HIGHER EDUCATION ACT

Addresses

Seeing Is Believing—The Enduring Legacy of Lyndon Johnson: Joseph A. Califano, Jr., S4572-S4576 [21MY]

Amendments

Amend and extend (H.R. 4137), S7640 [29JY], H658, H736, H751, H752, H755, H756, H758, H760, H761, H762, H763, H765, H766, H767, H768, H769, H770, H771, H772, H773, H775, H776, H777 [7FE]

———consideration (H. Res. 956), H637 [7FE]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1389), H7649 [31JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4137, amend and extend, S7591 [29JY]

———H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act, H7280 [29JY]

Articles and editorials

Enrollment Decline Reported for Minority Law Students, H754 [7FE]

Formerly Homeless Teen Role Model, H7644 [31JY]

In Defense of Intellectual Diversity, H631-H633 [7FE]

Minority Enrollment Is Faltering, H754 [7FE]

Study Shows Grim Outlook for Minority Law-School Enrollment, H754 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions

Amend and extend (H.R. 4137): consideration (see H. Res. 956), H620 [6FE]

———consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 1389), H7627 [30JY]

Armed Forces: expand definition of independent student to include active National Guard or Reserve members and prevent assistance payments for veterans and reservists from being offset (see S. 2732), S1741 [7MR]

———require public higher education institutions to charge dependent children of members a rate of tuition equal to rate charged to in-State residents (see H.R. 7107), H9973 [25SE]

Colleges and universities: amend relative to institution financial aid offer form requirements (see S. 2594), S733 [6FE]

Dept. of Education: authorize a loan forgiveness program for students of institutions of higher education who volunteer to serve as mentors (see H.R. 7137), H10130 [26SE]

———extend loan forgiveness programs to students who volunteer to mentor at-risk children (see S. 3635), S9657 [26SE]

———provide grants to higher education institutions to establish programs to provide services and support to veterans who are students at such institutions (see S. 2677), S1384 [28FE]

Disasters: require institutions of higher education to disclose their emergency response and evacuation procedures (see H.R. 5735), H2149 [9AP]

Drugs: provide judicial discretion regarding suspensions of eligibility for receiving student financial assistance for persons convicted of drug offenses (see S. 2767), S2132 [13MR]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H555 [29JA]

Education: increase grant aid for neediest students, expand options for Federal student loans, and improve reliability of current Federal loan programs (see S. 2815), S2435 [3AP]

Federal aid programs: clarify the procedures for awarding grants and contracts for Federal Trio Programs (see H.R. 6959), H8476 [18SE]

Federal Financing Bank: clarify authority to purchase certain loans guaranteed under the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 5914), H2852 [29AP]

Programs: extend (see S. 2733), S1741 [7MR] (see S. 2929), S3507 [29AP] (see S. 3035), S4487 [20MY] (see S. 3180), S5962 [23JN] (see S. 3352), S7573 [28JY]

Rural areas: improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas (H.R. 4139) (see S. 2580), S492 [30JA]

Teachers: expand loan forgiveness (see H.R. 6144), H4830 [22MY]

Technology: authorize a program to prepare teachers for digital age learners (see H.R. 5848), H2486 [17AP]

Veterans: prevent payments of educational assistance for veterans and members of the Selected Reserve from being offset in the calculation of financial aid (see H.R. 5474), H1002 [19FE]

Conference reports

Higher Education Opportunity Act (H.R. 4137), H7353-H7517 [30JY]

Letters

Dept. of Education loan forgiveness programs to principals and school administrators who work in low-income school districts: Gerald N. Tirozzi, National Association of Secondary School Principals, H767 [7FE]

Federal Family Education Loan Program: Senator Kennedy, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) and Representative George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor (House), S1723 [7MR]

Higher Education Opportunity Act: James W. Wagner and Gary Schuster, Emory University, S7854 [31JY]

———M.D. Goetz, Jr., Tennessee Dept. of Finance and Administration, S7853 [31JY]

———Michael F. Adams, University of Georgia, S7854 [31JY]

———Nicholas S. Zeppos, Vanderbilt University, S7853 [31JY]

———Richard H. Brodhead, Duke University, S7853 [31JY]

Lists

Letters supporting H.R. 4137, Higher Education Opportunity Act, S7866 [31JY]

Staff that worked on H.R. 4137, Higher Education Opportunity Act, S7866 [31JY]

Motions

Amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H780 [7FE]

Programs: extend (S. 2929), H3091 [6MY]

Remarks in House

Amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H627, H628, H641-H783 [7FE], H4278 [20MY], E152 [7FE], E165 [12FE], E183 [13FE]

———conference report, H7658-H7673 [31JY], E1684, E1693 [1AU]

———consideration (H. Res. 956), H628-H639 [7FE]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1389), H7643-H7649 [31JY]

———corrections in engrossment, H783 [7FE]

———motion to recommit, H780, H781 [7FE]

———unanimous-consent agreement, H7269 [29JY]

Armed Forces: require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty, H647 [7FE]

———require States to charge in-State tuition rates to members and their dependents who are domiciled or stationed on active duty in that State, H753 [7FE]

Bankruptcy: make certain privately issued student loans dischargeable, H758-H760 [7FE]

Colleges and universities: adopt policy on a working relationship of campus security personnel with State and local law enforcement agencies for the investigation of felonies or a report of a missing student, H775, H776 [7FE]

———campus security technologies funding, H646 [7FE]

———develop management systems regarding course equivalency, transfer of credit, and articulation, H761, H762 [7FE]

———disclose fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, H7646 [31JY]

———ensure textbooks and supplemental materials are available and affordable, H7648 [31JY]

———establish a student bill of rights, H631 [7FE]

———make graduate degree granting institutions eligible under the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program, H657 [7FE]

———provide information about the anticipated cost of a postsecondary degree, H776 [7FE]

———require the Depts. of Education and the Treasury to evaluate the feasibility of an alternative market-based reform to the Federal Family Education Loan Program, H755, H756 [7FE]

Dept. of Education: allow colleges and universities to apply for a non-Federal matching grant for fire prevention technologies, H646 [7FE]

———conduct a study on providing student loan eligibility to less than half-time students and make recommendations on establishing a pilot program, H769, H770 [7FE]

———create a pilot competitive grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing college textbook rental programs, H772, H773 [7FE]

———develop annual benchmarks for college tuition increases, H758 [7FE]

———ensure institutions of higher education receiving sustainability planning grants under the Federal Perkins Loan Program meet current energy efficiency standards, H753 [7FE]

———establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education, H7646 [31JY]

———extend loan forgiveness programs to community college students who volunteer to mentor at-risk children, H770, H771 [7FE]

———extend loan forgiveness programs to principals and school administrators who work in low-income school districts, H767, H768 [7FE]

———historically Black colleges and universities funding, H771, H772 [7FE]

———improve and enhance the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), H7644, H7665, H7667 [31JY]

———provide Teach to Reach grants to ensure that general education teaching candidates receive the knowledge and skills to effectively instruct students with disabilities, H762, H763 [7FE]

———require colleges and universities submit an annual report disclosing the amount of their endowment spent for the purpose of containing college cost, H765, H766 [7FE]

———Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program funding, H648 [7FE], E165 [12FE]

———set aside a percentage of funds to award competitive grants to improve campus construction, maintenance, and renovation of tribally controlled colleges and universities, H753 [7FE]

———simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, H645, H768, H769 [7FE]

Disasters: require institutions of higher education to disclose their emergency response and evacuation procedures, H7664 [31JY]

———require institutions of higher education to disclose their emergency response and evacuation procedures (H.R. 5735), E633 [16AP]

Drugs: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of prior drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance, H644 [7FE]

Education: Asian-American student financial aid program funding, H7648 [31JY]

———establish residential, high-quality, postsecondary programs for individuals with autism, H647 [7FE]

———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant, H649 [7FE]

———Pell Grants and Perkins Loans funding, H780, H781 [7FE]

———prohibit use of Pell Grants by convicted sex offenders held in civil confinement following release from prison, H7645, H7660 [31JY]

———reduce and prevent sale and use of fraudulent degrees in order to protect the integrity of valid higher education degrees that are used for Federal purposes, H7646 [31JY]

———require an independent evaluation of distance education programs, E165 [12FE]

———student financial aid programs funding, H597 [6FE]

GAO: study the impact that law school accreditation requirements, law school costs, and student access have on racial and ethnic minorities, H753 [7FE]

National Research Council: conduct a study to identify duplicative and unnecessary regulations placed on institutions of higher education, H751, H752 [7FE], E165 [12FE]

Programs: extend (S. 2733), H1498, H1499 [11MR]

———extend (S. 2929), H3035, H3036 [5MY]

———extend (S. 3035), H4278, H4279 [20MY]

———extend (S. 3180), H6075 [25JN]

———extend (S. 3352), H7352, H7353 [30JY]

Rural areas: improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas, H650, H657 [7FE], H7667, H7671 [31JY]

Speech-language pathologists: expand teacher loan forgiveness provisions to include, H651 [7FE]

Veterans: prevent payments of educational assistance for veterans and members of the Selected Reserve from being offset in the calculation of financial aid (H.R. 5474), E212 [19FE]

Remarks in Senate

Amend and extend (H.R. 4137), S7591 [29JY]

———conference report, S7839, S7845-S7867, S7878, S7893, S7897 [31JY], S9981 [27SE], S10304 [1OC]

———conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S7842, S7867 [31JY]

———insert S. 1642 language in lieu, S7591 [29JY]

Colleges and universities: enhance security of college campuses and require campuses to develop and test emergency response procedures and notification systems (S. 1228), S1099 [25FE]

Dept. of Education: Education Disaster and Emergency Relief Loan Program funding, S9981 [27SE], S10304 [1OC]

———extend loan forgiveness programs to students who volunteer to mentor at-risk children (S. 3635), S9717 [26SE]

Drugs: provide judicial discretion regarding suspensions of eligibility for receiving student financial assistance for persons convicted of drug offenses (S. 2767), S2149 [13MR]

Education: increase grant aid for neediest students, expand options for Federal student loans, and improve reliability of current Federal loan programs (S. 2815), S2440-S2442 [3AP]

———student financial aid programs, S1723 [7MR]

Programs: extend (S. 2733), S1782 [7MR]

———extend (S. 2929), S3929, S3930 [7MY]

———extend (S. 3035), S4425 [20MY]

———extend (S. 3180), S5970, S5971 [23JN]

———extend (S. 3352), S7578 [28JY]

Taxation: consolidate the Hope Scholarship Credit and qualified tuition and fee deduction and replace with a refundable tax credit and establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Demonstration Program (S. 1399), S2104 [13MR]

Tribally Controlled Colleges or University Assistance Act: funding, S7861 [31JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4137, Higher Education Opportunity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1389) (H. Rept. 110-808), H7627 [30JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 956) (H. Rept. 110-523), H620 [6FE]

Higher Education Opportunity Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4137) (H. Rept. 110-803), H7627 [30JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Programs: extend (S. 2929), H3036 [5MY]

Statements

Higher Education Opportunity Act: National Governors Association, S7852 [31JY]

———Senator Kennedy, S7845-S7847 [31JY]

Tables

Pell Grant funding, S4466 [20MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 956, consideration of H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act, H628 [7FE]

H. Res. 1389, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4137, Higher Education Opportunity Act, H7643 [31JY]

H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act, H658-H736 [7FE]

S. 2733, Higher Education Extension Act, S1782 [7MR], H1498 [11MR]

S. 2767, provide judicial discretion regarding suspensions of eligibility for receiving student financial assistance under the Higher Education Act for persons convicted of drug offenses, S2150 [13MR]

S. 2815, Strengthening Student Aid for All Act, S2442 [3AP]

S. 2929, extend programs, S3929 [7MY], H3035 [5MY]

S. 3035, extend programs, S4425 [20MY], H4278 [20MY]

S. 3180, extend programs, S5965, S5971 [23JN], H6075 [25JN]

S. 3351, extend programs, S7576 [28JY]

S. 3352, extend programs, S7578 [28JY], H7352 [30JY]

Tributes

Johnson, Lyndon B., S4565-S4578 [21MY]