TEACH for Our Future Act of 2011
Latest action · Feb 25, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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 5, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Teacher Education Assistance Creating Hope for Our Future Act of 2011 or TEACH for Our Future Act of 2011 - 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 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2011 to Jun 5, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Feb 9, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | May 10, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | May 11, 2011 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 2, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 3, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 24, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jul 6, 2011 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jul 27, 2011 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 27, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Oct 4, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Nov 3, 2011 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Nov 30, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Dec 13, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jan 27, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 3, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Hansen Clarke | Mar 5, 2012 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Apr 26, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Apr 26, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | May 7, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jun 5, 2012 |
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 5, 2011 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Feb 25, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Jan 5, 2011Introduced in House
- Jan 5, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H44.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2181 | PRE ED Act of 2012 | Related bill | Mar 8, 2012 |
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
- Teacher Education Assistance Creating Hope for Our Future Act of 2011
- TEACH for Our Future Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2011Introduced 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.
