Foreign Language Education Expansion Act
Latest action · Jul 9, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
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.
- IntroducedMar 27, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Foreign Language Education Expansion Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to assume or cancel loans made under the Federal Family Education Loan or the Direct Loan programs to individuals who have been employed for five consecutive complete school years as full-time foreign language teachers in secondary schools whose enrollment of disadvantaged students exceeds 30% and whose local educational agencies are eligible for funding under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Caps loan forgiveness at $17,500.
Limits the benefits of this Act to new borrowers on or after October 1, 2001.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2007 to Jun 25, 2007; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Original | Mar 27, 2007 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Mar 28, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Mar 28, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Jun 25, 2007 |
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 Mar 27, 2007 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Jul 9, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- Mar 27, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide additional student loan forgiveness to teachers of foreign languages.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Foreign Language Education Expansion Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Elementary and secondary education
- Federal aid to education
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Government lending
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Labor and Employment
- Language and languages
- Recruiting of employees
- Scholarships
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
- Student loan funds
- Teacher education
- Teacher supply and demand
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2007Introduced in House
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