Math and Science Incentive Act of 2005
Latest action · Apr 12, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 12, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Math and Science Incentive Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a program of assuming the obligation to pay up to $10,000 of interest on certain student loans under the Higher Education Act of 1965, for certain borrowers who agree to serve for five years as: (1) teachers of science, technology, engineering or mathematics at an elementary or secondary school; or (2) mathematics, science or engineering professionals.
Requires that selection of program participants from among eligible applicants be based on: (1) U.S. national security, homeland security, and economic security needs; and (2) the applicant's academic record or job performance. Allows other factors to be considered in such selection.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2005 to Dec 14, 2005; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Apr 12, 2005 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| R-VA | George Allen | Apr 15, 2005 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | May 17, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | Dec 14, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Apr 12, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3488)
- Apr 12, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3488 | John Warner R-VA | Apr 12, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1547 | Math and Science Incentive Act of 2005 | Related bill | Mar 29, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to preserve mathematics- and science-based industries in the United States.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Math and Science Incentive Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Economic security
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Engineering
- Engineers
- Federal aid to education
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government lending
- Higher education
- Interest
- Labor and Employment
- Mathematics
- Rating of employees
- Recruiting of employees
- Scholarships
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientific education
- Scientists
- Secondary education
- Student loan funds
- Teacher education
- Teacher supply and demand
- Teachers
- Technical education
- Terrorism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2005Introduced in Senate
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