HR 3631 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Revolutionizing Education Through Digital Investment Act of 2007

Introduced Sep 20, 2007 Originated House Sponsor John A. Yarmuth D-KY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 17, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 20, 2007
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Revolutionizing Education Through Digital Investment Act of 2007 - Establishes a National Center for Learning Science and Technology (the Center).

Establishes in the Treasury the "National Center for Learning Science and Technology Trust Fund," the amounts of which may be used for: (1) supporting basic and applied research development and demonstrations of innovative learning and assessment systems and the components and tools needed to create them; (2) supporting the testing and evaluation of those systems; and (3) encouraging the widespread adoption and use of effective approaches to learning.

Creates a board of directors for the Center to oversee the administration of the Center. Authorizes the Director of the Center to award contracts and grants to colleges and universities, museums, libraries, public broadcasting entities and similar nonprofits and public institutions (with or without private partners).

Requires: (1) the Director to submit, to the President and specified congressional committees, an annual report which shall include a statement from the Board of its plans and priorities for expenditures and an estimate of funds that will be available for such expenditures from the Trust Fund; and (2) the Director and the Center's principal officers to testify to appropriate congressional committees about such reports and any other appropriate matters.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 20, 2007 to Jun 4, 2008, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalSep 20, 2007
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalSep 20, 2007
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalSep 20, 2007
R-OHRalph RegulaOriginalSep 20, 2007
D-TNBart GordonSep 24, 2007
D-KYBen ChandlerSep 24, 2007
D-VARick BoucherSep 24, 2007
D-CAAnna G. EshooSep 27, 2007
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.Sep 27, 2007
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOct 23, 2007
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOct 23, 2007
D-CTJoe CourtneyOct 23, 2007
D-CAZoe LofgrenOct 23, 2007
R-CTChristopher ShaysOct 25, 2007
D-NJRush HoltOct 30, 2007
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 17, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
  2. Sep 20, 2007Introduced in House
  3. Sep 20, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Subjects

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  1. Sep 20, 2007Introduced in House

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