Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that strong consideration should be given to the role of science education in the educational accountability system as it works to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Latest action · Jul 28, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 28, 2011
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that it should give strong consideration to the role of science education in the educational accountability system as it works to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2011 to Jul 30, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Jul 28, 2011 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Sep 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Sep 22, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Oct 4, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Oct 4, 2011 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Oct 4, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Oct 12, 2011 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Nov 3, 2011 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 15, 2011 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Dec 7, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jan 17, 2012 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jul 30, 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 Jul 28, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2011Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that strong consideration should be given to the role of science education in the educational accountability system as it works to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2011Introduced in House
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