State Temporary Economic Priority (STEP) Act
Latest action · Jun 27, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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.
- IntroducedJun 26, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
State Temporary Economic Priority (STEP) Act - Authorizes states to transfer or consolidate funds made available to them under certain federal transportation, education, and job training programs: (1) beginning with the calendar quarter after the United States experiences economic growth at an annual rate of less than 1% for two consecutive calendar quarters; and (2) continuing until 18 months after it experiences economic growth at an annual rate of 1% or more for two consecutive calendar quarters.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2008 to Jul 29, 2008; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Jun 26, 2008 |
Committees 3
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 Jun 26, 2008 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jun 26, 2008 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jun 27, 2008 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 26, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jun 26, 2008Introduced in House
- Jun 26, 2008Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize a State to transfer or consolidate funds made available to such State under certain transportation, education, and job training programs after the United States experiences economic growth at an annual rate of less than 1 percent for 2 calendar quarters.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- State Temporary Economic Priority (STEP) Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Economic conditions
- Economic growth
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to transportation
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Labor and Employment
- State finance
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2008Introduced in House
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