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H.R. 4004 (95th)

A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to preserve the eligibility of certain children for assistance through grade 3, notwithstanding improvements in their reading aptitude.

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Introduced

24 February 1977

Last action

24 February 1977 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Sponsors

Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Badillo, Herman [D-NY-21], Rep. Beard, Edward [D-RI-2], Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6], Rep. Brodhead, William [D-MI-17], Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12], Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Rep. Jenrette, John W., Jr. [D-SC-6], Rep. LeFante, Joseph A. [D-NJ-14], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17], Rep. Maguire, Andrew [D-NJ-7], Rep. Meyner, Helen S. [D-NJ-13], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20], Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13], Rep. Richmond, Frederick W. [D-NY-14], Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8]

Subjects

Education

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21 July 2025

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Summary

Requires States receiving financial assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 which are operating a program designed to insure reading readiness for educationally deprived preschool children or children in grades 1, 2, or 3 to continue such programs at their present level. Prohibits the exclusion of children enrolled in such program from further participation on the ground that such child has achieved a reading aptitude equal to or greater than the normal reading aptitude for the grade in which the child is enrolled.

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Timeline

  1. 24 February 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 February 1977

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 February 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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