finding the very best news and blog coverage about Congress available on the web.

July 31, 2008 $$$-School

I'm good with that because then bills such as Representative Danny Davis' Education Begins at Home Act (HR 2343) wouldn't be moving along as it is. Representative Davis (along with 67 other sponsors) are pushing for this: ...

Was this article useful? Yes or No

Source: illinoisreview

Did you find this article useful? Your opinion counts - together, we're finding the very best news and blog coverage about Congress available on the web.

July 28, 2008 Oppression of Children

"The Pre-K Act (HR 3289) and the Education Begins at Home Act (HR 2343) are two bills geared toward military and families who fall below state poverty lines. The measures are said to be a way to prevent child abuse, ...

Was this article useful? Yes or No

Source: Israel and Beyond

Did you find this article useful? Your opinion counts - together, we're finding the very best news and blog coverage about Congress available on the web.

20 more posts...
See most useful blog posts

Information made available by: