To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to educational organizations to carry out educational programs about the Holocaust.
Latest action · Jun 4, 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.
- IntroducedApr 23, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to educational organizations to carry out proposed or existing Holocaust education programs.
Prohibits such grants from being used to supplant nonfederal funds the grantees would otherwise have used for Holocaust education programs.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 23, 2009 to Sep 22, 2010; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Apr 23, 2009 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Apr 23, 2009 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Apr 23, 2009 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 17, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jun 17, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | Jun 17, 2009 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 3, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 3, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Mary Jo Kilroy | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Apr 15, 2010 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 12, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | May 12, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Sep 16, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Sep 22, 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 Apr 23, 2009 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Jun 4, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Apr 23, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 23, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E962)
- Apr 23, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E148 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY | Feb 3, 2010 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E962 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY | Apr 23, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 892 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to educational organizations to carry out programs about the Holocaust. | Related bill | Apr 27, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to educational organizations to carry out educational programs about the Holocaust.
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Simon Wiesenthal Holocaust Education Assistance Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2009Introduced in House
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