To establish the Silver Scholarship program to provide transferable educational awards to older individuals who have performed certain volunteer services.
Latest action · May 24, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
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.
- IntroducedMay 2, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize the Assistant Secretary for Aging to make grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations experienced in administering volunteer programs to provide $1,000 scholarships to older individuals who perform at least 600 hours of volunteer service with such agencies or organizations within a 12-month period. Allows the proration of such scholarships when an individual, due to compelling personal circumstances, cannot perform 600, but performs at least 300, hours of service within such period.
Allows a scholarship recipient to designate another individual to use such scholarship.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2006 to Jul 28, 2006; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-NE | Tom Osborne | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jun 16, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jun 16, 2006 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Jun 16, 2006 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jun 16, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Robert W. Ney | Jun 16, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jun 16, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jul 28, 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 May 2, 2006 |
| Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee | Referred May 24, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
- May 2, 2006Introduced in House
- May 2, 2006Referred 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1298 | Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY | Jun 28, 2006 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Silver Scholarship program to provide transferable educational awards to older individuals who have performed certain volunteer services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 2, 2006Introduced in House
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