Bullying and Gang Reduction for Improved Education Act
Latest action · May 14, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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.
- IntroducedMar 18, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bullying and Gang Reduction for Improved Education Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to add bullying and gang prevention to the violence and drug abuse prevention activities currently supported under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities program.
Provides that, in addition to fostering a safe and drug-free learning environment, such program should facilitate healthy, physically active lifestyles.
Makes local park and recreation agencies eligible for funding under the program's mentoring programs for children.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2009 to Nov 16, 2010; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Mar 18, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Mar 18, 2009 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Mar 18, 2009 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Mar 18, 2009 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Mar 18, 2009 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Mar 18, 2009 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Mar 18, 2009 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Mar 18, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Mar 18, 2009 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Mar 18, 2009 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Mar 18, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Mar 18, 2009 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Mar 18, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Mar 18, 2009 |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Original | Mar 18, 2009 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Mar 18, 2009 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | Mar 18, 2009 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 28, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Apr 28, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Apr 28, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 28, 2009 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Apr 28, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Nov 7, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Nov 7, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Sep 23, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Sep 29, 2010 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Nov 16, 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 Mar 18, 2009 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred May 14, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Mar 18, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 18, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E709)
- Mar 18, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E709 | Linda T. Sánchez D-CA | Mar 18, 2009 |
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.
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. 111-30 | STRENGTHENING SCHOOL SAFETY THROUGH PREVENTION OF BULLYING122 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Jul 8, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Bullying and Gang Reduction for Improved Education Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2009Introduced 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.
