# 114-hr-3542: Early Learning Act of 2015

114-hr-3542, Early Learning Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] (D-MD); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3542
- Congress: 114
- Title: Early Learning Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Introduced: 2015-09-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Early Learning Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to make annual awards from the Early Education Trust Fund, established in this bill, to state pre-kindergarten agencies according to a formula based on pre-kindergarten enrollment in the state. To be eligible for an award, a state must provide assurances that: (1) the award will be used only to support pre-kindergarten programs, (2) the state will not expend less for pre-kindergarten programs in the award period than it did in the previous year, and (3) each resident in the state who is four years old on October 1 of the award year has the opportunity to enroll in a free pre-kindergarten program. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a surtax, equal to 1.5% of a taxpayer's adjusted gross income as exceeds $500,000, to support the fund.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- CORRINE BROWN (D-FL), 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2015-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2015-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2016-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2016-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- GENE GREEN (D-TX), 2016-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- RUBEN HINOJOSA (D-TX), 2016-07-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3542 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3542)

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