3.0.0 4411 2023-01-15T04:49:02Z 2023-01-15T04:49:02Z House H HR 2004-05-20 108 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-05-20T14:00:20Z Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 444) to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work. 108 656 HRES 2004-06-02 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 13:10:18 Related bill House Procedurally-related House Back to Work Incentive Act of 2003 108 444 HR 2004-06-03 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill House Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2003 108 3076 HR 2003-10-21 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill House 2004-06-03 13:00:41 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 656, H.R. 4411 is laid on the table. Floor H1B000 2 House floor actions 2004-06-02 13:56:30 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2004-06-02 13:56:27 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3638-3639) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2004-06-02 13:56:27 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3638-3639) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-02 13:42:30 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4411. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2004-06-02 13:42:27 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3638-3642) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2004-06-02 13:42:11 Mr. McKeon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2004-05-20 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2004-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001249 Rep. Burns, Max [R-GA-12] Max Burns R GA 12 N B000589 Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] JOHN BOEHNER R OH A. 8 2004-05-20 True M000508 Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] HOWARD MCKEON R CA P. 25 2004-05-20 True I000055 Rep. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA-6] Johnny Isakson R GA 6 2004-05-20 True U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2004-05-20 True W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2004-05-20 True C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2004-05-20 True H000676 Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] PETER HOEKSTRA R MI 2 2004-06-01 False B000755 Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] KEVIN BRADY R TX 8 2004-06-02 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2004-06-02 False H.R. 4409 https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4409 H.R. 4411 https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4411 H.R. 444 https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/444 H.R. 4444 https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4444 H.Res. 656 https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-resolution/656 Education Armed Forces and National Security Authorization College teachers Community and school Cost of living adjustments Department of Education Disabled Diseases Distance education Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Educational innovations Educational research Educational technology Elementary and secondary education Elementary education English language Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Graduate education Health Higher education History Language and languages Law Legal education Mathematics Military personnel Minorities Minority education Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Scientific education Secondary education Social Welfare Special education Teacher education Teaching Teaching materials Technology transfer Education 00 2004-05-20 Introduced in House 2004-06-04T21:11:48Z Priorities for Graduate Studies Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for the following Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs under title VII: (1) the Jacob K. Javits fellowship program; (2) the program of graduate assistance in areas of national need; (3) the Thurgood Marshall legal educational opportunity program; (4) the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education; and (5) demonstration projects to ensure that students with disabilities receive a quality higher education.

Eliminates the Urban Community Service program and certain continuation awards.

]]> 81 2004-06-02 Passed House without amendment 2004-06-04T21:25:39Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Priorities for Graduate Studies Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise requirements for Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs (title VII), and to reauthorize appropriations for some of such programs through FY 2009.

(Sec. 2) Revises the Jacob K. Javits fellowship program. Directs the Secretary of Education to give grant priority to institutions of higher education (IHEs) for fellowships to students in advanced linguistic studies and courses that prepare teachers to teach students with limited English proficiency. Permits IHEs to allow fellowship recipients an interruption of study due to active duty military service or a personal or family member illness. Revises requirements for allocation of fellowships. Directs the Secretary to ensure that one member of the fellowship board will be from a minority-serving institution. Reauthorizes appropriations through FY 2009.

(Sec. 3) Revises the program of graduate assistance in areas of national need. Directs the Secretary to give grant priority to IHEs to prepare mathematics, science and special education faculty who can train highly qualified mathematics, science, or special education teachers for service in elementary and secondary schools. Revises requirements relating to designation of areas of national need, stipends, and additional assistance. Reauthorizes appropriations through FY 2009.

(Sec. 4) Revises requirements for the Thurgood Marshall legal educational opportunity program. Revises activities for which the Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) is to use program contract and grant funds provided by the Secretary to include: (1) assisting students to develop analytical skills and study methods; and (2) awarding such fellowships to eligible law school students who either participated in summer institutes and are enrolled in an accredited law school or have successfully completed a comparable summer institute certified by CLEO. Revises types of program services to provide that undergraduate preparatory courses be in analytical skills and study methods. Reauthorizes appropriations through FY 2009.

(Sec. 5) Revises requirements for the Secretary's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program contracts and grants. Authorizes consideration of applications for projects relating to: (1) the needs of nontraditional student populations; (2) distance education delivery through communications technology; and (3) expanded opportunities to enter and reenter postsecondary institutions and pursue study programs tailored to individual needs. Includes among special projects international partnerships with postsecondary institutions abroad. Reauthorizes appropriations through FY 2009.

Eliminates continuation awards under certain parts of title VII of HEA.

(Sec. 6) Eliminates the Urban Community Service program (part C of title VII of HEA).

(Sec. 7) Revises requirements for demonstration projects to ensure that students with disabilities receive a quality higher education. Includes among authorized project activities developing innovative, effective, and efficient teaching methods and strategies to: (1) ensure such students' smooth transition from high school to postsecondary education; and (2) enable faculty and administrators to provide accessible distance education programs or classes to enhance such students' access to higher education. Requires project grant applications to describe how the IHE will work to replicate the best practices of IHEs with demonstrated success in serving students with disabilities. Reauthorizes appropriations through FY 2009.

]]> Priorities for Graduate Studies Act of 2004 Display Title Priorities for Graduate Studies Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To amend title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Priorities for Graduate Studies Act of 2004 Short Titles as Passed House Priorities for Graduate Studies Act of 2004 H House Introduced in House 2004-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4411ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4411ih.xml 2004-06-03 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 656, H.R. 4411 is laid on the table. 13:00:41 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.