Character Education Act of 2005
Latest action · Apr 29, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
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 12, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Character Education Act of 2005 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to increase amounts authorized to be appropriated in FY 2006 and 2007 for the Fund for the Improvement of Education. Directs the Secretary of Education to reserve a specified amount of appropriations for such Fund in each of FY 2006, 2007, and 2008 to carry out the Partnerships in Character Education program.
Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) study best practices in the field of character education; and (2) develop a model State character education curriculum for kindergarten through grade 12, embodying specified principles.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- Apr 12, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 12, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4866 | Promote Responsibility by Improving Development Education Act of 2006 | Related bill | May 1, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Authorization
- Civics education
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Curricula
- Department of Education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Ethics
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Secondary education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2005Introduced in House
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