H.R. 7240: READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-03-28 · International Affairs · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 613.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-03-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 613. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2022

Plain summary

READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes a law that requires the implementation of a strategy to promote quality basic education in partner countries by (1) expanding access to basic education for all children, particularly marginalized children and vulnerable groups; and (2) improving the quality of basic education and learning outcomes.

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Official text

READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2022

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · 54 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 7240, READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (2022-08-12)

Cosponsors on this site

Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), André Carson (D-IN), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), William R. Keating (D-MA), Ed Case (D-HI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Mike Levin (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Jim Costa (D-CA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Nikema Williams (D-GA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr7240.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7240 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117