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H.R. 523 (114th)

Prescribe A Book Act

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Introduced

26 January 2015

Last action

29 April 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Sponsors

Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], David Scott, Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

23 March 2026

Healthcare · Education

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Summary

Prescribe A Book Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to nonprofit organizations for the implementation of Pediatric Early Literacy Programs, through which: health care providers encourage parents to read aloud to their children and offer parents developmentally appropriate recommendations and strategies for doing so; health care providers give each visiting child between the ages of six months and five years a new, developmentally appropriate children's book to take home and keep; and health care facilities create literacy-rich environments that include gently used books for waiting room use or volunteer readers to show parents the techniques of reading aloud to young children. Requires that the books provided to children under the programs be obtained at a discount.

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Timeline

  1. 26 January 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 January 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 January 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 29 April 2015

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

    Source: Committee

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