S.196: Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2003

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Bill Summary

Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2003 - Establishes within the National Science Foundation (NSF) an Office of Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology to: (1) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements (assistance) to eligible institutions to provide educational instruction in digital and wireless network technologies; and (2) strengthen the national digital and...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator McCain with amendments. With written report No. 108-34.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 60.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay. 97 - 0. Record Vote Number: 136.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Referred to House Science
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Jan. 17, 2003

Introduced in the Senate by George Felix Allen (R-Va.)

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