Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act
Latest action · May 1, 2006 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.
- IntroducedJul 12, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include, under the definition of independent student for financial need analysis purposes, individuals who were adopted from the foster care system when they were 13 years of age or older.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 12, 2005 to Jul 29, 2005; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Jul 12, 2005 |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Original | Jul 12, 2005 |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Original | Jul 12, 2005 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Jul 29, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Melissa L. Bean | Jul 29, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jul 29, 2005 |
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 Jul 12, 2005 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred May 1, 2006 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
- Jul 12, 2005Introduced in House
- Jul 12, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1472)
- Jul 12, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1472 | William J. Jefferson D-LA | Jul 12, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1287 | Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act | Identical bill | Jun 22, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the definition of independent student for purposes of the need analysis in the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include older adopted students.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 12, 2005Introduced in House
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