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HR 2802 106th Congress House

Seniors in Our Schools Act

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that senior citizens are given an opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs.

Introduced: October 27, 1999 See on congress.gov
Education Community and schoolDelinquency preventionDrug abuseDrug abuse prevention
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Drugs and youthEconomics and Public FinanceEducational innovationsElementary and secondary educationElementary educationElementary school studentsElementary schoolsFamiliesFederal aid to educationGovernment Operations and PoliticsLabor and EmploymentMentoringOlder workersSchool violenceSecondary educationSecondary school studentsSocial WelfareState aid to educationVolunteer workers in education
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 10, 1999
Committee Hearings Held.
Aug 5, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Aug 5, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 10, 1999

Committee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Seniors in Our Schools Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require that senior citizens be given an opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for: (1) 21st Century Learning Centers; and (2) State Governors', local, and national programs for drug and violence prevention.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Independent 1
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Feb 10, 2000
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 10, 2000
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 10, 2000
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 10, 2000
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 27, 1999
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Aug 5, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2802: Seniors in Our Schools Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2802/
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"H.R. 2802: Seniors in Our Schools Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2802/.
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H.R. 2802, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2802/.
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