3.0.0 6065 2021-09-29T17:14:45Z 2021-09-29T17:14:45Z House H HR 2008-05-15 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-05-15T14:03:20Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-05-15T14:03:15Z 2008-05-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2008-05-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2008-05-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E933) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 N C001065 Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] Christopher Carney D PA P. 10 2008-05-15 True M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 2008-05-15 True S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2008-05-15 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2008-05-15 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2008-05-15 True L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2008-05-15 True M001142 Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] JIM MATHESON D UT 2 2008-05-15 True C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2008-06-04 False B001232 Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] JUDY BIGGERT R IL 13 2008-06-04 False Education Air pollution control Bonds Building construction Building materials Conservation of natural resources Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Educational technology Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Energy Energy conservation Energy efficiency Environmental Protection Environmental technology Federal aid to education Green products Income tax Indoor air pollution Maintenance and repair Public Lands and Natural Resources School buildings Science, Technology, Communications Secondary education Social Welfare Sustainable development Tax credits Taxation Water Resources Development Water conservation Education 00 2008-05-15 Introduced in House 2008-05-16T20:45:00Z Green Schools Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program awarding matching grants to local educational agencies for green school construction and improvement projects that create healthy learning environments while saving natural resources and money.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend, through 2012, the Qualified Zone Academy Bond program (which provides tax credits to the holders of such bonds, which in turn finance low or no interest loans for the improvement of public schools serving low-income areas).

Requires public school rehabilitation, repair, or equipment financed through such bonds to serve the green goals of creating healthy learning environments while saving natural resources and money.

]]> Green Schools Act Short Titles as Introduced Green Schools Act Display Title Green Schools Act Official Title as Introduced To promote green schools. Introduced in House 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6065ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6065ih.xml 2008-05-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.