3.0.0 58 2020-02-10T16:51:48Z 2020-02-10T16:51:48Z House H HR 2009-01-06 111 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2009-03-16T21:41:55Z hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2009-03-06T21:18:44Z Referred to 2009-01-06T17:10:42Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-01-06T17:10:41Z 2009-03-16 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2009-03-06 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Committee 2009-01-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E25-26) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-06 Referred to House Education and Labor IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-01-06 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-01-06 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 2009-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-06 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 2009-01-06 True Education Advanced technology and technological innovations Air quality Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Energy efficiency and conservation Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Income tax credits Land use and conservation Solid waste and recycling Water use and supply Education 00 2009-01-06 Introduced in House 2009-01-12T19:55:43Z 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 2013, 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 2009-01-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr58ih/xml/BILLS-111hr58ih.xml 2009-03-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. 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.