Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Reading

Bill Introduced: H.R.6856 Ready to Compete Act

2008-09-10T00:00:00Z

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and to increase America's global competitiveness, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2759 Kindergarten Plus Act of 2008

2008-03-13T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide for Kindergarten Plus programs.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.465 A resolution designating March 3, 2008, as "Read Across America Day".

2008-02-29T00:00:00Z

A resolution designating March 3, 2008, as "Read Across America Day".

Bill Introduced: H.R.4449 Prescribe A Book Act

2007-12-11T00:00:00Z

To aid and support pediatric involvement in reading and education.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4262 Maximizing the Use of Federal Education Funds for Job Creation Act of 2007

2007-12-04T00:00:00Z

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize additional flexibility to a State with an unemployment rate that is equal to or greater than 125 percent of the national unemployment rate to transfer funds among programs made available to such State by various provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4100 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish an instructional level assessment pilot program.

2007-11-06T00:00:00Z

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish an instructional level assessment pilot program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4067 Bridges from Jobs to Careers Act

2007-11-01T00:00:00Z

To provide grants to colleges to improve remedial education (including English language instruction), to customize remediation to student career goals, and to help students move rapidly from remediation into for-credit occupation program courses and through program completion.

Bill Introduced: S.2227 Success in the Middle Act of 2007

2007-10-24T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors, to improve State and district policies and programs relating to the academic achievement of students in the middle grades, to develop and implement effective middle school models for struggling students, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2189 Student Bill of Rights

2007-10-17T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide for educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3763 GRADUATES Act

2007-10-04T00:00:00Z

To award competitive grants to eligible partnerships to enable the partnerships to implement innovative strategies at the secondary school level to improve student achievement and prepare at-risk students for postsecondary education and the workforce.

Bill Introduced: S.2157 Expanded Education Act

2007-10-04T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish pilot programs in expanded school attendance.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3747 Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2007

2007-10-04T00:00:00Z

To enhance the workforce investment system of the Nation by strengthening one-stop career centers, providing for more effective governance arrangements, promoting access to a more comprehensive array of employment and training, integrating existing employment and training programs to avoid duplication and overlap, establishing a targeted approach to serving youth, and improving performance accountability, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2118 Proven Programs for the Future of Education Act of 2007

2007-09-28T00:00:00Z

A bill to encourage the use of research-proven programs in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Bill Introduced: S.2117 Education Research & Development To Improve Achievement Act of 2007

2007-09-28T00:00:00Z

A bill to encourage the development of research-proven programs funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.2669 College Cost Reduction Act of 2007

2007-09-27T00:00:00Z

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.

September 27, 2007: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.2669 College Cost Reduction Act of 2007

2007-09-27T00:00:00Z

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.

September 27, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-84.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2669 College Cost Reduction Act of 2007

2007-09-19T00:00:00Z

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.

September 19, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3550 AMERICA Act of 2007: A Modest Effort to Read and Instill the Constitution Again

2007-09-17T00:00:00Z

To require every Senator and Representative in, and Delegate and Resident Commissioner to, the Congress to obtain copies of the Constitution of the United States of America and distribute them to their staff and require that they all read such document.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2669 College Cost Reduction Act of 2007

2007-09-07T00:00:00Z

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.

September 07, 2007: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3450 College Student Success Act

2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

To provide grants to universities and colleges for the development of student success services that will improve college persistence and prepare students for the workplace.