Pacific Island Economic and Educational Development Act of 2007
Latest action · Sep 6, 2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedJul 17, 2007
- Passed HouseSep 5, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pacific Island Economic and Educational Development Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations of $1 million for each of FY2008 and FY2009 for exchanges with Pacific Island countries carried out under the educational and cultural exchange programs of the Department of State.
Authorizes the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), upon request, to provide technical and other assistance to Pacific Island countries, defined for the purposes of this Act as: (1) the Cook Islands; (2) the Federated States of Micronesia; (3) the Independent State of Samoa; (4) the Kingdom of Tonga; (5) Niue; (6) Papua New Guinea; (7) the Republic of Fiji; (8) the Republic of Kiribati; (9) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; (10) the Republic of Nauru; (11) the Republic of Palau; (12) the Republic of Vanuatu; (13) the Solomon Islands; and (14) Tuvalu.
Directs the Secretary of State to review and report to Congress on the marginalization of students from Pacific Island countries in the awarding of Fulbright Scholarships.
Requires the Secretary to establish a program within the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange program providing scholarships to students from Pacific Island countries for study in the United States pursuant to the terms of such Exchange program. Authorizes appropriations of $500,000 for each of FY2008 and FY2009 to provide such scholarships to such students.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 30, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 30, 2007 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jul 30, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jul 30, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jul 30, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jul 30, 2007 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jul 30, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 30, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 17, 2007Markup Jul 31, 2007 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Sep 6, 2007 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 6, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Sep 5, 2007Mr. Faleomavaega moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 5, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10084-10085)
- Sep 5, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3062.
- Sep 5, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10084)
- Sep 5, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 31, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 31, 2007Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 17, 2007Introduced in House
- Jul 17, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1807, H10084, H10085Text printed H10084 | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU | Sep 5, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize appropriations to provide for South Pacific exchanges, provide technical and other assistance to countries in the Pacific region through the United States Agency for International Development, and authorize appropriations to provide Fulbright Scholarships for Pacific Island students.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- South Pacific Economic and Educational Development Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Pacific Island Economic and Educational Development Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Authorization
- Cultural relations
- Department of State
- Economic assistance
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational exchanges
- Federal aid to education
- Fiji
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- International Affairs
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia
- Oceania
- Pacific Islanders
- Palau Islands
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Technical assistance
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 6, 2007Referred in Senate
- Sep 5, 2007Engrossed in House
- Jul 17, 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.
