Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2005
Latest action · Jul 28, 2005 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 120.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2005 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program under which the Administrator shall make grants to, or may enter into cooperative agreements with, state small business development centers to provide, on a statewide basis, technical assistance to secondary schools, or to post-secondary vocational or technical schools, for the development and implementation of curricula designed to promote vocational and technical entrepreneurship.
Provides for the minimum amount of a grant to not be less than $200,000.
Requires a report from: (1) each grant recipient to the Administrator on the use of grant funds; and (2) the Administrator to Congress evaluating the program.
Directs the association of small business development centers to act as an information clearinghouse regarding vocational and technical entrepreneurship education programs.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 13, 2005 to May 19, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Ed Case | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | May 4, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | May 19, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Feb 2, 2005Hearings Jul 13, 2005Markup Jul 14, 2005Reported Jul 29, 2005 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2005Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 109-207.
- Jul 28, 2005Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 120.
- Jul 14, 2005Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 14, 2005Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 13, 2005Committee Hearings Held.
- Feb 2, 2005Introduced in House
- Feb 2, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 20, 2005H.R. 527, Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on July 14, 2005</p>
- Jul 20, 2005H.R. 527, Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on July 14, 2005
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. 109-25 | SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS: NEW OFFERINGS FOR A NEW ECONOMY65 pages | Small Business Committee | Jul 13, 2005 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33470 | Science, State, Justice, Commerce and Related Agencies (House)/Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (Senate): FY2007 Appropriations Archived | Report | May 9, 2007 |
| RL32885 | Science, State, Justice, Commerce and Related Agencies (House)/Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (Senate): FY2006 Appropriations Archived | Report | Dec 23, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 139 | Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2005 | Related bill | Jan 24, 2005 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship development program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Business education
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Curricula
- Data banks
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Entrepreneurs
- Federal aid to education
- Government and business
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Labor and Employment
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Secondary education
- Small business
- Technical education
- Vocational and technical education
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2005Reported in House
- Feb 2, 2005Introduced 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.