Public Service Academy Act of 2007

To establish the United States Public Service Academy.

3/23/2007--Introduced.
Public Service Academy Act of 2007 - Establishes in the Department of Homeland Security a U.S. Public Service Academy for the instruction in and preparation for public service of selected individuals. Sets forth provisions relating to:
(1) key personnel positions and faculty and departments;
(2) student qualifications and requirements for admission;
(3) procedures for the appointment of students to the Academy by Members of Congress and the President;
(4) curriculum standards; and
(5) study abroad requirements.
Requires each Academy student to sign an agreement with respect to length of public service. Imposes tuition and cost repayment requirements for Academy students who fail to graduate or accept or complete assigned public service. Establishes a Board of Visitors to inquire into the efficiency and effectiveness of the operations of the Academy.
Requires the tuition of each Academy student to be fully subsidized. Provides for public (80%) and private funding for the Academy.

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Sponsor

• Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
• and 123 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Thomas Allen
  • Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
  • Rep. Michael Arcuri [D, NY-24]
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
  • Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
  • Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0]
  • Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
  • Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]
  • Nancy Boyda
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
  • Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
  • Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
  • Julia Carson
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11]
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
  • Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
  • Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
  • Thomas Davis
  • Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
  • Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
  • Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10]
  • Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]
  • Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]
  • Rep. Thomas Edwards [D, TX-17]
  • Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R, MI-3]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Rahm Emanuel [D, IL-5]
  • Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
  • Philip English
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
  • Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
  • Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Luis Fortuño
  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
  • Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D, IL-4]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
  • Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
  • Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
  • Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]
  • Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
  • Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
  • Rep. Ron Klein [D, FL-22]
  • Nicholas Lampson
  • Tom Lantos
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
  • Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. John McHugh [R, NY-23]
  • Michael McNulty
  • Rep. Kendrick Meek [D, FL-17]
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
  • Rep. Charles Melancon [D, LA-3]
  • Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
  • Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27]
  • Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7]
  • Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7]
  • Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
  • James Ramstad
  • Rick Renzi
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
  • Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
  • Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
  • Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
  • Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
  • Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
  • Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Christopher Shays
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
  • Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
  • Rep. John Spratt [D, SC-5]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
  • Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO]
  • Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]
  • Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
  • Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]
  • Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
  • Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
  • Albert Wynn
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Committees

• House Education and Labor
• 1 more
  • House Education and Labor
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1671

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March 23, 2007

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• Jun 27, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
• Mar 23, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
• Introduced on Mar 23, 2007.

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• S.960

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• Higher education
• Advice and consent of the Senate
• Armed forces
• Budgets
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• Business
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• College teachers
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• Congress
• Criminal justice
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• Defense policy
• Department of Homeland Security
• Economic policy
• Education
• Environmental protection
• Executive departments
• Federal aid to education
• Federal employees
• Finance
• Foreign policy
• Foreign students
• Fund raising
• Gifts
• Government employees
• Graduate education
• Infrastructure
• Infrastructure (Economics)
• International affairs
• International education
• Job training
• Labor
• Language and languages
• Law enforcement
• Leadership
• Local employees
• Medical care
• Medicine
• Members of Congress
• Nonprofit organizations
• Politics and government
• Presidential appointments
• Presidents
• Public service employment
• Public-private partnerships
• Scholarships
• Service academies
• Social services
• State and local government
• State employees
• Student activities
• Tax-exempt organizations
• Taxation

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August 26, 2007 Good Intentions, Bad Idea

It's not easy to knock HR 1671 and S. 960, the House and Senate bills that would establish the US Public Service Academy. The bills have drawn bipartisan ...

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December 01, 2008 US Public Service Academy Newsletter

960 and HR 1671) # of Senate Co-Sponsors: 23 # of House Co-Sponsors: 123. Vote Now to Put the Academy on the National Agenda Change.org, a non-partisan non-profit organization, is sponsoring a nationwide contest to find the best ...

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November 10, 2008 Patriot Trading Group

Related Bills: H.R.1671 SUMMARY AS OF: 3/22/2007--Introduced. Public Service Academy Act of 2007 - Establishes in the Department of Homeland Security a U.S. Public Service Academy for the instruction in and preparation for public ...

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October 11, 2008 The Pacifist Northwest: We're the nation's volunteer factory

The House version of the bill, H.R. 1671, has sixty co-sponsors including Oregon's Pete DeFazio and Washington's Jim McDermott. Only lion-lamb canoodling, including a kumbaya alliance between Eastern Washington's conservative Rep. ...

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