H.R. 1657 — 110th Congress

To establish a Science and Technology Scholarship Program to award scholarships to recruit and prepare students for careers in the National Weather Service and in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration marine research, atmospheric research, and satellite programs.

Originated in the House · Introduced Mar 22, 2007 · Science, Technology, Communications

Latest action

Sep 18, 2007

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

CRS summary

As of Sep 17, 2007

Passed House without amendment

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Authorizes the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a Science and Technology Scholarship Program to award scholarships to students at institutions of higher education to recruit and prepare them for careers in the National Weather Service and in NOAA marine research, atmospheric research, and satellite programs.

Requires individuals to be selected to receive scholarships under this Act through a competitive process primarily based on academic merit, with consideration given to financial need and to the goal of promoting the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities as identified under provisions of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act.

Requires the Administrator to enter into contractual agreements with selected individuals under which such individuals, in exchange for receiving a scholarship, agree to serve as full-time employees of NOAA, for a 24-month period of obligated service for each academic year for which a scholarship is provided in positions needed by NOAA in marine research, atmospheric research, and satellite programs.

Instructs the Administrator to make publicly available a list of academic programs and fields of study for which scholarships may be utilized in marine research, atmospheric research, and satellite programs and to update such list as necessary.

Prohibits: (1) an individual from receiving a scholarship for more than four academic years, unless the Administrator grants a waiver; and (2) the amount of a scholarship from exceeding the cost of attendance.

Permits a scholarship to be used for tuition, fees, and other authorized uses as established by the Administrator by regulation.

Allows the Administrator to enter into a contractual agreement with an institution of higher education under which the amounts provided for a scholarship for tuition, fees, and other authorized expenses are paid directly to the institution with respect to which the scholarship is provided.

Sets forth penalties for specified breaches of scholarship agreements.

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Roll-call votes

1 on record

Sep 17, 2007 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Full roll call

Passed (360–16)

197 of 432 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea360: 109 D · 94 R

MemberPartyState
PORTER, Jon C.NV
DAVIS, DavidTN
CASTLE, Michael NewboldDE
WELLER, Gerald C.IL
BARTLETT, Roscoe GardnerMD
BOREN, Daniel DavidOK
CHANDLER, A. B.KY
CARDOZA, Dennis A.CA
MOLLOHAN, Alan BowlbyWV
WATT, Melvin L.NC
LEWIS, Charles JeremyCA
DRAKE, Thelma D.VA
PUTNAM, AdamFL
FOSSELLA, Vito JohnNY
MCCRERY, James O., IIILA
LAHOOD, Ray H.IL
LaTOURETTE, Steven C.OH
SESTAK, JoePA
FALLIN, MaryOK
ALEXANDER, RodneyLA
BERMAN, Howard LawrenceCA
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.CA
AKIN, W. ToddMO
GORDON, Barton JenningsTN
LINDER, John ElmerGA
RENZI, RickAZ
KLEIN, RonFL
JACKSON, Jesse L., Jr.IL
MOORE, DennisKS
ROTHMAN, StevenNJ
KILPATRICK, Carolyn CheeksMI
SHULER, HeathNC
HARE, PhilIL
WEXLER, RobertFL
REYES, SilvestreTX
BILBRAY, Brian P.CA
RICHARDSON, LauraCA
FRANK, BarneyMA
BROWN-WAITE, VirginiaFL
HOBSON, David LeeOH
MAHONEY, TimFL
OBEY, David RossWI
HALL, JohnNY
WATSON, Diane EdithCA
WILSON, CharlieOH
LAMPSON, Nicholas V.TX
KUHL, John R. (Randy), Jr.NY
KAGEN, StevenWI
TAUSCHER, Ellen O'KaneCA
ELLSWORTH, BradIN
SOUDER, Mark EdwardIN
TANNER, John S.TN
DAVIS, Thomas M., IIIVA
KELLER, RichardFL
MANZULLO, Donald A.IL
REYNOLDS, Thomas M.NY
BROWN, Henry Edward, Jr.SC
BIGGERT, Judy BorgIL
RADANOVICH, George P.CA
McCOTTER, Thaddeus GeorgeMI
MUSGRAVE, Marilyn NCO
MILLER, BradNC
FERGUSON, MichaelNJ
TAYLOR, Gary EugeneMS
SULLIVAN, JohnOK
ORTIZ, Solomon P.TX
WILSON, HeatherNM
SOLIS, Hilda L.CA
BOUCHER, Frederick C.VA
RODRIGUEZ, Ciro D.TX
BEAN, Melissa L.IL
BOYD, F. Allen, Jr.FL
SALAZAR, JohnCO
MURTHA, John Patrick, Jr.PA
DELAHUNT, BillMA
McHUGH, John MichaelNY
DREIER, David TimothyCA
HINCHEY, Maurice DunleaNY
BERKLEY, ShelleyNV
HARMAN, Jane L.CA
WOOLSEY, Lynn C.CA
HERSETH SANDLIN, StephanieSD
GILCHREST, Wayne ThomasMD
MARSHALL, JimGA
YOUNG, Charles WilliamFL
DAVIS, ArturAL
CANTOR, EricVA
REHBERG, DennyMT
BACA, JoeCA
MURPHY, PatrickPA
INSLEE, Jay RobertWA
PLATTS, ToddPA
STEARNS, Clifford BundyFL
SKELTON, Isaac Newton, IVMO
WU, DavidOR
ABERCROMBIE, NeilHI
BOYDA, NancyKS
MACK, Connie, IVFL
HULSHOF, KennyMO
REGULA, Ralph StrausOH
DAVIS, LincolnTN
GOODE, Virgil H., Jr.VA
KILDEE, Dale EdwardMI
ACKERMAN, Gary LeonardNY
SPRATT, John McKee, Jr.SC
SUTTON, BettyOH
EVERETT, Robert TerryAL
LEWIS, RonKY
CRAMER, Robert E. (Bud), Jr.AL
HOLDEN, Thomas TimothyPA
ROSS, Michael AveryAR
WAMP, Zachary PaulTN
CARNAHAN, RussMO
MEEK, Kendrick B.FL
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, IIIND
ALTMIRE, JasonPA
ETHERIDGE, Bobby R.NC
STUPAK, Bart T.MI
FEENEY, TomFL
KENNEDY, Patrick JosephRI
EMERSON, Jo AnnMO
KANJORSKI, Paul E.PA
SNYDER, Victor F.AR
MYRICK, SueNC
LUNGREN, Daniel EdwardCA
MITCHELL, Harry E.AZ
ARCURI, MichaelNY
WEINER, Anthony D.NY
HODES, PaulNH
ENGLISH, Philip SheridanPA
JONES, Stephanie TubbsOH
FILNER, BobCA
EDWARDS, Thomas ChesterTX
HASTERT, John DennisIL
BERRY, Robert MarionAR
ANDREWS, Robert ErnestNJ
DIAZ-BALART, LincolnFL
WALSH, James T.NY
GIFFORDS, GabrielleAZ
EMANUEL, RahmIL
BONO, MaryCA
WELDON, David JosephFL
DAVIS, Geoffrey C.KY
HERGER, Walter WilliamCA
McNULTY, Michael RobertNY
GALLEGLY, Elton W.CA
MELANCON, Charles J.LA
HILL, Baron P.IN
PAYNE, Donald MilfordNJ
BAKER, Richard HughLA
OLVER, John WalterMA
GONZALEZ, Charles A.TX
BONNER, Jr., Josiah RobinsAL
HAYES, Robert CannonNC
SAXTON, Hugh JamesNJ
BAIRD, BrianWA
TIAHRT, ToddKS
Ed PastorDemocratAZ
Raúl M. GrijalvaDemocratAZ
Adam B. SchiffDemocratCA
Anna G. EshooDemocratCA
Barbara LeeDemocratCA
Brad ShermanDemocratCA
Doris O. MatsuiDemocratCA
Grace F. NapolitanoDemocratCA
Jerry McNerneyDemocratCA
Jim CostaDemocratCA
Lois CappsDemocratCA
Loretta SanchezDemocratCA
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocratCA
Maxine WatersDemocratCA
Michael M. HondaDemocratCA
Mike ThompsonDemocratCA
Sam FarrDemocratCA
Susan A. DavisDemocratCA
Xavier BecerraDemocratCA
Zoe LofgrenDemocratCA
Diana DeGetteDemocratCO
Ed PerlmutterDemocratCO
Christopher MurphyDemocratCT
Joe CourtneyDemocratCT
John B. LarsonDemocratCT
Rosa L. DeLauroDemocratCT
Alcee L. HastingsDemocratFL
Debbie Wasserman SchultzDemocratFL
Kathy CastorDemocratFL
David ScottDemocratGA
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.DemocratGA
John BarrowDemocratGA
John LewisDemocratGA
Mazie K. HironoDemocratHI
Bruce L. BraleyDemocratIA
David LoebsackDemocratIA
Bobby L. RushDemocratIL
Daniel LipinskiDemocratIL
Danny K. DavisDemocratIL
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocratIL
Joe DonnellyDemocratIN
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMA
James P. McGovernDemocratMA
John F. TierneyDemocratMA
Michael E. CapuanoDemocratMA
C. A. Dutch RuppersbergerDemocratMD
Elijah E. CummingsDemocratMD
John P. SarbanesDemocratMD
Steny H. HoyerDemocratMD
Michael H. MichaudDemocratME
John D. DingellDemocratMI
Sander M. LevinDemocratMI
Betty McCollumDemocratMN
Collin C. PetersonDemocratMN
Keith EllisonDemocratMN
Timothy J. WalzDemocratMN
Emanuel CleaverDemocratMO
Wm. Lacy ClayDemocratMO
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocratMS
David E. PriceDemocratNC
G. K. ButterfieldDemocratNC
Mike McIntyreDemocratNC
Carol Shea-PorterDemocratNH
Albio SiresDemocratNJ
Bill Pascrell, Jr.DemocratNJ
Frank Pallone, Jr.DemocratNJ
Rush HoltDemocratNJ
Tom UdallDemocratNM
Brian HigginsDemocratNY
Carolyn B. MaloneyDemocratNY
Carolyn McCarthyDemocratNY
Charles B. RangelDemocratNY
Gregory W. MeeksDemocratNY
Jerrold NadlerDemocratNY
José E. SerranoDemocratNY
Joseph CrowleyDemocratNY
Kirsten E. GillibrandDemocratNY
Nita M. LoweyDemocratNY
Nydia M. VelázquezDemocratNY
Steve IsraelDemocratNY
Timothy H. BishopDemocratNY
Yvette D. ClarkeDemocratNY
Marcy KapturDemocratOH
Tim RyanDemocratOH
Earl BlumenauerDemocratOR
Peter A. DeFazioDemocratOR
Allyson Y. SchwartzDemocratPA
Chaka FattahDemocratPA
Michael F. DoyleDemocratPA
Robert A. BradyDemocratPA
James R. LangevinDemocratRI
James E. ClyburnDemocratSC
Jim CooperDemocratTN
Steve CohenDemocratTN
Al GreenDemocratTX
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDemocratTX
Gene GreenDemocratTX
Henry CuellarDemocratTX
Lloyd DoggettDemocratTX
Rubén HinojosaDemocratTX
Sheila Jackson LeeDemocratTX
Jim MathesonDemocratUT
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocratVA
Peter WelchDemocratVT
Jim McDermottDemocratWA
Gwen MooreDemocratWI
Ron KindDemocratWI
Tammy BaldwinDemocratWI
Nick J. Rahall IIDemocratWV
Don YoungRepublicanAK
Mike RogersRepublicanAL
Robert B. AderholtRepublicanAL
John BoozmanRepublicanAR
Dana RohrabacherRepublicanCA
Darrell IssaRepublicanCA
Devin NunesRepublicanCA
Edward R. RoyceRepublicanCA
Gary G. MillerRepublicanCA
John CampbellRepublicanCA
Ken CalvertRepublicanCA
Kevin McCarthyRepublicanCA
Doug LambornRepublicanCO
Ander CrenshawRepublicanFL
Gus M. BilirakisRepublicanFL
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublicanFL
John L. MicaRepublicanFL
Mario Diaz-BalartRepublicanFL
Vern BuchananRepublicanFL
Phil GingreyRepublicanGA
Tom PriceRepublicanGA
Steve KingRepublicanIA
Tom LathamRepublicanIA
Michael K. SimpsonRepublicanID
John ShimkusRepublicanIL
Mark KirkRepublicanIL
Peter J. RoskamRepublicanIL
Jerry MoranRepublicanKS
Ed WhitfieldRepublicanKY
Harold RogersRepublicanKY
Charles W. Boustany Jr.RepublicanLA
Candice S. MillerRepublicanMI
Dave CampRepublicanMI
Fred UptonRepublicanMI
Mike RogersRepublicanMI
Tim WalbergRepublicanMI
John KlineRepublicanMN
Michele BachmannRepublicanMN
Roy BluntRepublicanMO
Sam GravesRepublicanMO
Roger F. WickerRepublicanMS
Howard CobleRepublicanNC
Patrick T. McHenryRepublicanNC
Virginia FoxxRepublicanNC
Walter B. JonesRepublicanNC
Adrian SmithRepublicanNE
Jeff FortenberryRepublicanNE
Christopher H. SmithRepublicanNJ
Frank A. LoBiondoRepublicanNJ
Rodney P. FrelinghuysenRepublicanNJ
Scott GarrettRepublicanNJ
Stevan PearceRepublicanNM
Dean HellerRepublicanNV
Peter T. KingRepublicanNY
Jim JordanRepublicanOH
John A. BoehnerRepublicanOH
Michael R. TurnerRepublicanOH
Patrick J. TiberiRepublicanOH
Steve ChabotRepublicanOH
Frank D. LucasRepublicanOK
Tom ColeRepublicanOK
Greg WaldenRepublicanOR
Bill ShusterRepublicanPA
Charles W. DentRepublicanPA
Joseph R. PittsRepublicanPA
Tim MurphyRepublicanPA
Joe WilsonRepublicanSC
Marsha BlackburnRepublicanTN
Joe BartonRepublicanTX
John Abney CulbersonRepublicanTX
John R. CarterRepublicanTX
K. Michael ConawayRepublicanTX
Kay GrangerRepublicanTX
Kevin BradyRepublicanTX
Lamar SmithRepublicanTX
Louie GohmertRepublicanTX
Mac ThornberryRepublicanTX
Michael C. BurgessRepublicanTX
Michael T. McCaulRepublicanTX
Pete SessionsRepublicanTX
Ralph M. HallRepublicanTX
Randy NeugebauerRepublicanTX
Sam JohnsonRepublicanTX
Rob BishopRepublicanUT
Bob GoodlatteRepublicanVA
Frank R. WolfRepublicanVA
J. Randy ForbesRepublicanVA
Cathy McMorris RodgersRepublicanWA
David G. ReichertRepublicanWA
Doc HastingsRepublicanWA
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.RepublicanWI
Paul D. RyanRepublicanWI
Thomas E. PetriRepublicanWI
Shelley Moore CapitoRepublicanWV

Nay16: 7 R

MemberPartyState
SHADEGG, John B.AZ
DOOLITTLE, John TaylorCA
SALI, WilliamID
INGLIS, Robert DurdenSC
BARRETT, James GreshamSC
HOEKSTRA, PeterMI
DEAL, John NathanGA
BURTON, Danny LeeIN
PENCE, MikeIN
Jeff FlakeRepublicanAZ
Trent FranksRepublicanAZ
Jeff MillerRepublicanFL
Jack KingstonRepublicanGA
Lynn A. WestmorelandRepublicanGA
Paul C. BrounRepublicanGA
John J. Duncan, Jr.RepublicanTN

Not Voting56: 18 D · 7 R

MemberPartyState
RAMSTAD, JamesMN
DICKS, Norman DeValoisWA
ALLEN, Thomas H.ME
PETERSON, JohnPA
EHLERS, Vernon JamesMI
BUYER, Stephen EarleIN
JOHNSON, Timothy V.IL
TANCREDO, Thomas G.CO
SHAYS, Christopher H.CT
KUCINICH, DennisOH
HOOLEY, DarleneOR
KNOLLENBERG, JosephMI
OBERSTAR, James LouisMN
LANTOS, Thomas PeterCA
TOWNS, EdolphusNY
SCHMIDT, JeanOH
PAUL, Ronald ErnestTX
SPACE, ZackOH
BOSWELL, Leonard L.IA
CANNON, Christopher B.UT
CUBIN, Barbara L.WY
PICKERING, Charles W. (Chip), Jr.MS
COSTELLO, Jerry FrancisIL
JEFFERSON, William JenningsLA
JINDAL, BobbyLA
DAVIS, Jo AnnVA
WYNN, Albert RussellMD
HUNTER, Duncan LeeCA
PRYCE, Deborah D.OH
CARSON, Julia MayIN
CARNEY, ChrisPA
George MillerDemocratCA
Henry A. WaxmanDemocratCA
Linda T. SánchezDemocratCA
Mark UdallDemocratCO
Corrine BrownDemocratFL
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.DemocratGA
Luis V. GutiérrezDemocratIL
Peter J. ViscloskyDemocratIN
John A. YarmuthDemocratKY
Richard E. NealDemocratMA
Stephen F. LynchDemocratMA
Chris Van HollenDemocratMD
John Conyers, Jr.DemocratMI
Eliot L. EngelDemocratNY
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocratNY
James P. MoranDemocratVA
Adam SmithDemocratWA
Rick LarsenDemocratWA
Spencer BachusRepublicanAL
Howard P. "Buck" McKeonRepublicanCA
Lee TerryRepublicanNE
Jim GerlachRepublicanPA
Jeb HensarlingRepublicanTX
Kenny MarchantRepublicanTX
Ted PoeRepublicanTX

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