A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.
Latest action · Sep 30, 2004 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
- IntroducedJul 13, 2004
- Passed SenateSep 29, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Congressional Award Act to extend through calendar 2009 the requirement that the Comptroller General determine, and report to Congress on, whether the Director of the Congressional Award Board is complying with requirements for financial operations of the Congressional Award Program.
Extends the authorization of the Board from October 1, 2004, to October 1, 2009.
Allows the Board to use Federal sources to carry out its functions and make expenditures.
Allows the Board to accept a maximum of one-half of all funds accepted from Federal sources. (Currently it is prohibited from receiving any Federal funds or resources.)
Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2009.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 13, 2004 to Jul 16, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jul 13, 2004 |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Jul 15, 2004 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Jul 15, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jul 16, 2004 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 13, 2004Markup Jul 21, 2004Reported Sep 14, 2004 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2004 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2004Received in the House.
- Sep 30, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 30, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Sep 29, 2004Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9986-9987)
- Sep 29, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9987)
- Sep 14, 2004Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. With written report No. 108-339.
- Sep 14, 2004Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 693.
- Jul 21, 2004Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 13, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Jul 13, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9986Text printed S9987Amendments S9973, S9986 | Jeff Sessions R-AL, Larry E. Craig R-ID (amendment) | Sep 29, 2004 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 28, 2004S. 2639, A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on July 21, 2004</p>
- Jul 28, 2004S. 2639, A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on July 21, 2004
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 3784 | To clarify acceptance of Federal funds and resources. | Larry E. Craig R-ID | Amendment SA 3784 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
- Accounting
- Auditing
- Authorization
- Awards, medals, prizes
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Congressional gold medals
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional tributes
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Health
- Higher education
- Physical fitness
- Scholarships
- Service learning
- Social Welfare
- Sports and Recreation
- Volunteer workers
- Youth
- Youth services
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2004Referred in House
- Sep 29, 2004Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 14, 2004Reported to Senate
- Jul 13, 2004Introduced in Senate
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