# 114-hr-4042: Pre-K for USA Act

114-hr-4042, Pre-K for USA Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX); 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-4042
- Congress: 114
- Title: Pre-K for USA Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Introduced: 2015-11-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Pre-K for USA Act This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award high-quality prekindergarten (pre-K) program development grants on a competitive basis to states, local education agencies, or other local government entities. A grant recipient may use the grant funds to award subgrants to local entities, provided that the entity did not receive pre-K program funding within the same fiscal year. Grants are nonrenewable and shall be awarded for a period of no more than three years. Unless granted a financial hardship waiver by ED, a grant recipient shall contribute matching funds equal to at least 20% of the grant amount.

## Cosponsors (2)

- GENE GREEN (D-TX), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4042 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4042)

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- [114-hr-5591: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 N…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5591)
- [114-hr-5356: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14231…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5356)
- [114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika viru…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5044)
- [114-hr-5025: 2016 Tax Day Floods Supplemental Funding Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5025)
- [114-hr-4842: American Dream Employment Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4042 (as of 2025-11-18).