Did you miss this week's issue of NTUF's Taxpayer's Tab? If so, here's a quick recap.
Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32) and Senator Bernard Sanders (VT) introduced H.R. 2637/S. 426, Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement (DIPLOMA) Act, to improve school performance and to better address community problems. The bill would authorize new grants to states to ensure the academic, physical, and emotional development of disadvantaged youth by encouraging integrated, cooperative community-based solutions. The DIPLOMA Act would cost $2.5 billion each year for the next five years making it the "Most Expensive Bill of the Week."
Other Tab highlights include: The "Most Friended" bill is H.R. 1648/S. 506, Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2011, was introduced by Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (CA-39) and Senator Robert Casey (PA). The Act would require local districts to establish defined policies to ban bullying and harassment.
Senator Jim DeMint (SC) introduced S. 1164, Transportation Empowerment Act, to put states in charge of selecting and funding their own transportation projects instead of relying on the federal government to do so. It is the "Least Expensive Bill" of the week.
And this week's "Wildcard" is H.R. 2069, sponsored by Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-21). H.R. 2069 would allow states to receive up to four percent more in federal disaster relief dollars if they enact FEMA-approved building codes.
For more details, including NTUF's preliminary cost estimates for each of these bills, read the entire Taxpayer's Tab online.
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