A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.
Latest action · Dec 22, 2005 Became Public Law No: 109-143.
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 9, 2005
- Passed SenateJul 14, 2005
- Passed HouseDec 14, 2005
- To the PresidentDec 16, 2005
- Became lawDec 22, 2005Public Law 109-143
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Congressional Award Act to extend through calendar 2009 the requirement that the Comptroller General determine, and report to Congress on, whether the Director of the Congressional Award Board is complying with requirements for financial operations of the Congressional Award Program.
Extends the authorization of the Board from October 1, 2004, to October 1, 2009.
Provides for, during the period of October 1, 2004, through this Act's enactment date, all actions and functions of the Board under the Congressional Award Act to have same effect as though no lapse or termination of the Board ever occurred.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2005 to Jun 29, 2005; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Feb 9, 2005 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Jun 29, 2005 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 9, 2005Markup Apr 13, 2005Reported Jun 23, 2005 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jul 19, 2005 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Aug 10, 2005 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2005Signed by President.
- Dec 22, 2005Became Public Law No: 109-143.
- Dec 16, 2005Presented to President.
- Dec 14, 2005Ms. Foxx moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 14, 2005Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11606-11607)
- Dec 14, 2005DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 335.
- Dec 14, 2005Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11606)
- Dec 14, 2005Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 14, 2005Cleared for White House.
- Aug 10, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
- Jul 19, 2005Received in the House.
- Jul 19, 2005Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 19, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Jul 14, 2005Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8328; text as passed Senate: CR S8328)
- Jun 23, 2005Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. With written report No. 109-87.
- Jun 23, 2005Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 136.
- Apr 13, 2005Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 9, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Feb 9, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H11606, H11607Text printed H11606 | Major R. Owens D-NY, Roger F. Wicker R-MS, Rush Holt D-NJ, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Dec 14, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8328Text printed S8328 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jul 14, 2005 |
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
- Apr 15, 2005S. 335, A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 13, 2005</p>
- Apr 15, 2005S. 335, A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32799 | Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2006 Archived | Report | Feb 1, 2006 |
| RL32905 | Transportation, the Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, the Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies: FY2006 Appropriations Archived | Report | Jan 20, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3867 | To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act. | Identical bill | Nov 7, 2005 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
- Accounting
- Auditing
- Awards, medals, prizes
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Congressional gold medals
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional tributes
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Health
- Higher education
- Physical fitness
- Scholarships
- Service learning
- Social Welfare
- Sports and Recreation
- Volunteer workers
- Youth
- Youth services
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 19, 2005Referred in House
- Jul 14, 2005Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 23, 2005Reported to Senate
- Feb 9, 2005Introduced in Senate
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.