Congressional Teacher Award Act of 2006
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 6, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Congressional Teacher Award Act of 2006 - Establishes the Congressional Teacher Award Task Force to designate a nonprofit organization to operate a Congressional Teacher Award program which will provide an award to one excellent elementary or secondary school teacher in each congressional district each year.
Authorizes the program to provide professional development scholarships to award recipients. Sets forth award eligibility requirements, which include letters of recommendation from a principal, a fellow teacher, and a student.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2006 to Sep 6, 2006; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| R-MN | Mark R. Kennedy | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Apr 6, 2006 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | May 3, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | May 3, 2006 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | May 10, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | May 16, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | May 19, 2006 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | May 23, 2006 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 23, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Jun 9, 2006 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Jul 12, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jul 18, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jul 26, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jul 27, 2006 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Sep 6, 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 Apr 6, 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 6, 2006Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E547)
- Apr 6, 2006Referred 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 establish the Congressional Teacher Award Task Force to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit entity for the operation of a program to recognize excellent elementary and secondary school teachers, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Congressional Teacher Award Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Awards, medals, prizes
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional districts
- Congressional reorganization
- Continuing education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational technology
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to education
- Higher education
- Multicultural education
- Nonprofit organizations
- Scholarships
- School administration
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
- Students
- Teacher education
- Teachers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2006Introduced in House
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