118th Congress Education
H.R. 3606: FLUENT Act
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Summary
This bill 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 caregiver 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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Jamaal Bowman D-NYOriginal
- Jasmine Crockett D-TXOriginal
- Adriano Espaillat D-NYOriginal
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
- David Trone D-MD
- Eleanor Norton D-DC
- Ed Case D-HI
- Barbara Lee D-CA
- Judy Chu D-CA
- Melanie Stansbury D-NM
- Sylvia Garcia D-TX
- Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NM
- Deborah Ross D-NC
- Shri Thanedar D-MI
Who scored on this bill
- 1Raúl Grijalva SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Raúl Grijalva.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.