3.0.0 3634 2023-01-11T20:29:28Z 2023-01-11T20:29:28Z House H HR 2007-09-24 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2007-10-23T21:27:24Z Referred to 2007-09-24T16:32:10Z 2007-10-23 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Committee 2007-09-24 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-09-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 N S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 2007-12-06 False B001258 Rep. Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2] Nancy Boyda D KS E. 2 2007-12-11 False W000099 Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25] JAMES WALSH R NY T. 25 2007-12-18 False L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2008-02-07 False M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2008-04-08 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2008-04-29 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2008-07-14 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2008-09-25 False Education Collection of accounts Economics and Public Finance Engineering Engineers Federal aid to education Federally-guaranteed loans Government lending Graduate education Higher education Infrastructure Law Licenses Mathematics Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Scientific education Student loan funds Technical education Education 00 2007-09-24 Introduced in House 2007-11-19T22:14:35Z Strategic Technology/Engineering Program Act of 2007 or the STEP Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award renewable one-year STEP scholarships to students who pursue undergraduate or graduate degrees in engineering, technology, applied sciences, mathematics, or similar fields.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide student loan forgiveness to borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan and Direct Loan programs who agree to remain employed as engineers for at least eight years and obtain licensure as professional engineers within eight years of obtaining a degree.

]]> Strategic Technology/Engineering Program Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To establish and determine the eligibility of individuals for a loan forgiveness program for professional engineers in order to provide incentives for engineers currently employed and engineering students and other students pursuing or considering pursuing a degree in science, technology and engineering, and for the support of students pursing such secondary and postsecondary education. Introduced in House IH Display Title Strategic Technology/Engineering Program Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Strategic Technology/Engineering Program Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced STEP Act Introduced in House 2007-09-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3634ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3634ih.xml 2007-10-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.