Building Opportunities for Our Kids Act
Latest action · May 2, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
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.
- IntroducedApr 10, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a Textbook Recycling Program to facilitate the donation of textbooks by any local educational agency (LEA) to any other LEA for use by such eligible schools.
Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress and the Secretary on the condition of textbooks used in public elementary and secondary schools, separating data for such eligible schools from that for ineligible ones.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 9, 2003 to Nov 21, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jul 9, 2003 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jul 9, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jul 9, 2003 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Jul 9, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jul 9, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 9, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jul 9, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Jul 10, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jul 10, 2003 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 10, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jul 10, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Jul 10, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 16, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jul 16, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Jul 16, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jul 22, 2003 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jul 22, 2003 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Sep 9, 2003 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Sep 9, 2003 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 17, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Sep 23, 2003 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 23, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Nov 18, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Nov 21, 2003 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 10, 2003 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred May 2, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 2, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- Apr 10, 2003Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the purchase of textbooks and the establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Building Opportunities for Our Kids Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Educational statistics
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Gifts
- Parent-school relationships
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
- Teachers
- Textbooks
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2003Introduced in House
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