3.0.0 3793 2020-02-10T16:50:29Z 2020-02-10T16:50:29Z House H HR 2012-01-18 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SHULER:H.R. 3793.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 Clause 1 gives Congress the authorityto ``provide for the common defense and general welfare ofthe United States.''Article 1 Section 8 Clause 3 gives Congress the authorityto ``regulate commerce with foreign nations, and amongseveral states.''[Page H78]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2012-03-29T18:29:31Z hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2012-03-29T18:06:14Z Referred to 2012-01-18T15:03:00Z 2012-03-29 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Committee 2012-03-29 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2012-01-18 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2012-01-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-01-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001171 Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] Heath Shuler D NC 11 N Education Building construction Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental technology Government lending and loan guarantees Government trust funds Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Infrastructure development Intergovernmental relations Labor standards Libraries and archives Public contracts and procurement State and local finance Wages and earnings Education 00 2012-01-18 Introduced in House 2012-02-06T21:18:53Z Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into cooperative agreements with states to establish state and multistate infrastructure banks that make loans to local educational agencies, public libraries, and charter schools or their developers to construct or renovate public elementary or secondary schools and public libraries.

Grants congressional consent to states for interstate compacts to establish multistate infrastructure banks.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to such banks to provide initial capital for such loans.

Requires states to contribute from nonfederal sources at least 25% of the amount of each federal capitalization grant made to the state and contributed to the bank.

Lists types of projects eligible for such bank loans.

Requires borrowers to use, to the maximum extent practicable, green construction or renovation practices that are consistent with: (1) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating standards, (2) Energy Star standards, (3) Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) criteria, (4) Green Building Initiative environmental design and rating standards (Green Globes), or (5) equivalent standards adopted by the entities that have jurisdiction over them.

]]> Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2012 Display Title Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To establish State infrastructure banks for education. Introduced in House 2012-01-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3793ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3793ih.xml 2012-03-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. 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.