Education Opportunity Act of 2009
Latest action · Jan 7, 2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 7.
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 SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Education Opportunity Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that it should pass, and the President should sign into law, legislation that expands educational opportunities for all Americans by enhancing: (1) access to high-quality early childhood education, child care, and after school and extended learning services; (2) secondary and post-secondary graduation rates; (3) educational innovation, standards, and assessments; (4) the recruitment and retention of high-quality teachers by high-need schools; (5) mathematics and science instruction; and (6) federal grant aid and tax incentives to make higher education more affordable.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 6, 2009 to Jan 7, 2009, with 19 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 7, 2009Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 7.
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S45)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Child care and development
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- General taxation matters
- Higher education
- Science and engineering education
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 7, 2009Placed on Calendar Senate
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