Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2007
Latest action · Jan 12, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 12, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the NSF Director to establish an advisory council on the best approaches for involving eligible institutions in supported activities and for reviewing and evaluating submitted proposals. Requires the council to include members from minority serving institutions.
Makes the following institutions eligible for such assistance: (1) a historically Black college or university; (2) a Hispanic-, Alaska Native-, or Native Hawaiian-serving institution; (3) a tribally controlled college or university; or (4) an institution determined to have enrolled a substantial number of minority, low-income students who received assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Provides a matching funds requirement.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 12, 2007 to May 2, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Jan 12, 2007 |
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Jan 22, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Jan 22, 2007 | |
| R-MS | Trent Lott | Jan 22, 2007 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Feb 5, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 2, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jan 12, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 12, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 315 | Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act | Related bill | Jan 17, 2007 |
| S 1650 | Max Cleland Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act | Related bill | Jan 8, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish a digital and wireless network technology program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Alaska
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Black colleges
- Commerce
- Computer literacy
- Computer networks
- Computer software
- Computers
- Conferences
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuing education
- Distance education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Educational planning
- Educational technology
- Elementary and secondary education
- Engineering
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to Indians
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Grants-in-aid
- Hawaii
- Hawaiians
- Higher education
- Hispanic Americans
- Indian education
- Indigenous peoples
- Infrastructure
- Mathematics
- Minorities
- Minority business enterprises
- Minority education
- National Science Foundation
- Nonprofit organizations
- Paraprofessional school personnel
- Preschool education
- Public-private partnerships
- Research
- School libraries
- School personnel
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientific education
- Small business
- Social Welfare
- Teacher education
- Technical education
- Telecommunication systems
- Wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2007Introduced in Senate
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