HR 4604 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Simon Wiesenthal Holocaust Education Assistance Act

Introduced Dec 16, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 27, 2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E632-633)

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.

  1. IntroducedDec 16, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Simon Wiesenthal Holocaust Education Assistance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to educational organizations to carry out educational programs about the Holocaust.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 16, 2005 to Sep 6, 2006; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalDec 16, 2005
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalDec 16, 2005
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalDec 16, 2005
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalDec 16, 2005
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalDec 16, 2005
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalDec 16, 2005
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalDec 16, 2005
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalDec 16, 2005
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalDec 16, 2005
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalDec 16, 2005
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalDec 16, 2005
D-NJRush HoltOriginalDec 16, 2005
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalDec 16, 2005
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalDec 16, 2005
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalDec 16, 2005
D-NYGregory W. MeeksJan 31, 2006
D-UTJim MathesonJan 31, 2006
R-CTChristopher ShaysFeb 1, 2006
D-GADavid ScottFeb 1, 2006
D-ILLane EvansFeb 1, 2006
D-MEMichael H. MichaudFeb 1, 2006
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzFeb 8, 2006
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenMar 2, 2006
D-NVShelley BerkleySep 6, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Dec 16, 2005
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee
Referred Mar 27, 2006

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 27, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E632-633)
  2. Mar 27, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
  3. Dec 16, 2005Introduced in House
  4. Dec 16, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2651Simon Wiesenthal Holocaust Education Assistance ActRelated billApr 25, 2006

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to educational organizations to carry out educational programs about the Holocaust.
Short Titles as Introduced
Simon Wiesenthal Holocaust Education Assistance Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 16, 2005Introduced in House

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