HR 2475 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2017

Introduced May 17, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA

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Latest action · May 17, 2017 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 17, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2017

This bill establishes a Department of Education grant program and a tax credit bond program to support long-term improvements to public school facilities.

Cosponsors 119

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2017 to Dec 20, 2018; 58 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-HIColleen HanabusaOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-PADwight EvansOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalMay 17, 2017
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-TXGene GreenOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMay 17, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-WIMark PocanOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-MNRichard M. NolanOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-CARo KhannaOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NVRuben J. KihuenOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-CATed LieuOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-OHTim RyanOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-MDAnthony G. BrownMay 22, 2017
D-TXJoaquin CastroMay 22, 2017
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamMay 22, 2017
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMay 22, 2017
D-MAStephen F. LynchMay 22, 2017
D-CAAnna G. EshooJun 2, 2017
D-CAJohn GaramendiJun 2, 2017
D-OHJoyce BeattyJun 2, 2017
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánJun 2, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeJun 16, 2017
D-WADerek KilmerJun 16, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinJun 16, 2017
D-VTPeter WelchJun 16, 2017
D-NHAnn M. KusterJul 11, 2017
D-NYGrace MengJul 11, 2017
D-COJared PolisJul 11, 2017
D-CAJerry McNerneyJul 11, 2017
D-CAJudy ChuJul 11, 2017
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkJul 11, 2017
D-MNKeith EllisonJul 11, 2017
D-CASusan A. DavisJul 11, 2017
D-INAndré CarsonJul 27, 2017
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceJul 27, 2017
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeJul 27, 2017
D-CAEric SwalwellJul 27, 2017
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloJul 27, 2017
D-CAJimmy GomezJul 28, 2017
D-TXAl GreenOct 26, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOct 26, 2017
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOct 26, 2017
D-ILDanny K. DavisOct 26, 2017
D-WADenny HeckOct 26, 2017
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOct 26, 2017
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyOct 26, 2017
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOct 26, 2017
D-CAJimmy PanettaOct 26, 2017
D-CAJulia BrownleyOct 26, 2017
D-ILMike QuigleyOct 26, 2017
D-NYPaul TonkoOct 26, 2017
D-MNTimothy J. WalzOct 26, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenOct 26, 2017
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Nov 16, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineNov 16, 2017
D-NVJacky RosenNov 16, 2017
D-CAPete AguilarNov 16, 2017
D-CAJared HuffmanDec 4, 2017
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthDec 4, 2017
D-MEChellie PingreeDec 18, 2017
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoDec 20, 2017
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalDec 21, 2017
D-FLDarren SotoJan 12, 2018
D-ILCheri BustosFeb 8, 2018
D-RIJames R. LangevinFeb 8, 2018
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIFeb 8, 2018
D-MASeth MoultonFeb 8, 2018
D-TXBeto O'RourkeApr 24, 2018
D-NYKathleen M. RiceApr 24, 2018
D-AZTom O'HalleranMay 21, 2018
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonDec 10, 2018
D-CTJoe CourtneyDec 20, 2018
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiDec 20, 2018

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred May 17, 2017
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred May 17, 2017
HouseBudget Committee
Referred May 17, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 17, 2017Introduced in House
  2. May 17, 2017Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In the Congressional Record 3

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H4597Bradley Byrne R-AL, James P. McGovern D-MA, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VAMay 23, 2018
HouseDebate and remarks H5197, H5198Jared Polis D-CO, Ken Buck R-CO, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Ruben J. Kihuen D-NVJun 27, 2017
HouseLists H4311H.R. 2475–2509—May 17, 2017

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 85, May 17, 2017, page H4311.

CRS reports 2

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Cite it 2

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Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2017

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 17, 2017Introduced in House

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