Family Education Reimbursement Act of 2005
Latest action · Oct 20, 2005 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.
- IntroducedOct 20, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Family Education Reimbursement Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a Family Education Reimbursement Account Program for families of students displaced by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.
Provides for reimbursing parents for costs of such students or preschool-age children attending schools or preschool programs, chosen by the parents, during the 2005–2006 school year.
Requires the Secretary to make a contract with a nongovernmental entity to administer and operate the program.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 20, 2005 to Nov 10, 2005; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bobby Jindal | Original | Oct 20, 2005 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Oct 20, 2005 |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Oct 20, 2005 |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Original | Oct 20, 2005 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Oct 20, 2005 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Original | Oct 20, 2005 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | Oct 20, 2005 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Oct 20, 2005 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Oct 20, 2005 |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Original | Oct 20, 2005 |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Original | Oct 20, 2005 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Original | Oct 20, 2005 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Oct 20, 2005 |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | Original | Oct 20, 2005 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Oct 20, 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 Oct 20, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2005Introduced in House
- Oct 20, 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 direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Family Education Reimbursement Account Program to assist hurricane displaced students during the 2005-2006 school year, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Family Education Reimbursement Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Alabama
- Auditing
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Displaced persons
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Electronic funds transfers
- Electronic government information
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Emergency Management
- Federal aid to education
- Floods
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Hurricane aftermath legislation
- Hurricanes
- Identification devices
- Information technology
- Internet
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- School choice
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Secondary education
- Student enrollment
- Telephone
- Texas
- Web sites
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2005Introduced in House
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