S. 244: Education Begins at Home Act
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S. 244: Education Begins at Home Act
111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-14 · Education · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-01-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Education Begins at Home Act
Plain summary
Education Begins at Home Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, to make: (1) grants to states for programs of early childhood home visitation; and (2) competitive grants to local educational agencies and other eligible applicants for early home visitation for families with English language learners. Directs the Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, to make competitive grants to eligible applicants for early home visitation for military families. Directs the Secretary of HHS to develop and implement a public information and educational campaign to inform the public and new parents about the importance of proper care for infants and children under five years of age.
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Official text
Education Begins at Home Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · 12 cosponsors
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Patty Murray (D-WA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s244.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s244 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111