National STEM Scholarship Database Act
Latest action · Jul 17, 2007 Star Print ordered on the bill.
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 14, 2007
- Passed HouseJun 6, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National STEM Scholarship Database Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain, on the public website of the Department of Education, a database of information on public and private programs of financial assistance for the study of postsecondary and graduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Requires that such database: (1) provide separate information for each field of study; (2) be searchable by category and combinations of categories; (3) indicate programs targeted toward specific demographic groups; (4) provide searchers with program sponsor contact information and hyperlinks; and (5) include a recommendation that students and families carefully review application requirements and a disclaimer that scholarships presented in the database are not provided or endorsed by the Department or the federal government.
Requires the Secretary and the entity contracted to furnish and regularly update information to consult with public and private sources of scholarships and make easily available a process for the sources to provide regular and updated information.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2007 to May 8, 2007; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| R-OH | Ralph Regula | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Feb 14, 2007 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | May 8, 2007 |
Committees 2
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 Feb 14, 2007 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Jun 5, 2007 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jun 7, 2007 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2007Star Print ordered on the bill.
- Jun 7, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jun 6, 2007Mr. Holt moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 6, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6015-6018)
- Jun 6, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1051.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6015–H6018Text printed H6015 | Carolyn McCarthy D-NY, Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Donald A. Manzullo R-IL, Phil Hare D-IL, Ruben Hinojosa D-TX, Rush Holt D-NJ, Tom Price R-GA, Vernon J. Ehlers R-MI | Jun 6, 2007 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2392 | National STEM Scholarship Database Act | Related bill | Nov 16, 2007 |
| S 2428 | National STEM Scholarship Database Act | Related bill | Dec 6, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain a public website through which individuals may find a complete database of available scholarships, fellowships, and other programs of financial assistance in the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National STEM Scholarship Database Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- National STEM Scholarship Database Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Data banks
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Electronic government information
- Electronic mail systems
- Engineering
- Federal aid to education
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Higher education
- Mathematics
- Minorities
- Minority education
- Scholarships
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientific education
- Student aid
- Technical education
- Web sites
- Women
- Women's education
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2007Referred in Senate
- Jun 6, 2007Engrossed in House
- Feb 14, 2007Introduced 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.
