S 2657
107th Congress
Senate
Families
Automobile insurance
Automobiles
Clothing
College costs
Commerce
Consumer education
Data banks
Debit cards
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Electronic data interchange
Elementary and secondary education
Entrepreneurs
Federal aid to child welfare
Finance and Financial Sector
Financial planning
Foster home care
Health
Higher education
Opportunity Passport Act of 2002
Introduced: June 20, 2002
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 20, 2002
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Opportunity Passport Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to assist partnerships of public agencies or private nonprofit organizations in developing and implementing methods of providing financial security for youth in foster care and for youth aging out of foster care, including: (1) electronic opportunity passports, such as electronic cards or secure Internet databases containing vital information about medical records, legal identification, and school transcripts; (2) individual development accounts for educational, housing, medical, business, or automobile expenses; (3) debit accounts for short-term use to build credit histories and purchase essential items; and (4) youth leadership boards providing assistance to enable such youth to negotiate agreements, obtain expedited access to education and training programs, obtain pre-approval for student loans or other student financial assistance, and become entrepreneurs.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1