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HR 2556 111th Congress House

Preserving DC Student Scholarships Act of 2009

Official title: To provide low-income parents residing in the District of Columbia with expanded opportunities for enrolling their children in high quality schools in the District of Columbia.

Introduced: January 27, 2010 See on congress.gov
Education District of ColumbiaEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationStudent aid and college costs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
May 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 21, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 26, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving DC Student Scholarships Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants for up to five years to eligible entities to provide eligible students with opportunity scholarships to attend the District of Columbia private elementary school or secondary school of their choice beginning in school year 2010-2011.

Defines: (1) "eligible entity" as an educational entity of the District of Columbia government, a nonprofit organization, or a consortium of nonprofit organizations; and (2) "eligible student" as a student who is a District resident, comes from a household whose income does not exceed 300% of the poverty line, and was enrolled in a District Public School (such as a charter school) in the previous school year, or is eligible to enter kindergarten or first grade.

Repeals the DC School Choice Incentive Act of 2003 beginning with school year 2010-2011.


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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 4
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 2, 2010
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jan 27, 2010
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jan 27, 2010
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jul 31, 2009
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Jul 31, 2009
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · May 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2556: Preserving DC Student Scholarships Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2556/
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"H.R. 2556: Preserving DC Student Scholarships Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2556/.
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H.R. 2556, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2556/.
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