H.R.4312: To permit the District of Columbia to use Federal funds to provide scholarships for enrollment in participating schools under the DC School Choice Incentive Act of 2003 to students who did not receive such scholarships in the 2009-2010 school year.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about education
  • Introduced Dec. 15, 2009
  • Latest Major Action May 25, 2010

Bill Summary

Amends the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2010, to permit the District of Columbia to use federal funds to provide opportunity scholarships to students who did not receive such scholarships in the 2009-2010 school year. (Also known as the D.C. Voucher program, the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program provides scholarships to low-income students in the District of Columbia to attend private elementary and secondary schools in the city.)

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Dec. 15, 2009

Introduced in the House by Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

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