TEACH for Our Future Act of 2009
Latest action · Mar 6, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
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 6, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Teacher Education Assistance Creating Hope for Our Future Act of 2009 or TEACH for Our Future Act of 2009 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the loan forgiveness available to public elementary and secondary school teachers under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) programs.
Makes inapplicable to public school teachers the requirements limiting loan forgiveness to: (1) new borrowers on or after October 1, 1998; and (2) highly qualified teachers in certain schools that serve a high proportion of disadvantaged students. Maintains the requirement that such teachers teach full-time for five consecutive complete school years before becoming eligible for loan forgiveness.
Raises to $25,000 the amount of the FFEL or DL outstanding that may be forgiven after a public school teacher's fifth complete school year of teaching.
Maintains current loan forgiveness eligibility requirements for private elementary and secondary school teachers.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2009 to May 18, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jan 8, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jan 9, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Jan 13, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jan 21, 2009 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jan 21, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 26, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Mar 6, 2009 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Mar 10, 2009 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Mar 10, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | May 11, 2009 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 16, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jul 22, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 17, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Oct 6, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Oct 7, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Parker Griffith | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Dec 19, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Dec 19, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Dec 19, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Jan 20, 2010 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | May 18, 2010 |
Committees 1
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 Jan 6, 2009 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Mar 6, 2009 | |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Mar 6, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Mar 6, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand teacher loan forgiveness.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- TEACH for Our Future Act of 2009
- Teacher Education Assistance Creating Hope for Our Future Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in House
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