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H.R. 4261: Reading Failure Prevention Act of 2004

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H.R. 4261: Reading Failure Prevention Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-05-04 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-05-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Reading Failure Prevention Act of 2004

Plain summary

Reading Failure Prevention Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to establish statewide programs for screening children between the ages of five and seven for the prevention of reading failure. Requires a State to agree to use the grant to: (1) develop and implement a program that screens such children for traits that indicate dyslexia or that they are otherwise at risk of reading failure; and (2) provide adequate professional development for personnel who administer screening programs under this Act.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Reading Failure Prevention Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · 32 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4261 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108