S 3622
110th Congress
Senate
Water Resources Development
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental Protection
Environmental education
Federal aid to education
Great Lakes
Marine resources conservation
Water quality
Great Lakes Conservation Education Act
Introduced: September 26, 2008
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 26, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9686)
Sep 26, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9685-9686)
Sep 26, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Great Lakes Conservation Education Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) award grants to educational or nonprofit nongovernmental entities to conduct activities in states adjacent to a Great Lake to increase knowledge about, raise awareness of, or provide education regarding the importance of conservation of the Great Lakes; and (2) require grant recipients to submit reports on their activities under the grant program.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9686)
Committees of jurisdiction
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