To amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to authorize grants for Partnerships for Access to Laboratory Science (PALS).
Latest action · May 24, 2006 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.
- IntroducedApr 5, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out a program of awarding grants to high-need local educational agencies to establish partnerships for access to laboratory science to improve laboratories and to provide instrumentation as part of a comprehensive program to enhance the quality of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology instruction at the secondary school level.
Cosponsors 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2006 to Jul 28, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Apr 6, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Apr 6, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Apr 6, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | May 10, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 10, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | May 10, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | May 10, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | May 10, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | May 10, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | May 10, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | May 10, 2006 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 10, 2006 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | May 10, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | May 10, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | May 17, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | May 17, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | May 17, 2006 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 17, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | May 17, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | May 17, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | May 17, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 19, 2006 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 23, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-WV | Alan B. Mollohan | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 13, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jun 13, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jun 13, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jun 29, 2006 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jul 26, 2006 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jul 28, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Apr 5, 2006 |
| Research Subcommittee | Referred Apr 19, 2006 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 5, 2006 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred May 24, 2006 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- Apr 19, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.
- Apr 5, 2006Introduced in House
- Apr 5, 2006Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-34 | BUILDING AMERICA'S COMPETITIVENESS: EXAMINING WHAT IS NEEDED TO COMPETE IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY91 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Apr 6, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3510 | A bill to amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to authorize grants for Partnerships for Access to Laboratory Science (PALS). | Identical bill | Jun 14, 2006 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to authorize grants for Partnerships for Access to Laboratory Science (PALS).
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Academic performance
- Authorization
- Colleges
- Commerce
- Community and school
- Community colleges
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuing education
- Curricula
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Educational accountability
- Educational planning
- Elementary and secondary education
- Engineering
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Higher education
- Housing and Community Development
- Labor and Employment
- Laboratories
- Mathematics
- National Science Foundation
- Nonprofit organizations
- Rural education
- School districts
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientific education
- Scientific instruments and apparatus
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
- Standards
- Teacher education
- Technical education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 5, 2006Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.