S 2657 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Opportunity Passport Act of 2002

Introduced Jun 20, 2002 Originated Senate Sponsor Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 20, 2002 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. IntroducedJun 20, 2002
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Opportunity Passport Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to assist partnerships of public agencies or private nonprofit organizations in developing and implementing methods of providing financial security for youth in foster care and for youth aging out of foster care, including: (1) electronic opportunity passports, such as electronic cards or secure Internet databases containing vital information about medical records, legal identification, and school transcripts; (2) individual development accounts for educational, housing, medical, business, or automobile expenses; (3) debit accounts for short-term use to build credit histories and purchase essential items; and (4) youth leadership boards providing assistance to enable such youth to negotiate agreements, obtain expedited access to education and training programs, obtain pre-approval for student loans or other student financial assistance, and become entrepreneurs.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 20, 2002 to Sep 3, 2002; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CTChristopher J. DoddOriginalJun 20, 2002
D-NCJohn EdwardsOriginalJun 20, 2002
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOriginalJun 20, 2002
D-WAPatty MurraySep 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 Jun 20, 2002

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 20, 2002Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 20, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

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Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for opportunity passports and other assistance for youth in foster care and youth aging out of foster care.
Short Titles as Introduced
Opportunity Passport Act of 2002

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 20, 2002Introduced in Senate

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