3.0.0 3637 2023-01-11T20:29:27Z 2023-01-11T20:29:27Z House H HR 2007-09-24 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2007-10-17T21:36:32Z Referred to 2007-09-24T16:31:40Z Higher Education Sustainability Act of 2007 110 2444 S 2007-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2007-10-17 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 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1952) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 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 B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 N E000092 Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] VERNON EHLERS R MI J. 3 2007-09-24 True W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2007-09-24 True B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2007-09-24 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2007-10-03 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2007-10-16 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2007-10-22 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2007-11-01 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2007-11-01 False S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2007-11-05 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2007-11-05 False D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2007-11-05 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 1 2007-11-05 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2007-11-05 False Y000062 Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] John Yarmuth D KY A. 3 2007-11-08 False W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2007-11-14 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 2007-11-14 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2007-11-15 False H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2007-12-04 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2007-12-06 False H001043 Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2] Paul Hodes D NH W. 2 2007-12-11 False H000762 Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] DARLENE HOOLEY D OR 5 2007-12-12 False G000309 Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] BART GORDON D TN 6 2007-12-12 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2007-12-18 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2008-03-10 False Education Building materials Community and school Conferences Curricula Economics and Public Finance Energy Energy conservation Energy efficiency Environmental Protection Environmental education Environmental research Environmental technology Federal aid to education Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Graduate education Green products Higher education Industry-university relations Nonprofit organizations Public Lands and Natural Resources Recycling of waste products Refuse and refuse disposal Research grants School administration Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Sustainable development Teacher education Transportation and Public Works Waste reduction Education 00 2007-09-24 Introduced in House 2007-11-19T20:09:01Z Higher Education Sustainability Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education.

Requires such programs to develop and implement: (1) sustainability practices, including in the areas of energy management, green building, waste management, purchasing, transportation, and toxics management; and (2) other aspects of sustainability that integrate campus operations with multidisciplinary educational programs and are applicable to the private and government sectors.

Directs the Secretary to convene a summit of higher education experts, federal representatives, and business and industry leaders to encourage cooperative efforts to enhance sustainability programs at institutions of higher education and apply such programs to the community and workplace.

]]> Higher Education Sustainability Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to establish and evaluate sustainability programs, charged with developing and implementing integrated environmental, economic and social sustainability initiatives, and to direct the Secretary of Education to convene a summit of higher education experts in the area of sustainability. Introduced in House IH Display Title Higher Education Sustainability Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Higher Education Sustainability Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-09-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3637ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3637ih.xml 2007-10-17 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.