To permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by the members.
Latest action · Jan 6, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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
Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 to allow the Clerk of the House of Representatives, at the request of a Member of the House, to donate computers and related peripheral tools previously used by the Member to a public elementary or secondary school designated by such Member without regard to whether the donation: (1) is a cost to the government; or (2) has a recoverable value.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 27, 2009 to Jun 2, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jan 27, 2009 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Jan 27, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Betsy Markey | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Mar 6, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Mar 6, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Mar 16, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Mar 16, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Mar 16, 2009 | |
| R-NY | Christopher J. Lee | Mar 23, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Mar 23, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Apr 29, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Jun 2, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jan 6, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2009Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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. 111-60 | DEVELOPING RESEARCH PRIORITIES AT DHS'S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE59 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Oct 27, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by the members.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 6, 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.
