WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., introduced the "Frederick Douglass Congressional Gold Medal Act" on Feb. 15, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 7. H.R. 7378. A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Frederick Douglass in recognition of his contributions to the cause of freedom, human rights, and the abolition of slavery in the United States; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a per  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-N.H., introduced the "Early Childhood Workforce Advancement Act" on Feb. 14, 2024. The text of the bill was released on March 13. H.R. 7355. A bill to direct the Secretary of Education, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to award competitive grants to eligible partnerships to establish, expand, or support career and technical education programs of study in early childhood education; to the Committee on Education and the Wo  more