National STEM Scholarship Database Act

Bill: 110-hr-1051
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2007-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Data banks
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic government information
Electronic mail systems
Engineering
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government publicity
Higher education
Mathematics
Minorities
Minority education
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific education
Student aid
Technical education
Web sites
Women
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: 
National STEM Scholarship Database Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain, on the public website of the Department of Education, a database of information on public and private programs of financial assistance for the study of postsecondary and graduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Requires that such database: (1) provide separate information for each field of study; (2) be searchable by category and combinations of categories; (3) indicate programs targeted toward specific demographic groups; and (4) provide searchers with program sponsor contact information and hyperlinks.

action_date: 2007-06-06
text: 
National STEM Scholarship Database Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain, on the public website of the Department of Education, a database of information on public and private programs of financial assistance for the study of postsecondary and graduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

 Requires that such database: (1) provide separate information for each field of study; (2) be searchable by category and combinations of categories; (3) indicate programs targeted toward specific demographic groups; (4) provide searchers with program sponsor contact information and hyperlinks; and (5) include a recommendation that students and families carefully review application requirements and a disclaimer that scholarships presented in the database are not provided or endorsed by the Department or the federal government.

Requires the Secretary and the entity contracted to furnish and regularly update information to consult with public and private sources of scholarships and make easily available a process for the sources to provide regular and updated information.

Authorizes appropriations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-17
text: Star Print ordered on the bill.
action_date: 2007-06-07
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2007-06-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-06-06
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6015-6016)
action_date: 2007-06-06
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 H6015-6016)
action_date: 2007-06-06
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1051.
action_date: 2007-06-06
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6015-6018)
action_date: 2007-06-06
text: Mr. Holt moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2007-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-14
text: Introduced in House