Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2008
Latest action · May 22, 2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2007
- Passed HouseMay 21, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2008 - Directs each federal agency to identify useful federal electronic equipment that the agency has determined is excess to its needs and to: (1) report such equipment to the Administrator of General Services for processing for transfer to an educational recipient in accordance with provisions relating to the donation of personal property through state agencies; (2) transfer such equipment directly to such a recipient by arrangement with the Administrator; or (3) report such equipment to the Administrator as excess property if transfer is not practicable.
Provides procedures, in the transfer of such equipment, for refurbishing for classroom use and data removal.
Requires transferring agencies to give the highest preference to educational recipients located in an enterprise community or empowerment zone designated under the Internal Revenue Code or a qualifying small town or county (those with certain levels of poverty). Requires state plans of operation for property transfers to give the same preference.
Defines "educational recipient" as a school or community-based educational organization. Defines "federal electronic equipment" to include computers and peripheral equipment, fax machines, and software (where a license transfer is permitted).
Requires a report to Congress from the Administrator on equipment inventories and transfers not later than 18 months after enactment of this Act.
States that this Act supersedes Executive Order No. 12999 of April 17, 1996 (entitled "Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century").
Cosponsors 62
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2007 to May 8, 2008; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 16, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jan 31, 2007Markup Apr 9, 2008Reported May 8, 2008 |
| Government Operations Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2007Markup Mar 11, 2008Reported Mar 11, 2008 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred May 22, 2008 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- May 21, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4402)
- May 21, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/19/2008 H4089-4090)
- May 21, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 21, 2008The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 | Debate and remarks H4402 | Collin C. Peterson D-MN | May 21, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4089–H4091Text printed H4089 | Darrell Issa R-CA, Diane E. Watson D-CA, G. K. Butterfield D-NC | May 19, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Apr 17, 2008H.R. 752, Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 9, 2008</p>
- Apr 17, 2008H.R. 752, Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 9, 2008
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-94 | H.R. 752, THE FEDERAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT DONATION ACT OF 200768 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Feb 13, 2008 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus Federal electronic equipment, including computers, computer components, printers, and fax machines, to qualifying small towns, counties, schools, nonprofit organizations, and libraries.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To direct Federal agencies to transfer excess Federal electronic equipment, including computers, computer components, printers, and fax machines, to educational recipients.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative procedure
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Computer software
- Computers
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- County politics and government
- Depressed areas
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational facilities
- Educational technology
- Elementary and secondary education
- Enterprise zones
- Executive orders
- Facsimile transmission
- Federal-local relations
- General Services Administration
- Gifts
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Higher education
- Housing and Community Development
- Law
- Libraries
- Nonprofit organizations
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Small towns
- Social Welfare
- Surplus government property
- Urban affairs
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2008Referred in Senate
- May 21, 2008Engrossed in House
- May 8, 2008Reported in House
- Jan 31, 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.
