HIGHER EDUCATION ACT
Amendments
Amend and extend (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
Academic Competitiveness Grants: amend to preserve State authority over secondary school curricula (see H.R. 4810), H449 [28FE]
Amend and extend (H.R. 609): consideration (see H. Res. 741), H1196 [28MR] (see H. Res. 742), H1319 [29MR]
Colleges and universities: require accrediting agencies and associations to comply with due process throughout the accreditation process (see H.R. 4795), H388 [16FE]
Education: ensure Pell Grant eligibility for any student whose parent or guardian died as a result of military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5733), H4915 [29JN]
———establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 5349), H2502 [10MY]
———reduce student loan interest rates, authorize Pell Grant funding, allow loan consolidation, and provide for Federal Direct Loan Program administrative account (see S. 2573), S3211 [6AP]
Federal aid programs: provide additional support to students to decrease debt (see S. 3593), S6634 [28JN]
———reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H1678 [6AP]
Programs: extend (see H.R. 4911), H866 [9MR] (see H.R. 5603), H4008 [14JN]
Taxation: expand tax incentives for higher education (see H.R. 4837), H508 [1MR]
University of the District of Columbia: include as an eligible graduate institution under the institutional assistance programs of the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 4693), H154 [1FE]
Veterans: prevent veterans' contributions to education benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 5174), H1741 [25AP]
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]
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
Amend and extend (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]
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]
———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]
———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]
———improve access to higher education through expansion of Pell grants, H477 [1MR]
———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 accrediting agencies and associations to comply with due process throughout the accreditation process (H.R. 4795), E177 [17FE]
———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: 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], E487 [30MR], E512 [4AP]
———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]
Drugs: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of prior drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance, H820, H821 [9MR]
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]
———establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (H.R. 5349), H2343 [10MY]
———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]
———funding, H1460 [5AP], H5102 [12JY]
———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]
———strengthen the compact between States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher learning to address the rising cost of college tuition, E611 [26AP]
———student financial aid programs, E611 [26AP]
Fayetteville State University: authorize funding under Historically Black Graduate Institutions program, H1359 [30MR]
Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible, H1219 [29MR]
———reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers, H4953 [10JY]
———reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (H.R. 5150), H3717, H3720 [9JN], H4339 [21JN]
Financial institutions: improve opportunity for Federal student loan borrowers to consolidate their loans at reasonable interest rates, H1357 [30MR]
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: increase teacher capacity and supply in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H1215 [29MR]
Monroe College: tribute, H1218 [29MR]
Programs: extend (H.R. 4911), H880, H881 [14MR]
———extend (H.R. 5603), H4338-H4340 [21JN], E1273 [26JN]
University of the District of Columbia: include as an eligible graduate institution under the institutional assistance programs of the Higher Education Act (H.R. 4693), E62 [1FE]
Veterans: prevent veterans' contributions to education benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance (H.R. 5174), E579 [25AP]
West Virginia State University: designation as eligible for Historically Black Graduate Institutions Program, H1219 [29MR]
Remarks in Senate
Colleges and universities: improve access to higher education through expansion of Pell grants, S2284 [16MR]
Education: funding, S785 [8FE]
———provide for teacher acculturation (S. 1521), S1070 [10FE]
———reduce student loan interest rates, authorize Pell Grant funding, allow loan consolidation, and provide for Federal Direct Loan Program administrative account (S. 2573), S3201-S3203 [6AP], S6552 [27JN]
Federal aid programs: provide additional support to students to decrease debt (S. 3593), S6643 [28JN]
Programs: extend (H.R. 4911), S2393 [16MR], S2426 [27MR], S2480 [28MR], S6552 [27JN]
———extend (H.R. 5603), S6462 [23JN]
Reports
College Cost Crunch—A State-by-State Analysis of Rising Tuition and Student Debt: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) Minority Members and Senate Democratic Policy Committee, S6648-S6716 [28JN]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 609, College Access and Opportunity Act: 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]
Higher Education Act Programs Extension: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1614) (S. Rept. 109-218), S1539 [28FE]
Resolutions by organizations
Education funding: North Carolina House of Representatives, H5103 [12JY]
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, College Access and Opportunity Act, H1204 [29MR]
H. Res. 742, consideration of H.R. 609, College Access and Opportunity Act, H1326 [30MR]
H.R. 609, College Access and Opportunity Act, H1222-H1259 [29MR]
H.R. 4911, Higher Education Extension Act, H880 [14MR]
H.R. 5603, Second Higher Education Extension Act, H4338 [21JN]