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HR 2707 110th Congress House Social Sciences and History Arts, Culture, Religion Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Colleges Commerce Economics and Public Finance Education Exhibitions Federal aid to education Foundations Higher education History Museums Nonprofit organizations Public-private partnerships Slavery Social Welfare

To reauthorize the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program.

Introduced: June 13, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 3, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 31, 2007
Received in the Senate.
Jul 30, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/31/2007 H8882)
Jul 30, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/31/2007 H8882)
Jul 30, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 30, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2707.
Jul 30, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 7/31/2007 H8882-8884)
Jul 30, 2007
Mr. Kucinich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 24, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Jun 13, 2007
Introduced in House
Jun 13, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to one or more nonprofit educational organizations established to research, display, interpret, and collect artifacts relating to the history of the Underground Railroad.

Requires each grant agreement to require the organization to: (1) establish a facility to house, display, and interpret the artifacts related to the history of the Underground Railroad; (2) demonstrate substantial private support for the facility through the implementation of a public-private partnership between a state or local public entity and a private entity providing certain matching funds; (3) create an endowment to fund shortfalls in the costs of ongoing facility operations; (4) establish a network of satellite centers throughout the United States to help disseminate information regarding the Underground Railroad; (5) establish the capability to link the facility electronically with other local and regional facilities with interpretive Underground Railroad collections and programs; and (6) report annually to the Secretary.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.

What's happening now August 3, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2