United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1559 (109th)
Character Education Act of 2005
Introduced
12 April 2005
Last action
29 April 2005 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Sponsors
Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Character Education Act of 2005 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to increase amounts authorized to be appropriated in FY 2006 and 2007 for the Fund for the Improvement of Education. Directs the Secretary of Education to reserve a specified amount of appropriations for such Fund in each of FY 2006, 2007, and 2008 to carry out the Partnerships in Character Education program. Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) study best practices in the field of character education; and (2) develop a model State character education curriculum for kindergarten through grade 12, embodying specified principles.
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Timeline
12 April 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
12 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 April 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 12 April 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Sponsors
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/1559
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/1559
- us · 109-hr-1559 · source updated 23 March 2026