3.0.0 4490 2023-01-13T04:49:27Z 2023-01-13T04:49:27Z House H HR 2005-12-08 109 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2006-03-27T20:01:13Z Referred to 2005-12-08T15:02:00Z Hurricane Regulatory Relief Act of 2005 109 3975 HR 2005-11-16 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2006-03-27 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. Committee 2005-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2005-12-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-12-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000287 Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] Bobby Jindal R LA 1 N Education Alabama Collection of accounts Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Elementary and secondary education Emergency Management Federal aid to education Finance and Financial Sector Floods Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Higher education Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Interest Louisiana Mississippi Scholarships Social Welfare Student loan funds Teacher education Teachers Texas Welfare recipients Education 00 2005-12-08 Introduced in House 2006-02-03T22:39:50Z Authorizes the Secretary of Education to waive or modify requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for student financial assistance programs, or other student or institutional eligibility provisions, as necessary to reflect changes in the financial condition of affected students and their families resulting from Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita (a Gulf hurricane disaster).

Cancels: (1) certain institutional repayments by institutions of higher education affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster; and (2) student loans for affected students during certain cancelled enrollment periods. Provides for: (1) temporary deferment of student loan repayment by affected individuals; and (2) waiver of consecutive service requirements for affected individuals under a program of student loan forgiveness for school teachers.

Directs the Secretary to make special efforts to notify affected students who qualify for a means-tested federal benefit program of their potential eligibility for a maximum Pell Grant and to disseminate informational materials regarding such eligibility.

]]> To provide higher education relief to individuals and institutions affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and for other purposes. Display Title To provide higher education relief to individuals and institutions affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To provide higher education relief to individuals and institutions affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2005-12-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4490ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4490ih.xml 2006-03-27 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.