Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2005
Latest action · Apr 29, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
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 6, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to increase to a maximum of $17,500 the aggregate student loan obligation eligible for forgiveness or cancellation programs for teachers who serve full-time in certain elementary or secondary schools (which qualify based on enrollment of disadvantaged students).
Includes, under these HEA student loan forgiveness and cancellation programs, nurses who serve in a clinical setting or as a member of the nursing faculty at an accredited school of nursing.
Directs the Secretary of Education to repay such loan obligation in annual installments up to specified maximum amounts after each of five years of such service.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2005 to May 10, 2006; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 2, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 2, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | May 3, 2005 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Sep 15, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | May 10, 2006 |
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 6, 2005 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Apr 29, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
- Apr 6, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2005Referred 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 amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers, to provide loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for nurses, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government lending
- Health
- Higher education
- Labor and Employment
- Nurses
- Nursing education
- Recruiting of employees
- Scholarships
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
- Student loan funds
- Teacher education
- Teacher supply and demand
- Teachers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2005Introduced in House
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