To reauthorize the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program.

Bill: 110-hr-2707
Sponsor: Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10]
Introduced: 2007-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Social Sciences and History
Subjects: Arts, Culture, Religion
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Colleges
Commerce
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Exhibitions
Federal aid to education
Foundations
Higher education
History
Museums
Nonprofit organizations
Public-private partnerships
Slavery
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-06-13
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to one or more nonprofit educational organizations established to research, display, interpret, and collect artifacts relating to the history of the Underground Railroad.
 
Requires each grant agreement to require the organization to: (1) establish a facility to house, display, and interpret the artifacts related to the history of the Underground Railroad; (2) demonstrate substantial private support for the facility through the implementation of a public-private partnership between a state or local public entity and a private entity providing certain matching funds; (3) create an endowment to fund shortfalls in the costs of ongoing facility operations; (4) establish a network of satellite centers throughout the United States to help disseminate information regarding the Underground Railroad; and (5) establish the capability to link the facility electronically with other local and regional facilities with interpretive Underground Railroad collections and programs.

action_date: 2007-07-30
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to one or more nonprofit educational organizations established to research, display, interpret, and collect artifacts relating to the history of the Underground Railroad.
 
Requires each grant agreement to require the organization to: (1) establish a facility to house, display, and interpret the artifacts related to the history of the Underground Railroad; (2) demonstrate substantial private support for the facility through the implementation of a public-private partnership between a state or local public entity and a private entity providing certain matching funds; (3) create an endowment to fund shortfalls in the costs of ongoing facility operations; (4) establish a network of satellite centers throughout the United States to help disseminate information regarding the Underground Railroad; (5) establish the capability to link the facility electronically with other local and regional facilities with interpretive Underground Railroad collections and programs; and (6) report annually to the Secretary.
 
Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/31/2007 H8882)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/31/2007 H8882)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2707.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 7/31/2007 H8882-8884)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Mr. Kucinich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2007-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2007-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-06-13
text: Introduced in House