3.0.0 2815 2023-01-13T04:47:59Z 2023-01-13T04:47:59Z House H HR 2005-06-08 109 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2005-07-11T14:00:58Z Referred to 2005-06-08T13:58:15Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-06-08T13:58:10Z College Access and Affordability Act 109 2243 S 2006-02-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2005-07-11 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. Committee 2005-06-08 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2005-06-08 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-08 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2005-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13] Robert Menendez D NJ 13 N O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2005-06-24 False G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2005-06-24 False O000107 Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] SOLOMON ORTIZ D TX P. 27 2005-06-24 False G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2005-06-24 False R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 2005-06-24 False L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 9 2005-06-24 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2005-06-29 False S000033 Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] Bernard Sanders I VT 0 2005-06-29 False F000262 Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9] HAROLD FORD D TN E. 9 2005-06-29 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 20 2005-07-11 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2005-07-11 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2005-07-11 False S001158 Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] John Salazar D CO T. 3 2005-07-12 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2005-09-13 False C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2005-09-13 False Education Bilingualism Child welfare College costs Cost of living adjustments Crime and Law Enforcement Depressed areas Disabled Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Emergency Management Emergency medicine Federal aid to education Fire fighters Government lending Health Higher education Indexing (Economic policy) Law enforcement officers Mathematics Nurses Nursing education Paramedical personnel Police Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Scientific education Secondary education Social Welfare Social work Special education Student loan funds Tax credits Teacher education Teachers Tuition tax credits Education 00 2005-06-08 Introduced in House 2005-07-09T16:18:57Z College Access and Affordability Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase to $4,000 the maximum amount of qualified tuition and related expenses eligible for the Hope Scholarship Credit and adjust such amount for inflation beginning in 2006; (2) increase to $58,000 the modified adjusted gross income threshold for determining reductions in the allowable amount of the Hope Scholarship Credit; and (3) increase from two to four the number of years a Hope Scholarship Credit may be claimed.

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for student loan forgiveness up to $20,000 for individuals in qualified public service positions who are not in default of their loan obligations. Defines "qualified public service positions" to include: (1) highly qualified teachers of mathematics, science, and bilingual and special education in low-income communities; (2) firefighters, police officers, or emergency medical technicians serving low-income communities; (3) nurses serving low-income communities; and (4) public or private child welfare workers.

]]> College Access and Affordability Act Display Title College Access and Affordability Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and enhance the HOPE and Lifetime Learning Credits, and to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide loan forgiveness opportunities for public service employees. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced College Access and Affordability Act Introduced in House 2005-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr2815ih/xml/BILLS-109hr2815ih.xml 2005-07-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. 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.