HB 2237 — An Act amending the act of June 23, 1999 (P.L.159, No.22), known as the New Economy Technology Scholarship Act, further providing for annual report.
Congress · introduced 2026-02-20
Latest action: — Referred to EDUCATION, May 7, 2026
Sponsors
- MaryLouise Isaacson (D, PA-175) — sponsor · 2026-02-20
- Peter Schweyer (D, PA-134) — cosponsor · 2026-02-20
- R. Lee James (R, PA-64) — cosponsor · 2026-02-20
- Ed Neilson (D, PA-174) — cosponsor · 2026-02-20
- Patrick J. Harkins (D, PA-1) — cosponsor · 2026-02-20
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2026-02-20
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2026-02-20
- Ben Waxman (D, PA-182) — cosponsor · 2026-02-20
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, PA-129) — cosponsor · 2026-02-20
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to EDUCATION, Feb. 20, 2026
- · house — Reported as committed, March 24, 2026
- · house — First consideration, March 24, 2026
- · house — Laid on the table, March 24, 2026
- · house — Removed from table, April 29, 2026
- · house — Second consideration, May 4, 2026
- · house — Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 4, 2026
- · house — Re-reported as committed, May 5, 2026
- · house — Third consideration and final passage, May 5, 2026 (201-0)
- · senate — In the Senate
- · senate — Referred to EDUCATION, May 7, 2026
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 2930 · 1,486 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 2930
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2237
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY ISAACSON, SCHWEYER, JAMES, NEILSON, HARKINS, HILL-
EVANS, SANCHEZ AND WAXMAN, FEBRUARY 20, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 20, 2026
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 23, 1999 (P.L.159, No.22), entitled "An
2 act providing for scholarships for persons entering into the
3 field of science and technology," further providing for
4 annual report.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 9(a) introductory paragraph of the act of
8 June 23, 1999 (P.L.159, No.22), known as the New Economy
9 Technology Scholarship Act, is amended to read:
10 Section 9. Annual report.
11 (a) Development of report.--The agency shall publish a
12 report [by September 1, 2000, and every year thereafter.] no
13 later than September 1 following the end of the fiscal year in
14 which funds were allocated for the purpose of the program. The
15 report shall include information regarding the operation of the
16 program, to include:
17 * * *
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.Connected on the graph
Outbound (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Education Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Committees
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MaryLouise Isaacson (D, state_lower PA-175) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Ben Waxman (D, state_lower PA-182) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Ed Neilson (D, state_lower PA-174) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, state_lower PA-129) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Patrick J. Harkins (D, state_lower PA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Peter Schweyer (D, state_lower PA-134) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | R. Lee James (R, state_lower PA-64) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Education Committee · pa-leg