CREATE-21 Act of 2007
Latest action · May 21, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Creating Research Extension and Teaching Excellence for the 21st Century Act of 2007 or CREATE-21 Act of 2007 - Establishes the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture, which shall be located in Washington, DC. Transfers specified authorities of the Department of Agriculture and other authorities to the Institutes.
Sets forth organizational and funding provisions.
Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to repeal authority for the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board.
Eliminates specified funding provisions respecting agricultural research at 1890 land-grant colleges.
Extends and revises specified agricultural programs, including research, extension, and education programs.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program to provide fellowships for scientific training in the United States to individuals from eligible countries who specialize in agricultural education and research and extension.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2007 to Jul 11, 2007, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Original | May 21, 2007 |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | Jul 11, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2007Introduced in House
- May 21, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- May 21, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1106-1107)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1094 | CREATE-21 Act of 2007 | Related bill | Apr 12, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Agricultural colleges
- Agricultural diversification
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural experiment stations
- Agricultural extension work
- Agricultural research
- Agricultural wastes
- Agriculture and Food
- Agriculture in foreign trade
- Air pollution control
- Alcohol as fuel
- Alternative energy sources
- Animal diseases
- Animals
- Aquaculture
- Authorization
- Barley
- Biological warfare
- Biomass energy
- Biotechnology
- Carbon cycle
- Colleges
- Commerce
- Department of Agriculture
- Diesel motor
- Disabled
- Distance education
- District of Columbia
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Energy
- Energy crops
- Energy efficiency
- Energy research
- Entrepreneurs
- Environmental Protection
- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Farmers
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to research
- Food stamps
- Foreign students
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Forestry
- Forestry research
- Genetics
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Graduate education
- Health
- Health promotion
- Higher education
- Hispanic Americans
- Housing and Community Development
- Indian education
- International Affairs
- International competitiveness
- International education
- Land use
- Medical research
- Minorities
- Minority business enterprises
- Minority education
- Native Americans
- Nutrition
- Oils and fats
- Organic farming
- Pest control
- Plant diseases
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Range management
- Refuse as fuel
- Research and development
- Research centers
- Research grants
- Rural economic development
- Scholarships
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientific education
- Scientific instruments and apparatus
- Security measures
- Self-help devices for the disabled
- Social Welfare
- State laws
- Sustainable agriculture
- Terrorism
- Tourism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Veterinary medicine
- Water pollution control
- Water quality
- Wheat
- Youth services
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2007Introduced in House
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