To reauthorize the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program.

Summary

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to one or more nonprofit educational organizations established to research, display, interpret, and collect artifacts relating to the history of the Underground Railroad. Requires each grant agreement to require the organization to: (1) establish a facility to house, display, and interpret the artifacts related to the history of the Underground Railroad; (2) demonstrate substantial private support for the facility through the implementation of a public-private partnership between a state or local public entity and a private entity providing certain matching funds; (3) create an endowment to fund shortfalls in the costs of ongoing facility operations; (4) establish a network of satellite centers throughout the United States to help disseminate information regarding the Underground Railroad; and (5) establish the capability to link the facility electronically with other local and regional facilities with interpretive Underground Railroad collections and programs.

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Timeline

1. 13 June 2007

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 June 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 June 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 24 July 2007

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

   Source: Committee

5. 30 July 2007

   Passed

   Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

   Source: Floor

6. 30 July 2007

   Passed

   On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/31/2007 H8882)

   Source: Floor

7. 30 July 2007

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/31/2007 H8882)

   Source: Floor

8. 30 July 2007

   Floor

   DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2707.

   Source: Floor

9. 30 July 2007

   Floor

   Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 7/31/2007 H8882-8884)

   Source: Floor

10. 30 July 2007

    Floor

    Mr. Kucinich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

11. 31 July 2007

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate.

    Source: IntroReferral

12. 3 August 2007

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Referred in Senate · 3 August 2007 · Official file
• Engrossed in House · 30 July 2007 · Official file
• Introduced in House · 13 June 2007 · Official file

Documents

8 official files

• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 3 August 2007

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 3 August 2007

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 30 July 2007

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 30 July 2007

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 30 July 2007

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 June 2007

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 June 2007

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 June 2007

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Sponsors

• Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] · D · Cosponsor
• JOHN LEWIS · D · Cosponsor
• Sanford Bishop · D · Cosponsor
• Rosa DeLauro · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] · R · Cosponsor
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