United States 114th Congress Status: Died 1 D cosponsors

HR 4643 — Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2016

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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  3. Died in session

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Summary

Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to make grants to providers of family literacy services in order to improve the literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals who are parents or children in families where each parent is at least age 16 and at least one child is under age 8. ED shall reserve certain funds to: (1) provide grantees with technical assistance and training, and (2) evaluate and improve the family literacy grant program. Grantees must meet specified outcome measures.

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Action History

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

  3. Introduced in House

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Not signed on (546)

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Subjects

Adult education and literacy Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Language arts Teaching, teachers, curricula Education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 4643 do?
Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to make grants to providers of family literacy services in order to improve the literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals who are parents or children in families where each parent is at least age 16 and at least one child is under age 8. ED shall reserve certain funds to: (1) provide grantees with technical assistance and training, and (2) evaluate and improve the family literacy grant program. Grantees must meet specified outcome measures.
Who sponsors HR 4643?
HR 4643 is sponsored by Raul Grijalva (D).
What is the current status of HR 4643?
This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 4643?
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