118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 9222 — Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2024

“To create a new Federal grant program that provides grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during the summer months.”

Agriculture and food

Introduced Jul 30, 2024

Last action Jul 30, 2024

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jul 30, 2024

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Referred

Jul 30, 2024

Education and Workforce

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to state library administrative agencies to enable them to award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies for summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site. The program is open to local educational agencies that include schools where at least 50% of the students in prekindergarten through grade 3 are reading below grade level at grade 3 or are at risk of reading below grade level at grade 3.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 2 actions

Jul 30, 2024

Introduced in House

Jul 30, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.