Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2005

Summary

Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2005 - Amends the Teacher-Taxpayer Protection Act of 2004 to make applicable to all eligible teachers in mathematics, science, and special education certain additional amounts of student loan forgiveness. (Current law makes such additional amounts applicable only with respect to those who are new borrowers on or after October 1, 1998, and before October 1, 2005.) Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to treat certain speech-language pathologists as special education teachers for purposes of student loan forgiveness, under both the Federal Family Education Loan program and the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program.

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Timeline

1. 8 February 2005

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 February 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 February 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 24 March 2005

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 8 February 2005 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 8 February 2005

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 8 February 2005

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 February 2005

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Sponsors

• Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
• G. K. Butterfield · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] · D · Cosponsor
• JOHN LEWIS · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Cosponsor
• PETER DEFAZIO · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Shelley Capito · R · Cosponsor
• Sam Graves · R · Cosponsor
• RON KIND · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13] · R · Cosponsor
• Betty McCollum · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] · R · Cosponsor
• Zoe Lofgren · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] · R · Cosponsor
• DON YOUNG · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] · D · Cosponsor
• ELIJAH CUMMINGS · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Christopher Smith · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] · R · Cosponsor
• C. Ruppersberger · D · Cosponsor
• Brad Sherman · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

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