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- H.R.5380
H.R.5380: New Homestead Act of 2006
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress
- This bill is primarily about education
- Introduced May 11, 2006
- Latest Major Action July 14, 2006
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
2 (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Bill Summary
New Homestead Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Education to repay a specified percentage (up to $2,000 per year) of certain education loans to an individual who completes a degree and both resides and is employed for at least five years in an area outside a metropolitan statistical area which for 20 years has a net out-migration of inhabitants of at least 10% of the county population (qualifying county). Amends the Internal Revenue Code...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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.
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Referred to House Ways and Means
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Referred to House Agriculture
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Referred to House Education and the Workforce
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research.
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Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
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| May 11, 2006 |
Introduced in the House by Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) |