# 114-hr-4643: Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2016

114-hr-4643, Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4643
- Congress: 114
- Title: Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Introduced: 2016-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to make grants to providers of family literacy services in order to improve the literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals who are parents or children in families where each parent is at least age 16 and at least one child is under age 8. ED shall reserve certain funds to: (1) provide grantees with technical assistance and training, and (2) evaluate and improve the family literacy grant program. Grantees must meet specified outcome measures.

## Cosponsors (2)

- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6097: Immigration Courts Bail Reform Act
- 114-hr-5980: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
- 114-hr-5952: Strengthening Social Security Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5851: Refugee Protection Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5746: Birth Control Privacy Act
- 114-hr-5635: LEARNS Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4643 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4643)

## Related
- [114-hr-6097: Immigration Courts Bail Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6097)
- [114-hr-5980: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5980)
- [114-hr-5952: Strengthening Social Security Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5952)
- [114-hr-5851: Refugee Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5851)
- [114-hr-5746: Birth Control Privacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5746)
- [114-hr-5635: LEARNS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5635)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4643 (as of 2025-11-18).