Higher Education Sustainability Act of 2005
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 14, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Higher Education Sustainability Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education.
Requires such programs to develop and implement: (1) sustainability practices, including in the areas of energy management, green building, waste management, purchasing, transportation, and toxics management; and (2) other aspects of sustainability that integrate campus operations with multidisciplinary educational programs and are applicable to the private and government sectors.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 14, 2005 to Jul 27, 2006, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | David Wu | Original | Jul 14, 2005 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | Jul 14, 2005 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Nov 8, 2005 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Feb 15, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 17, 2006 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Jul 27, 2006 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
- Jul 15, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1494)
- Jul 14, 2005Introduced in House
- Jul 14, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Building materials
- Community and school
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Energy
- Energy conservation
- Energy efficiency
- Environmental education
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental research
- Environmental technology
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Green products
- Higher education
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Recycling of waste products
- Refuse and refuse disposal
- Research grants
- School administration
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sustainable development
- Teacher education
- Transportation and Public Works
- Waste reduction
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2005Introduced in House
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