School Energy Crisis Relief Act
Latest action · Nov 17, 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.
- IntroducedOct 27, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
School Energy Crisis Relief Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a grants program for eligible local educational agencies that have experienced the highest percentage increase (or expenditure increase) in transportation and heating fuel costs among all local educational agencies (LEA's) in a state for a specific time period during the 2005-2006 school year, in comparison to the same time period during the 2004-2005 school year.
Authorizes the use of funds for: (1) the cost of transportation or heating fuel purchased by eligible LEA's; or (2) transportation fuel purchased by entities under contract to provide transportation services to such LEA's.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 27, 2005 to Jul 10, 2006; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Original | Oct 27, 2005 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Oct 28, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Nov 3, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Nov 7, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 10, 2005 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Nov 10, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Nov 10, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Dec 13, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 28, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | May 18, 2006 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Jun 16, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jul 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 Oct 27, 2005 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Nov 17, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- Oct 28, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2213-2214)
- Oct 27, 2005Introduced in House
- Oct 27, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1997 | School Energy Crisis Relief Act | Related bill | Nov 10, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- School Energy Crisis Relief Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2005Introduced in House
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