HOUSE 865116th CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 567.

Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019

Last Action: 12/21/2020

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2020-12-21Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 567.
2020-12-21Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
2020-12-21Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
2020-12-21Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-684, Part I.
2020-12-21Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-684, Part I.
2019-02-26Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 20.
2019-02-26Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-01-30Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
2019-01-30Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
2019-01-30Introduced in House
2019-01-30Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2020-12-21 (08)

Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2019

This bill provides financial assistance in FY2020-FY2029 for long-term improvements to public school facilities by allocating funds to states for school facility improvements, awarding need-based grants to local education agencies, restoring school infrastructure tax credit bonds, and providing assistance for repair of school foundations affected by pyrrhotite.

The bill specifies allowable uses of grant funds, including making major repairs of public school facilities and making public school facilities accessible to disabled individuals.

The bill requires local education agencies to adopt certain green practices (environmental standards) and use products made in the United States (Buy America).

The Department of Education must establish a clearinghouse to disseminate information to assist schools in initiating, developing, and financing energy efficiency projects, distributed generation projects, and energy retrofitting projects.

The bill increases funding through FY2024 for the Impact Aid Construction program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Cosponsors (20)

Alma Adams (D-NC)
Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
Anthony Brown (D-MD)
Julia Brownley (D-CA)
Cheri Bustos (D-IL)
Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
André Carson (D-IN)
Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
Ed Case (D-HI)
Kathy Castor (D-FL)
Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
Judy Chu (D-CA)
David Cicilline (D-RI)
Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)

Subjects

Building construction
Buy American requirements
Congressional oversight
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Indian social and development programs
Infrastructure development
U.S. territories and protectorates

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