United States 116th Congress Status: Died 1 D cosponsors

HR 7587 — FLUENT Act Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2020

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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  3. Died in session

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Summary

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.

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Action History

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

  2. 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

Education Adult education and literacy Congressional oversight Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Family relationships Foreign language and bilingual programs Language arts Performance measurement Teaching, teachers, curricula
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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 7587 do?
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.
Who sponsors HR 7587?
HR 7587 is sponsored by Raul Grijalva (D).
What is the current status of HR 7587?
This bill died with 116th 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.
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