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NEST Act Native Educator Support and Training Act [S.458]
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NEST Act Native Educator Support and Training Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish scholarships, loan forgiveness plans, and training programs for educators who commit to teaching in Native American or Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools. This bill establishes three scholarship programs for students who are seeking degrees in education or school administration at institutions of higher education and commit to teaching in Native American or BIE schools: the Indian Student Educator Scholarship Program for students
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Committee On Indian Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. Markup Report Cq on 05/17/2017
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REST Act Rural Educator Support and Training Act [S.457]
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REST Act Rural Educator Support and Training Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 to: (1) establish several new grant programs for students training to become educators in rural schools, and (2) enhance federal student loan forgiveness for rural educators. The Department of Education (ED) shall award undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships to students who are studying to become educators in rural schools. To be eligible, a recipient must maintain acceptable academic standing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/27/2017
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HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act [HB-1123]
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HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act This bill amends title III (Institutional Aid) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the HBCU Capital Financing Program. (The program guarantees low-cost private loans to historically black colleges and universities [HBCUs] to finance infrastructure repairs, maintenance, and construction.) It replaces statutory references to "escrow account" with "bond insurance fund." The bill authorizes the Department of Education to provide financial counseling that prepares an eligible HBCU to qualify for, apply
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
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Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for increased diversity and inclusion in the tech sector, and increased access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education. [HCR-29]
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Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for increased diversity and inclusion in the tech sector, and increased access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education. Declares that Congress supports efforts to: increase diversity and inclusion in the technology sector; eliminate barriers faced by people of color and other underrepresented groups when breaking into the technology sector; ensure all students have access to science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
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To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program. [HB-1135]
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To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to reauthorize for FY2018-FY2024 the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Fund Grant Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 391. on 04/25/2018
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HBCU Investment Expansion Act [HB-1080]
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HBCU Investment Expansion Act This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt qualified 501(c)(3) bonds issued after the enactment of this bill on behalf of a historically black college or university from state and local taxes. The bill also amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for jurisdictions that forgo taxes with respect to the interest payments under such a bond. The credit is equal to the total amount of interest paid on such a bond during the taxable year. The Department of the Treasury must pay the credit to the qualifying
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 02/15/2017
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Cyber Security Education and Federal Workforce Enhancement Act [HB-935]
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Cyber Security Education and Federal Workforce Enhancement Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an Office of Cybersecurity Education and Awareness Branch to make recommendations to DHS regarding: (1) recruitment of information assurance, cybersecurity, and computer security professionals; (2) grants, training programs, and other support for kindergarten through grade 12, secondary, and post-secondary computer security education programs; (3) guest lecturer programs in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 04/25/2017
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A resolution designating the week beginning on February 5, 2017, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week". [SR-40]
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A resolution designating the week beginning on February 5, 2017, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week". Designates the week beginning on February 5, 2017, as National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S604; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S603) on 02/01/2017
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Shift Back to Society Act of 2017 [HB-799]
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Shift Back to Society Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program that awards matching grants to historically black colleges and universities to provide educational programs for eligible offenders to facilitate re-entry into the community. An eligible offender is a convicted criminal offender who has been released from incarceration for less than one year or who is scheduled to be released from incarceration within one year. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the results of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/02/2017
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100 Years of Women in Congress Act [HB-382]
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100 Years of Women in Congress Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to designate as Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Program Grants the current research and extension grants to increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Sponsored by: Rep. Louise Slaughter
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 03/21/2017
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To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce. [HB-338]
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To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce. (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE), in awarding grants, to prioritize education and training for energy and manufacturing jobs, including by encouraging state and local education agencies to equip students for those jobs and strengthening DOE programs and labs carrying out workforce development initiatives. DOE must prioritize educating and training workers from underrepresented groups such as minorities, women, and veterans. DOE may encourage, but not incentivize,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 06/13/2017
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HOT-R Act Honoring Our Trust Relationships Act of 2017 [HB-292]
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HOT-R Act Honoring Our Trust Relationships Act of 2017 This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt specified American Indian and Alaska Native programs from sequestration, including programs administered by the Departments of the Interior, Education, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, and Health and Human Services. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Introduced In House on 01/04/2017
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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-244]
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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 6) Provides
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Became Public Law No: 115-31. (txt | Pdf) on 05/05/2017
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Funding for Student Scholarships for the 1890s Land-Grant African-American Colleges and Universities Act [HB-51]
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Funding for Student Scholarships for the 1890s Land-Grant African-American Colleges and Universities Act This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish and provide funding for a grant program within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for scholarships for students at 1890 land-grant colleges and universities (historically black colleges and universities established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890). USDA may award the scholarships to students who: (1) are seeking to attend such a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 01/13/2017
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Supporting the goals and ideals of Jubilee Day. [HR-19]
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Supporting the goals and ideals of Jubilee Day. Recognizes the contributions of the Jubilee Singers to the musical landscape of the United States. Supports the goals and ideals of Jubilee Day.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2017 [HB-2475]
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Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/17/2017
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416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2017 America Can Code Act of 2017 [HB-2303]
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416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2017 America Can Code Act of 2017 This bill amends the America COMPETES Act to include computer programming language that is critical to the national security and economic competitiveness of the United States as a "critical foreign language," the study of which is included in the teacher education programs and Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate programs funded under that Act. The bill also amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to provide for: (1) state plans to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 05/03/2017
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Computer Science Career Education Act of 2017 [HB-2304]
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Computer Science Career Education Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Education to award competitive grants to consortia composed of at least one local educational agency, at least one institution of higher education (IHE), and community representatives for the development and operation of four- or six-year computer science career education programs. Each such career education program must include the development of a computer science program for both secondary and postsecondary education that: is aligned with rigorous computer science
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Introduced In House on 05/03/2017
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Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act [S.943]
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Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to annually update the count of Indian students eligible for the Johnson-O'Malley Program (JOM Program). The JOM Program awards contracts to tribal organizations, schools, states, and others to support the cultural and academic needs of Indian students. The contract amounts are based on the number of students served. Contracting parties must annually report to Interior on the number of students they serve. If they fail to submit
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Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Signed By President. on 12/31/2018
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Energy Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2017 [S.895]
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Energy Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy- and manufacturing-related jobs, with emphasis on increasing the number of skilled individuals from underrepresented groups trained to work in those jobs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/07/2017