H.R. 6106: To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under title IV, section 105, of Public Law 109-148.
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H.R. 6106: To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under title IV, section 105, of Public Law 109-148.
109th Congress · introduced 2006-09-19 · Education · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-323.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-09-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-323. (final step reached)
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Official title
To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under title IV, section 105, of Public Law 109-148.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 to extend, through FY2007, the authority of the Secretary of Education, in providing any grant or other assistance to entities in states in which a major disaster was declared relating to Hurricane Katrina or Rita, to waive or modify requirements relating to maintenance of effort, supplementary use of funds, and matching funds.
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Official text
To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under title IV, section 105, of Public Law 109-148.
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Sponsor: Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] · 6 cosponsors
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Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr6106.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr6106 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109