3.0.0 6557 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z House H HR 2012-09-21 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WELCH:H.R. 6557.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 16, to make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying to execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany Department or Office thereof.[Page H6279]]]> hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-09-21T13:07:20Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-09-21T13:07:15Z 2012-09-21 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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 hsru00 Rules Committee 2012-09-21 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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 2012-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT N Education Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Department of Education Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Higher education Legislative rules and procedure Student aid and college costs Education 00 2012-09-21 Introduced in House 2012-10-09T16:29:27Z College Cost Reduction Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish the Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force to prepare a report, that is to be submitted to Congress and made available on a publicly accessible website, on federal regulatory requirements for institutions of higher education (IHEs).

Requires the report to contain: (1) a list of rules that are determined to be outmoded, duplicative, ineffective, or excessively burdensome; (2) an analysis of how the costs of such rules outweigh their benefits; (3) recommendations to consolidate, modify, simplify, or repeal such rules and a description of the justification for and impact of such recommendations; and (4) recommendations on establishing a permanent entity to review new regulatory requirements affecting IHEs.

Requires the President to submit to Congress a legislative proposal for carrying out some or all of the recommendations contained in the report. Includes, as part of that proposal, a requirement that the Secretary promulgate regulations requiring IHEs to control annual tuition increases and penalizing noncompliant schools.

Establishes congressional procedures to expedite consideration of the President's proposal.

]]> College Cost Reduction Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced College Cost Reduction Act of 2012 Display Title College Cost Reduction Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To establish the Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force, to establish procedures for the presentation and expedited consideration by Congress of the recommendations of the Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force, to establish requirements for college cost reduction, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6557ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6557ih.xml 2012-09-21 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. 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.