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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Higher Education Science and Technology Competitiveness Act

H.R. 226Introduced Jan 4, 2005Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. John Sweeney R-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 9, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

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

42 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 27 Democrats

27 of 42 cosponsors (64%) are from the other party.

Thomas Allen (D-ME), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Luis Fortuno (R-PR), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Mark Kennedy (R-MN), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), John Kuhl (R-NY), John Larson (D-CT), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), John McHugh (R-NY), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Brad Miller (D-NC), Dennis Moore (D-KS), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Major Owens (D-NY), Michael Oxley (R-OH) and 12 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Sweeney.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-20 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.