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HR 1648 106th Congress House

State Infrastructure Banks for Schools Act of 1999

Official title: To establish State infrastructure banks for education.

Introduced: April 29, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
May 21, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Apr 29, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 29, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E814-815)
Apr 29, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 21, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Infrastructure Banks for Schools Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to enter into cooperative agreements with States for the establishment of State infrastructure banks and multistate infrastructure banks for making loans to: (1) local educational agencies to build or repair public elementary or secondary schools; or (2) public libraries to build or repair library facilities.

Grants the consent of the Congress for States to enter into interstate compacts to establish such multistate infrastructure banks.

Prescribes funding guidelines under which the Secretary of the Treasury is directed to make grants to State infrastructure banks and multistate infrastructure banks to provide initial capital for such loans.

Authorizes appropriations for grants to States for the initial capitalization of infrastructure banks.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 9
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 26, 1999
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 25, 1999
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 25, 1999
Faleomavaega, Eni
· May 4, 1999
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 4, 1999
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 4, 1999
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Apr 29, 1999
DOOLEY, CAL
· Apr 29, 1999
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 29, 1999
LAMPSON, NICK
· Apr 29, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 29, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 29, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 29, 1999
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 29, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1648: State Infrastructure Banks for Schools Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1648/
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