GO Ag Act
Latest action · Sep 30, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
- IntroducedSep 30, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Growing Opportunities in Agriculture Act or the GO Ag Act
This bill directs the Department of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities (e.g., local educational agencies) to create new agricultural education programs in secondary schools. Agricultural education refers to career and technical education that is focused on agriculture, including classroom or laboratory instruction, work-based learning, and leadership education that is delivered through career and technical student organizations.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 30, 2021 to Feb 18, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Feb 18, 2022 |
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 Sep 30, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2021Introduced in House
- Sep 30, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 172, October 1, 2021, page H5593.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants for new agricultural education programs in secondary schools.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- GO Ag Act
- Growing Opportunities in Agriculture Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2021Introduced 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.
