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H.R. 1476: Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund Enhancement Act of 2005

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H.R. 1476: Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund Enhancement Act of 2005

109th Congress · introduced 2005-04-05 · International Affairs · Latest: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations Discharged.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-04-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations Discharged. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund Enhancement Act of 2005

Plain summary

Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund Enhancement Act of 2005 - Authorizes additional appropriations for the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund.

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Official text

Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund Enhancement Act of 2005

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1476, Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund Enhancement Act of 2005 (2006-09-07); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1476, Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund Enhancement Act of 2005 (2006-09-07); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1476, Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund Enhancement Act of 2005 (2006-09-15); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1476, Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund Enhancement Act of 2005 (2006-09-15)

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Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr1476 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109