H.R. 2516: PRIDE Act
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H.R. 2516: PRIDE Act
113th Congress · introduced 2013-06-26 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-06-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
PRIDE Act
Plain summary
Providing Resources to Improve Dual Language Education Act of 2013 or the PRIDE Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award up to five grants to partnerships of local educational agencies (LEAs), early childhood education programs, and technical assistance providers for the implementation of dual language demonstration programs designed to enhance and assess the biliteracy and bilingualism skills of low-income minority and limited English proficient children from preschool through grade five. Directs the Secretary to: (1) arrange for an entity that has dual language program experience to provide technical assistance to LEA grantees and evaluate the programs funded by this Act, and (2) disseminate information on model practices implemented under such programs that are appropriate for use by early childhood education providers to improve the school readiness of limited English proficient children.
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Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · 3 cosponsors
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Judy Chu (D-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2516.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr2516 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113