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Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2002

1/16/2023, 12:18 PM

Congressional Summary of S 2195

Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to enter into cooperative agreements with States to establish State infrastructure banks and multistate infrastructure banks to make loans to: (1) local educational agencies for building or repairing elementary or secondary public schools; and (2) public libraries for building or repairing library facilities.

Grants consent of Congress to States to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Secretary, as well as an interstate compact, to establish a multistate infrastructure bank. Prescribes infrastructure bank requirements. Requires infrastructure bank loans to be used to supplement, not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds. Prohibits construing Federal contributions to such infrastructure banks as a Federal commitment, guarantee, or obligation to any third party. Directs the Secretary to review the financial condition of each infrastructure bank.

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Current Status of Bill S 2195

Bill S 2195 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 18, 2002. Bill S 2195 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on April 18, 2002.  Bill S 2195's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2954-2955) as of April 18, 2002

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2195

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
3
Democrat Cosponsors
3
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2195

Primary Policy Focus

Education

Potential Impact Areas

- Air conditioning
- Air quality
- Architecture and the disabled
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Asbestos
- Asbestos abatement
- Bank capital
- Building construction
- Commerce
- Computer-assisted instruction
- Computers in education
- Congress
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Construction costs
- Construction industries
- Construction workers
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education of disabled students
- Educational finance
- Educational technology
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary schools
- Energy
- Energy conservation
- Energy efficiency
- Environmental Protection
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to libraries
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government contractors
- Government lending
- Government paperwork
- Government securities
- Hazardous waste disposal
- Heating
- High schools
- Indoor air pollution
- Infrastructure
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- Interest rates
- Interstate compacts
- Labor and Employment
- Libraries
- Maintenance and repair
- Minimum wages
- Plumbing
- Revolving funds
- School buildings
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Secondary education
- Wages

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2195

Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2002
A bill to establish State infrastructure banks for education.
Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2002

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