HR 3634
110th Congress
House
Education
Collection of accounts
Economics and Public Finance
Engineering
Engineers
Federal aid to education
Federally-guaranteed loans
Government lending
Graduate education
Higher education
Infrastructure
Law
Licenses
Mathematics
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific education
Student loan funds
Technical education
STEP Act
Introduced: September 24, 2007
Introduced by:
Cleaver, Emanuel
Democratic
· Missouri
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 23, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Sep 24, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 24, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Strategic Technology/Engineering Program Act of 2007 or the STEP Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award renewable one-year STEP scholarships to students who pursue undergraduate or graduate degrees in engineering, technology, applied sciences, mathematics, or similar fields.
Authorizes the Secretary to provide student loan forgiveness to borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan and Direct Loan programs who agree to remain employed as engineers for at least eight years and obtain licensure as professional engineers within eight years of obtaining a degree.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1