A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.

Bill: 108-s-2639
Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT]
Introduced: 2004-07-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Accounting
Auditing
Authorization
Awards, medals, prizes
Congress
Congressional gold medals
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional tributes
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Families
Federal aid to education
Finance and Financial Sector
Health
Higher education
Physical fitness
Scholarships
Service learning
Social Welfare
Sports and Recreation
Volunteer workers
Youth
Youth services

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-13
text: 
Amends the Congressional Award Act to extend through calendar 2009 the requirement that the Comptroller General determine, and report to Congress on, whether the Director of the Congressional Award Board is complying with requirements for financial operations of the Congressional Award Program.
 
Extends the authorization of the Board from October 1, 2004, to October 1, 2009.

action_date: 2004-09-14
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Congressional Award Act to extend through calendar 2009 the requirement that the Comptroller General determine, and report to Congress on, whether the Director of the Congressional Award Board is complying with requirements for financial operations of the Congressional Award Program.
 
Extends the authorization of the Board from October 1, 2004, to October 1, 2009.

action_date: 2004-09-29
text: 
Amends the Congressional Award Act to extend through calendar 2009 the requirement that the Comptroller General determine, and report to Congress on, whether the Director of the Congressional Award Board is complying with requirements for financial operations of the Congressional Award Program.
 
Extends the authorization of the Board from October 1, 2004, to October 1, 2009.
 
Allows the Board to use Federal sources to carry out its functions and make expenditures.
 
Allows the Board to accept a maximum of one-half of all funds accepted from Federal sources. (Currently it is prohibited from receiving any Federal funds or resources.)
 
Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2009.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-09-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2004-09-30
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-09-30
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2004-09-29
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9987)
action_date: 2004-09-29
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S9987)
action_date: 2004-09-29
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9986-9987)
action_date: 2004-09-14
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 693.
action_date: 2004-09-14
text: Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. With written report No. 108-339.
action_date: 2004-09-14
text: Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. With written report No. 108-339.
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2004-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2004-07-13
text: Introduced in Senate