Senate Bill 848 - PROSPECT Act

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2023-03-16

Recent Activity

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Alternative Names

PROSPECT Act

PROSPECT Act

Preparing and Resourcing Our Student Parents and Early Childhood Teachers Act

A bill to establish competitive Federal grants that will empower community colleges and minority-serving institutions to become incubators for infant and toddler child care talent, training, and access on their campuses and in their communities, and for other purposes.

Associated Legislation

PROSPECT Act

Policy Areas

Families

Potential Impact

Adult education and literacy

Child care and development

Congressional oversight

Disability and health-based discrimination

Disability and paralysis

Educational facilities and institutions

Elementary and secondary education

Employee hiring

Family services

Foreign language and bilingual programs

Government information and archives

Higher education

Performance measurement

Racial and ethnic relations

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

State and local finance

Student aid and college costs

Teaching, teachers, curricula

User charges and fees

Wages and earnings

Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]

Committees and Subcommittees

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Variations and Revisions

PROSPECT Act

PROSPECT Act

12/15/2023, 4:06 PM

Preparing and Resourcing Our Student Parents and Early Childhood Teachers Act or the PROSPECT Act

This bill establishes various grant programs to increase the supply of, and access to, high-quality, early-childhood care. Specificall...

Congress
118

Number
S - 848

Introduced on
2023-03-16

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/16/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Preparing and Resourcing Our Student Parents and Early Childhood Teachers Act or the PROSPECT Act

This bill establishes various grant programs to increase the supply of, and access to, high-quality, early-childhood care. Specificall...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to establish competitive Federal grants that will empower community colleges and minority-serving institutions to become incubators for infant and toddler child care talent, training, and access on their campuses and in their communities, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Families

Potential Impact
Adult education and literacy•
Child care and development•
Congressional oversight•
Disability and health-based discrimination•
Disability and paralysis•
Educational facilities and institutions•
Elementary and secondary education•
Employee hiring•
Family services•
Foreign language and bilingual programs•
Government information and archives•
Higher education•
Performance measurement•
Racial and ethnic relations•
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination•
State and local finance•
Student aid and college costs•
Teaching, teachers, curricula•
User charges and fees•
Wages and earnings

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary4/14/2023

Preparing and Resourcing Our Student Parents and Early Childhood Teachers Act or the PROSPECT Act

This bill establishes various grant programs to increase the supply of, and access to, high-quality, early-childhood care. Specificall...


Latest Action3/16/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.