COLLEGE ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 609), H1198 [28MR], H1222, H1259, H1264, H1265, H1266, H1267, H1268, H1272, H1273, H1274, H1275, H1277, H1278, H1279, H1280 [29MR], H1335, H1336, H1337, H1338, H1341, H1342 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 609): consideration (see H. Res. 741), H1196 [28MR] (see H. Res. 742), H1319 [29MR]

Letters

Increase number of teachers qualified to teach advanced placement courses and establish adjunct teaching corps in math, science, and critical foreign languages: E. Ann Nalley, American Chemical Society, H1271 [29MR]

———John J. Castellani, Business Roundtable (organization), H1272 [29MR]

———Lezlee Westine, Technet (advocacy group), H1271 [29MR]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H1272 [29MR]

———Rhett Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, H1271 [29MR]

Student loan costs and interest rates, E502 [4AP]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 609, College Access and Opportunity Act, submitted to the Committee on Rules (House) but not made in order, H1330-H1332 [30MR]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: preserve mathematics- and science-based industries, H1220 [29MR]

Colleges and universities: allow unaccompanied homeless youth to be considered as independent students upon verification of living situation by an authorized official, H1335, H1336 [30MR]

———create a grant program to provide for fire alarm detection systems in eligible college and university buildings and dormitories, H1264 [29MR]

———disclose contributions and gifts under the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, H1273 [29MR]

———eliminate certain reporting requirements and eliminate ability for States to become recognized accreditors, H1327, H1336, H1337 [30MR]

———ensure rights of all students to express ideological, religious, and political beliefs without retribution, H1221 [29MR]

———establish pregnant and parenting student services offices, H1278, H1279 [29MR]

———Federal control over college curriculum, H1358 [30MR]

———Federal intervention in tuition increases at State institutions, H1219 [29MR], H1327 [30MR]

———grant States ability to intervene in the accreditation process of private institutions or give incentives to choose State accreditation, H1219 [29MR]

———prevent private postsecondary schools from competing for Federal funding, H1215 [29MR]

———prohibit schools from denying transfers of credit based solely on the accreditation of the sending institution, H1341, H1342 [30MR]

———provide assistance to predominantly Black student-serving institutions serving low-income populations that are not designated as historically Black colleges and universities, H1328 [30MR]

———require institutions that receive Federal funding to submit an annual report detailing use of racial and ethnic preferences in admissions policies, H1339, H1340 [30MR]

———retain and clarify the 90-10 rule for private postsecondary schools funding, H1215, H1216 [29MR]

———transcribe or transfer textbooks into electronic format for blind or vision impaired students, H1221 [29MR]

———tribute to degree-granting proprietary schools, H1218 [29MR]

Dept. of Education: establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education, H1267 [29MR]

———Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) funding, H1217 [29MR]

———increase number of teachers qualified to teach advanced placement courses and establish adjunct teaching corps in math, science, and critical foreign languages, H1269-H1272 [29MR]

———provide grants for regional workshops designed to permit educators to share successful strategies for mathematics and science instruction in elementary and secondary schools, H1266, H1267 [29MR]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities, H1276, H1277 [29MR]

———submit study of students with learning disabilities in higher education and encourage primary and secondary students with learning disabilities to pursue higher education, H1222 [29MR]

———TRIO Programs funding, H1214, H1217, H1219 [29MR]

Disabled: allow students with mental disabilities access to Federal work study funds for enrollment in postsecondary education programs, H1280, H1281 [29MR]

Education: ensure all home schooled children are eligible for the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program, H1279 [29MR]

———ensure students in certification programs are eligible to receive Pell grants, H1278 [29MR]

———expand student loan forgiveness opportunities for public service employees, H1265, H1266 [29MR]

———extend student loan forgiveness to include child and adolescent mental health professionals, H1337, H1338 [30MR]

———extend student loan forgiveness to include medical specialists with a residency program of more than five years, H1275 [29MR]

———extend student loan forgiveness to school counselors, social workers, and psychologists, H1356 [30MR]

———focus student exchange and language education programs on Chinese and Arabic language and culture, H1341 [30MR], E527 [6AP]

———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant, H1219, H1221 [29MR]

———Pell Grants and Perkins Loans funding, H1212, H1221 [29MR], H1329 [30MR]

———restore eligibility for Pell Grants to certain incarcerated individuals, H1328 [30MR]

———student financial aid programs, H1212, H1215, H1217 [29MR]

———student loan programs, H1217 [29MR]

Enact (H.R. 609), H880 [14MR], H1168 [28MR], H1203, H1211-H1281, H1293, H1312 [29MR], H1324, H1325, H1335-H1363 [30MR], H4339 [21JN], E487 [30MR], E491 [3AP], E502, E510, E511, E512 [4AP], E527, E533 [6AP], E572, E597 [25AP], E652 [27AP], E1273 [26JN]

———consideration (H. Res. 741), H1204-H1210 [29MR], E611 [26AP]

———consideration (H. Res. 742), H1326-H1334 [30MR]

Fayetteville State University: authorize funding under Historically Black Graduate Institutions program, H1359 [30MR]

Federal aid programs: ensure that student financial aid programs are in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, H1278 [29MR]

———ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible, H1219 [29MR]

GAO: evaluate and determine reasons for the decline in medical school graduates entering residency programs lasting more than five years, H1274 [29MR]

Higher Education Act: improve opportunity for Federal student loan borrowers to consolidate their loans at reasonable interest rates, H1357 [30MR]

———increase teacher capacity and supply in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H1215 [29MR]

Intellectual property: reduce digital piracy on college campuses, H1355 [30MR]

Monroe College: tribute, H1218 [29MR]

Project GRAD USA (organization): funding, H1354 [30MR]

West Virginia State University: designation as eligible for Historically Black Graduate Institutions Program, H1219 [29MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 609, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 109-399), H1195 [28MR]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 742) (H. Rept. 109-401), H1319 [29MR]

Statements

Education Grant Focuses on Future Leaders: Representative Wolf, E527 [6AP]

Foreign Language Study Key to Competitiveness: Representative Wolf, E527 [6AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 741, consideration of H.R. 609, provisions, H1204 [29MR]

H. Res. 742, consideration of H.R. 609, provisions, H1326 [30MR]

H.R. 609, provisions, H1222-H1259 [29MR]