S 1549 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Technology Talent Act of 2001

Latest action · Oct 15, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedOct 15, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Technology Talent Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Director of the National Science Foundation to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education to increase the number of students studying and receiving associate's or bachelor's degrees in established or emerging fields within science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. Provides that an institution receiving such a grant shall be known as a National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Talent Expansion Center.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 15, 2001 to Sep 3, 2002; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalOct 15, 2001
R-MOChristopher S. BondOriginalOct 15, 2001
R-NMPete V. DomeniciOriginalOct 15, 2001
R-TNWilliam H. FristOriginalOct 15, 2001
D-NMJeff BingamanMar 21, 2002
D-LAMary L. LandrieuApr 8, 2002
R-MSThad CochranApr 8, 2002
D-MNMark DaytonApr 18, 2002
D-GAZell MillerApr 18, 2002
R-VAGeorge AllenApr 23, 2002
D-INEvan BayhMay 16, 2002
D-MOJean CarnahanJun 3, 2002
R-INRichard G. LugarJun 5, 2002
D-MAJohn F. KerryJun 6, 2002
D-MNPaul D. WellstoneJun 25, 2002
D-ORRon WydenSep 3, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Referred Oct 15, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 15, 2001Introduced in Senate
  2. Oct 15, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10703-10706)
  3. Oct 15, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S10766Christopher S. Bond R-MOOct 16, 2001
SenateDebate and remarks S10703–S10707Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT, Pete V. Domenici R-NM, William H. Frist R-TNOct 15, 2001

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 107-527REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION: STRENGTHENING MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT98 pagesHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeJun 19, 2002

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3130Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education Improvement ActIdentical billJul 11, 2002
HR 4664National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002Related billDec 19, 2002

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to provide for increasing the technically trained workforce in the United States.
Short Titles as Introduced
Technology Talent Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 15, 2001Introduced in Senate

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