S 41 United States Senate · 118th Congress

READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2023

This bill extends the funding period for the READ Act program from five to ten fiscal years. It directly affects the READ Act's implementation, which provides resources for literacy development in early childhood education. The key mechanism is amending the existing law to change the duration of authorized funding, ensuring continued support for literacy initiatives through 2033. This is a procedural reauthorization with no new policy changes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Nov 2023
Senate Passage
Nov 2023
House Passage
President
Introduced Jan 24, 2023 Last action Nov 13, 2023
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Nov 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5363; text: CR S5363)
upper
Nov 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S5363; text: CR S5363)
upper
Nov 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Jan 24, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S76)
upper
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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