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S 116 110th Congress Senate

STEP UP Act of 2007

Official title: A bill to authorize resources to provide students with opportunities for summer learning through summer learning grants.

Introduced: June 13, 2007 See on congress.gov
Education Economics and Public FinanceEducation of the disadvantagedElementary and secondary educationElementary education
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This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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.
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5177)
Jan 4, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 26, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5177)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Summer Term Education Programs for Upward Performance Act of 2007, or the STEP UP Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive demonstration grants to state educational agencies to pay the federal share of summer learning grants for eligible students to be summer scholars in summer learning opportunity programs primarily designed to increase the literacy and numeracy of such students.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jul 17, 2007
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 13, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 116: STEP UP Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-116/
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"S. 116: STEP UP Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-116/.
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S. 116, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-116/.
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