HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4137): consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1389), H7649 [31JY]

Articles and editorials

Formerly Homeless Teen Role Model, H7644 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 4137): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 1389), H7627 [30JY]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 4137), H7353-H7517 [30JY]

Letters

Provisions: 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, conference report, S7866 [31JY]

Staff that worked on H.R. 4137, conference report, S7866 [31JY]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: permit educational agencies and institutions to disclose information to parents of students who may pose a significant risk to their own safety or well-being or to the safety or well-being of others, H7666 [31JY]

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

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

Dept. of Education: establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education, H7646 [31JY], E1684 [1AU]

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

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

———permit consolidation of Federal student loans into a single direct income-contingent loan repayment program, H7661 [31JY]

———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]

Enact (H.R. 4137): conference report, H7658-H7673 [31JY], E1684, E1693 [1AU]

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

Henry Ford Scholarship Program: establish to provide scholarships to high-achieving students to pursue undergradusate degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and health-related fields, H7645 [31JY]

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

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming, H7669 [31JY]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (H.R. 1671), H7661 [31JY]

Remarks in Senate

Animals: establish competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research, S7861 [31JY]

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, S7859 [31JY]

Credit: establish requirements for private lenders to protect student borrowers receiving private educational loans, S7864 [31JY]

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

Education: exclude military basic housing allowance from income for purposes of financial aid eligibility, S7856 [31JY]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys, S7862, S7864 [31JY]

Enact (H.R. 4137): conference report, S7839, S7845-S7867, S7878, S7893, S7897 [31JY], S9981 [27SE], S10304 [1OC]

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

Federal-State relations: State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S7855 [31JY]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students, S7857 [31JY]

Native Americans: increase programs to encourage Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian college students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, S7856 [31JY]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming, S7856 [31JY]

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

Reports filed

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

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

Statements

Provisions: National Governors Association, S7852 [31JY]

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

Texts of

H. Res. 1389, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4137, provisions, H7643 [31JY]