United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5275 (109th)
To establish the Silver Scholarship program to provide transferable educational awards to older individuals who have performed certain volunteer services.
Introduced
2 May 2006
Last action
24 May 2006 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Sponsors
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
21 July 2025
Summary
Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize the Assistant Secretary for Aging to make grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations experienced in administering volunteer programs to provide $1,000 scholarships to older individuals who perform at least 600 hours of volunteer service with such agencies or organizations within a 12-month period. Allows the proration of such scholarships when an individual, due to compelling personal circumstances, cannot perform 600, but performs at least 300, hours of service within such period. Allows a scholarship recipient to designate another individual to use such scholarship.
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Timeline
2 May 2006
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
2 May 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 May 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 May 2006
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 2 May 2006 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/5275
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5275
- us · 109-hr-5275 · source updated 21 July 2025