Ralph J. Bunche Scholarship Act
Latest action · Oct 6, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
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.
- IntroducedSep 23, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ralph J. Bunche Scholarship Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise and reauthorize title III part C programs of the Institute for International Public Policy.
Directs the Institute to conduct a program to enhance U.S. global competitiveness by increasing the participation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, and other underrepresented minorities in the international service, including private international voluntary organizations, the foreign commercial service, and the foreign service of the United States. Lowers, from one-half to one-third, the matching funds requirement for recipients of grants from the Institute.
Establishes a Ralph J. Bunche Scholarships program. Authorizes the Institute to provide such scholarships to qualified low-income, minority, and other underrepresented students who demonstrate special interest in international affairs and language study, demonstrate exceptional academic ability, and show promise of continued academic excellence and ability. Provides such Bunche Scholarships for up to $5,000 for each of the last two years of undergraduate study toward a bachelor's degree.
Directs the Institute to provide a program of study leading to an advanced degree in international relations, international affairs, international economics, or other academic areas related to the Institute fellow's career objectives. Authorizes the Institute to grant fellowships for such program of study up to an amount comparable to National Science Foundation research graduate fellowships. Requires fellowship recipients to agree to undertake full-time study and to enter the international service, including work with international voluntary organizations, or the U.S. foreign service.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 23, 2003 to Oct 21, 2003; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Sep 23, 2003 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Sep 23, 2003 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Sep 23, 2003 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Sep 23, 2003 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Sep 23, 2003 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Sep 23, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Original | Sep 23, 2003 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Oct 21, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Oct 21, 2003 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 21, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Oct 21, 2003 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Oct 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 Sep 23, 2003 |
| Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee | Referred Oct 6, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
- Sep 23, 2003Introduced in House
- Sep 23, 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 enhance the global competitiveness of the United States by increasing the participation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, and other underrepresented minorities in the international service, including private international voluntary organizations, the foreign commercial service, and the foreign service of the United States.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Ralph J. Bunche Scholarship Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Authorization
- Blacks
- Department of Education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Federal aid to education
- Federal employees
- Foreign service
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Graduate education
- Higher education
- Hispanic Americans
- Indian education
- International Affairs
- International competitiveness
- International education
- Language and languages
- Minorities
- Minorities in government
- Minority education
- Native Americans
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Policy sciences
- Scholarships
- Social Welfare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2003Introduced in House
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