HIGHER EDUCATION ACT

Amendments

Foreign countries: amend relative to the qualifications of foreign schools (S. 1998), S10738, S10771 [17OC]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see S. 2993), S9116 [24SE]

———require institutions of higher education to preserve the educational status and financial resources of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 3755), H366 [13FE]

Colleges and universities: establish a grant program to enable institutions of higher education to improve schools of education (see S. 3163), S11079 [14NO]

———provide grants to States to establish partnerships among colleges and universities and surrounding communities to reduce underage and binge drinking and illicit drug use by students (see S. 3167), S11079 [14NO]

———provide greater academic freedom for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 5501), H6783 [30SE]

Community service: establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (see S. 3145), S10677 [17OC]

Education: clarify the definition of the terms different campus and different population to expand eligibility for TRIO Programs (see S. 2421), S3560 [30AP] (see H.R. 4637), H2018 [1MY]

———establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 5636), H7894 [10OC]

———expand and improve teacher loan forgiveness program and focus certain recruitment and professional development funding on high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 5718), H8731 [13NO]

———expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (see S. 3008), S9426 [26SE]

———expand loan forgiveness for child care providers including preschool teachers (see S. 3164), S11079 [14NO]

———modify computation of eligibility for Pell Grant Program relative to certain recently unemployed individuals (see S. 2467), S3953 [7MY]

———provide loan forgiveness for family law attorneys who represent low-income families or individuals (see S. 3166), S11079 [14NO]

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see S. 3165), S11079 [14NO]

———provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (see S. 2650), S5851 [20JN]

———restrict the disqualification of students for drug offenses to those students who committed offenses while receiving student financial aid (see H.R. 3777), H523 [14FE]

Foreign countries: amend relative to the qualifications of foreign schools (see S. 1998), S1675 [7MR]

Government regulations: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4866), H3229 [5JN] (see H.R. 5072), H4424 [9JY]

Hispanic Americans: eliminate the waitout period for Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 4915), H3513 [12JN]

———expand and extend the eligibility of Hispanic-serving institutions for assistance (see H.R. 4928), H3514 [12JN]

Sports: establish a scholarship program to assist student athletes in non-revenue sports (see H.R. 4873), H3229 [5JN] (see H.R. 4906), H3453 [11JN]

Student loans: establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders (S. 1762), consideration (see H. Res. 334), H35 [23JA]

Technical amendments (see S. 2932), S8565 [12SE]

Letters

Loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses: Americans for Nursing Shortage Relief (organization), S9428 [26SE]

———David Ward, American Council on Education, S9428 [26SE]

———Diane Shust and Randall Moody, National Education Association, S9428 [26SE]

———Rose Gonzalez, American Nurses Association, S9427 [26SE]

Remarks in House

Colleges and universities: provide greater academic freedom for institutions of higher education (H.R. 5501), E1707 [30SE]

Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (H.R. 5636), E1853 [11OC]

———Pell Grant Program funding, H2910, H2913 [22MY]

———require use of variable interest rates to consolidate student loans to fund shortfall in Pell Grant Program, E725 [7MY]

Government regulations: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (H.R. 4866), H4698-H4707 [16JY], E972 [6JN]

Sports: establish a scholarship program to assist student athletes in non-revenue sports (H.R. 4906), E1009 [12JN]

Student loans: establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders (S. 1762), H43-H48 [24JA], E30 [25JA], E71 [5FE], E101 [6FE]

———establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders (S. 1762), consideration (H. Res. 334), H41-H43 [24JA]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (S. 2993), S9118 [24SE]

Colleges and universities: establish a grant program to enable institutions of higher education to improve schools of education (S. 3163), S11083 [14NO]

———provide grants to States to establish partnerships among colleges and universities and surrounding communities to reduce underage and binge drinking and illicit drug use by students (S. 3167), S11083 [14NO]

Community service: establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (S. 3145), S10710 [17OC]

Education: clarify the definition of the terms different campus and different population to expand eligibility for TRIO Programs (S. 2421), S3568 [30AP]

———expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (S. 3008), S9427 [26SE]

———expand loan forgiveness for child care providers including preschool teachers (S. 3164), S11083 [14NO]

———funding, S4994, S4995 [5JN], S5341-S5343 [11JN]

———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S5341-S5343 [11JN]

———modify computation of eligibility for Pell Grant Program relative to certain recently unemployed individuals (S. 2467), S3960 [7MY]

———Pell Grant Program funding, S4993, S4994, S5003 [5JN]

———provide loan forgiveness for family law attorneys who represent low-income families or individuals (S. 3166), S11083 [14NO], S11207 [15NO]

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (S. 3165), S11083 [14NO], S11207 [15NO]

———provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (S. 2650), S5852 [20JN]

———require use of variable interest rates to consolidate student loans to fund shortfall in Pell Grant Program, S3484, S3496-S3498 [29AP], S3515, S3539, S3555 [30AP], S3582, S3587 [1MY], S3792, S3793 [2MY], S4104-S4106 [9MY], S4341, S4342 [15MY]

Foreign countries: amend relative to the qualifications of foreign schools (S. 1998), S10771 [17OC]

Technical amendments (S. 2932), S8570 [12SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of S. 1762, Establish Fixed Interest Rates for Student and Parent Borrowers and Extend Current Law Relative to Special Allowances for Lenders: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 334) (H. Rept. 107-354), H35 [23JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 334, consideration of S. 1762, establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders, H41 [24JA]

H.R. 4866, incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative, which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations, into the Higher Education Act, H4698-H4701 [16JY]

S. 1762, establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders, H43 [24JA]

S. 1998, amend Higher Education Act relative to the qualifications of foreign schools, S10771 [17OC]