Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities Program Authorization Act

Bill: 117-hr-2993
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2021-05-04 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic development
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing supply and affordability
Natural disasters
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: 

Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities Program Authorization Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation, in coordination with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to award a competitive grant to a nonprofit organization to train and support institutions of higher education (IHEs) in assisting local governments by leveraging existing graduate and undergraduate classes for projects of need. 
Project of need
 refers to a project that (1) is identified by a local government that would benefit from the expertise of an IHE's faculty and students, and (2) advances a sustainable development goal (e.g., a goal related to climate change and housing affordability).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2021-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2021-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2021-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-04
text: Introduced in House