Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2003
Latest action · Jul 9, 2003 Subcommittee on Research Discharged.
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.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the NSF Director to establish an advisory council on the best approaches for involving eligible institutions in supported activities and for reviewing and evaluating submitted proposals. Requires the council to include members from minority serving institutions.
Makes the following institutions eligible for such assistance: (1) a historically Black college or university; (2) a Hispanic-, Alaska Native-, or Native Hawaiian-serving institution; (3) a tribally controlled college or university; or (4) an institution determined to have enrolled a substantial number of minority, low-income students who received assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Provides a matching funds requirement.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2003 to Jul 10, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Jun 4, 2003 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Jun 12, 2003 | |
| R-IL | Jerry Weller | Jun 12, 2003 | |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Jun 12, 2003 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jun 12, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jun 16, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Max Burns | Jun 16, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 16, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 23, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 23, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Jun 23, 2003 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Jun 23, 2003 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Jun 23, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jun 23, 2003 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Jun 23, 2003 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Jul 10, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred May 21, 2003 |
| Research Subcommittee | Referred May 28, 2003Hearings Jul 9, 2003Discharged Jul 9, 2003 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 21, 2003 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Jun 20, 2003 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2003Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 9, 2003Subcommittee on Research Discharged.
- Jun 20, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
- May 28, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.
- May 21, 2003Introduced in House
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.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-20 | H.R. 2183, MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION DIGITAL AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITY ACT OF 2003172 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Jul 9, 2003 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2801 | Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2003 | Text similarities | Nov 22, 2004 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a digital and wireless network technology program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Alaska
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Black colleges
- Commerce
- Computer literacy
- Computer networks
- Computer software
- Computers
- Conferences
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuing education
- Distance education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Educational planning
- Educational technology
- Elementary and secondary education
- Engineering
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to Indians
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Grants-in-aid
- Hawaii
- Hawaiians
- Higher education
- Hispanic Americans
- Indian education
- Indigenous peoples
- Infrastructure
- Mathematics
- Minorities
- Minority business enterprises
- Minority education
- National Science Foundation
- Nonprofit organizations
- Paraprofessional school personnel
- Preschool education
- Public-private partnerships
- Research
- School libraries
- School personnel
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientific education
- Small business
- Social Welfare
- Teacher education
- Technical education
- Telecommunication systems
- Wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.