House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law
To assist local educational agencies in providing financial incentives to attract teachers to teach in rural and high-poverty areas.
Sponsor: Rep. Bennie Thompson D-MSWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 21, 2003
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 13, 2003 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
11 cosponsors — 11 Democrats
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ben Chandler (D-KY), Donna Christensen (D-VI), John Conyers (D-MI), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Martin Frost (D-TX), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Charles Stenholm (D-TX), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Edolphus Towns (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bennie Thompson.
- H.Con.Res. 220 (108th) Commending Medgar Wiley Evers and his widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, for their lives and accomplishments.
- H.Con.Res. 457 (108th) Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murders of James E. Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman.
- H.Con.Res. 476 (108th) Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and encouraging the people of the United…
- H.R. 5182 (108th) Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2004
- H.R. 3250 (108th) Child Nutrition Improvement Act of 2003
- H.R. 2894 (108th) Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.