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Educational technology and distance education - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

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Bill Introduced: H.R.3597 Shawn Johnson Fitness for Life Act

To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to 10 institutions of higher education for the expansion of master's degree in physical education programs that emphasize technology and innovative teaching practices.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.2112 Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2012

An act making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. November 17, 2011: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.2112 Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2012

An act making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. November 17, 2011: Became Public Law No: 112-55.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3490 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act

To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2112 Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2012

An act making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. November 16, 2011: Presented to President.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3373 STEM Education Innovation Act of 2011

To stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, the Nation's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3345 Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2011

To direct Federal agencies to transfer excess Federal electronic equipment, including computers, computer components, printers, and fax machines, to educational recipients.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3349 National Guard and Reserve Equality in Education Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to recognize the distance education program developed by the Department of Defense to provide advanced joint professional military education through a combination of non-resident and resident instruction as equivalent to the joint professional military education phase II program consisting of exclusively of resident instruction.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3324 Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2011

To provide for the reduction of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and the promotion of healthy relationships, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1724 School Accountability Improvements Act

A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding highly qualified teachers, growth models, adequate yearly progress, Native American language programs, and parental involvement, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3014 Computer Science Education Act of 2011

To provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1614 Computer Science Education Act of 2011

A bill to provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3036 Ready-to-Compete Act

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and to increase America's global competitiveness, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1597 Fix America's Schools Today Act of 2011

A bill to provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary school and secondary school buildings in public school districts and community colleges across the United States in order to support the achievement of improved educational outcomes in those schools, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2948 Fix America's Schools Today (FAST) Act of 2011

To provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings in public school districts, as well as community colleges, across America in order to support the achievement of improved educational outcomes in those schools, and for other purposes.