Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act
Latest action · Nov 12, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedNov 12, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Establishes a Board to oversee administration of Trust funds.
Establishes a Director of the Trust. Provides authorized Trust uses.
Allows the Director of the Trust to award contracts and grants to nonprofit public institutions (with or without private partners) for innovative and experimental ideas and techniques to enhance learning and achieve specified related goals.
Directs the Director to invest funds of the Trust in U.S. interest bearing or U.S.-guaranteed obligations.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 12, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Nov 12, 2003 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Nov 12, 2003 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Nov 12, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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