COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES see also Education; Schools

Addresses

Comparison of Yale Model Congress to the U.S. Congress: Jonathan Serota, E1880 [16DE], E1897 [19DE]

Inauguration of Christopher Eisgruber as Princeton University President: Christopher Eisgruber, E1499 [11OC]

——— Hunter Rawlings, Association of American Universities, E1490 [11OC]

Amendments

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S5847 [23JY], S5866, S5867, S5870, S5918, S5919 [24JY], H5214 [31JY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), consideration (H. Res. 232), H2925 [23MY]

Appointments

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, S1135 [5MR], S6260 [1AU], H5171 [30JY]

Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, S408 [30JA]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, S8983 [18DE]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, S8983 [18DE], H2088 [17AP]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, S8983 [18DE], H6466 [10OC], H7348 [21NO]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S8983 [18DE], H1645 [20MR]

U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, S8983 [18DE]

Articles and editorials

Another View—Immigration Reform Plan Adds Disorder to a Failing System (excerpt), S5228 [26JN]

As March Madness Nears, So Does 50th Anniversary of MSU’s ‘‘Game of Change’’, S5664 [11JY]

Bar Awards Scholarships To Help Students Continue Beating the Odds, E774 [3JN]

Former MSU President Donald Zacharias’ Legacy One of Transformation, S1783 [13MR]

Four Loudoun Students Awarded ‘‘Beat the Odds’’ Scholarships, E773 [3JN]

Hometown Hero—Walnut Creek Attorney’s 40 Years of Handing Out Minority College Scholarships, E1402 [30SE]

Hurley Named University of Pikeville President-Elect, S8450 [21NO]

Lessons in Democracy, S4029 [10JN]

Let’s Renew VAWA Today, H798 [28FE]

Playing Politics With Student Debt, S3974 [6JN]

Prairie View A&M Student Fights for Voting Poll Site on Campus, S6322 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions

AID: expand number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Need-Based Scholarship Program (see S. 120), S214 [23JA]

Armed Forces: allow members to defer principal on Federal student loans for a certain period in connection with orders for mobilization for war or national emergency (see S. 634), S2146 [21MR]

——— ensure allowances of members covered by Pay Our Military Act include Dept. of Defense military tuition assistance programs (see H.R. 3275), H6411 [8OC]

——— ensure that members serving in a combat zone automatically receive education benefits to which they are entitled (see H.R. 1631), H2157 [18AP]

——— extend interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service (see S. 1399), S6072 [30JY] (see H.R. 2859), H5173 [30JY]

——— preserve tuition assistance programs for members by rescinding unobligated amounts for foreign assistance to Egypt (see H.R. 1039), H1330 [11MR]

——— prohibit assistance to Pakistan until tuition assistance programs for members are fully funded (see H.R. 1253), H1630 [19MR]

——— require continuation of tuition assistance programs for members for the remainder of the fiscal year (see S. 614), S1950 [19MR] (see H.R. 1265), H1630 [19MR]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 114), S214 [23JA] (see H.R. 532), H410 [6FE]

BLS: provide students with information from the Occupational Employment Statistics Program and Occupational Outlook Handbook (see H.R. 2584), H4174 [28JN]

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see H.R. 1421), H1856 [9AP]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (see S. 1269), S5526 [8JY] (see H.R. 2560), H4143 [27JN]

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 259), S6886 [24SE]

Coast Guard: improve quality of life for members and families through expanded child care availability, increased educational opportunities, and eased transition to post-service life (see S. 1760), S8457 [21NO]

Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish (see H.R. 2043), H2773 [17MY]

Credit: establish a mechanism to allow borrowers of private education loans to refinance their loans (see S. 1266), S5499 [27JN]

——— provide for removal of default information from a borrower’s credit report with respect to certain rehabilitated education loans (see H.R. 2561), H4143 [27JN]

——— provide for the discharge of student loan obligations upon the death or disability of the student borrower (see S. 1773), S8457 [21NO]

Crime: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and stalking (see S. 128), S284 [24JA] (see H.R. 812), H627 [25FE]

——— require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 216), S469 [4FE] (see H.R. 482), H342 [4FE]

David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Miami, FL: convey to Miami Dade College (see H.R. 1592), H2123 [17AP]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 13), S285 [24JA] (see H. Res. 10), H33 [3JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see S. 1468), S6208 [1AU] (see H.R. 2996), H5396 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: extend pilot program for the temporary exchange of information technology personnel with private industry and academia (see H.R. 2105), H2911 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: add disclosure requirements to the institution of higher education financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (see S. 1156), S4481 [13JN]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 1066), S3844 [23MY]

——— authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (see H.R. 3047), H5398 [2AU]

——— authorize nonprofit institutions of higher education to provide payment to certain third-party entities (see H.R. 2525), H4079 [26JN]

——— award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (see S. 918), S3326 [9MY] (see H.R. 2155), H2953 [23MY]

——— award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system (see S. 1087), S3954 [4JN] (see H.R. 521), H410 [6FE]

——— clarify the calculation of cohort default rates for proprietary or for-profit institutions relative to forebearance or deferment of student loans (see H.R. 1928), H2568 [9MY]

——— convene the Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary Education Data (see H.R. 1949), H2574 [13MY]

——— ensure children are ready for college or a career by providing more State and local control over student, school, and teacher evaluations and achievements (see S. 1101), S3987 [6JN]

——— enter into voluntary, flexible agreements with certain guaranty agencies to provide delinquency prevention and default aversion services for Federal Direct Loan Program borrowers (see H.R. 618), H454 [12FE]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (see H.R. 3136), H5765 [19SE]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1509), H1956 [11AP]

——— establish a grant program for institutions of higher education to support student internships (see H.R. 2659), H4482 [11JY]

——— establish a Pay It Forward model for funding postsecondary education that requires students to pay a percentage of their income back into the fund upon graduation (see S. 1884), S9105 [20DE]

——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (see S. 358), S773 [14FE]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 456), S1127 [5MR] (see H.R. 1763), H2351 [25AP]

——— establish Federal-State partnerships to increase higher education funding and need-based student financial aid (see S. 1874), S9052 [19DE]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (see H.R. 1911), H2567 [9MY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), consideration (see H. Res. 232), H2909 [22MY]

——— establish student loan interest rates (see S. 1334), S5800 [18JY]

——— establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1437), H1857 [9AP]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 707), S2589 [11AP] (see H.R. 1433), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1498), H1956 [11AP] (see H.R. 1595), H2123 [17AP] (see H.R. 1876), H2532 [8MY] (see H.R. 2161), H2953 [23MY] (see H.R. 2895), H5260 [31JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (see S. 1238), S5498 [27JN] (see H.R. 2574), H4173 [28JN]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 370), S773 [14FE] (see H.R. 822), H658 [26FE]

——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (see S. 1062), S3844 [23MY] (see H.R. 2172), H2954 [23MY]

——— improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 3142), H5766 [19SE]

——— improve the financial aid process for homeless and foster youth (see S. 1754), S8457 [21NO]

——— increase accountability of nonprofit athletic associations by requiring member institutions to protect the health and education of student athletes (see H.R. 2903), H5341 [1AU]

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see S. 1796), S8601 [10DE] (see H.R. 3690), H7627 [10DE]

——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 1969), H2602 [14MY]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, income-based repayment caps, and cap on Federal loan consolidation rate (see S. 1241), S5498 [27JN]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, increasing cap on subsidized loans, and refinancing current fixed-rate loans (see S. 909), S3256 [8MY] (see H.R. 1946), H2568 [9MY]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see S. 1704), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 3538), H7252 [19NO]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 551), H411 [6FE]

——— make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses (see S. 750), S2749 [17AP] (see H.R. 1609), H2124 [17AP]

——— make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see H.R. 3694), H7687 [11DE]

——— prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 2637), H4369 [10JY]

——— promote environmental education (see S. 1306), S5708 [16JY] (see H.R. 2702), H4523 [16JY]

——— protect academic futures of collegiate student athletes (see H.R. 3545), H7309 [20NO]

——— provide education for homeless children and youths (see S. 833), S3029 [25AP]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (see S. 1873), S9052 [19DE]

——— provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators (see S. 440), S1088 [4MR]

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (see S. 897), S3256 [8MY] (see H.R. 1979), H2603 [14MY]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see S. 1407), S6126 [31JY] (see H.R. 2536), H4142 [27JN] (see H.R. 2982), H5396 [2AU]

——— provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 708), S2589 [11AP] (see H.R. 2316), H3287 [11JN]

——— provide information to foster youth on their potential eligibility for Federal student aid (see H.R. 2108), H2911 [22MY]

——— provide new program review requirements relative to colleges and universities (see S. 406), S1011 [28FE]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see H.R. 1924), H2568 [9MY]

——— repeal suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 3510), H7152 [15NO]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 2020), H2716 [16MY]

——— reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see S. 682), S2501 [9AP] (see S. 1003), S3657 [21MY]

——— restore and extend the grace period before repayment begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 2349), H3590 [13JN]

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 1330), H1822 [21MR]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see S. 1659), S7876 [6NO] (see H.R. 3496), H7110 [14NO]

——— simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to protect borrowers and encourage responsible borrowing (see H.R. 1716), H2298 [24AP]

——— simplify the process for determining the need and eligibility of students for financial assistance (see H.R. 2040), H2717 [16MY]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 1089), H1356 [12MR]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2237), H3094 [4JN]

——— suspend, for a certain period, the use of adverse credit history in determining eligibility for Federal Direct PLUS Loans (see H.R. 2966), H5344 [1AU]

——— update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (see S. 915), S3326 [9MY] (see H.R. 1937), H2568 [9MY]

——— use excess revenue generated from the Federal Direct Loan Program to carry out the Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 2880), H5260 [31JY]

——— verify eligibility of certain borrowers on loans submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or already in default before such borrowers obtain a consolidation loan (see H.R. 1991), H2653 [15MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize additional funding for the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (see S. 144), S284 [24JA]

——— establish a grant program to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses and develop a campaign to educate campus communities about mental health (see H.R. 1100), H1357 [12MR]

——— establish a grant program to recruit, train, deploy, and professionally support psychiatric physicians in Indian health programs (see H.R. 2037), H2717 [16MY]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 702), H545 [14FE]

——— facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for veterans (see S. 1060), S3844 [23MY]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 641), S2146 [21MR] (see H.R. 1339), H1822 [21MR]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 602), S1950 [19MR] (see H.R. 1252), H1629 [19MR]

——— reauthorize Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see S. 1759), S8457 [21NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs (see H.R. 86), H30 [3JA]

——— provide protection for certain Federal employees relative to implementation of certain immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 692), H545 [14FE]

——— strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (see H.R. 640), H499 [13FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish regional training centers to improve the training of child protection professionals (see S. 1722), S8186 [19NO]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 2235), H3094 [4JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 1436), H1857 [9AP]

——— prepare individuals with multiple barriers to employment to enter the workforce by providing such individuals with support services, job training, and education (see H.R. 546), H411 [6FE]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 1710), H2297 [24AP]

Dept. of the Interior: provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (see S. 1838), S8913 [17DE] (see H.R. 3178), H5832 [25SE]

——— release reversionary interest in certain land conveyed to Oregon for establishment of Oregon State University Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (see S. 1437), S6207 [1AU] (see H.R. 3366), H6901 [29OC]

——— require a portion of revenues from new Federal mineral and geothermal leases be paid to States to supplement education (see H.R. 3460), H6997 [12NO]

——— waive certain eligibility requirements relative to tribally controlled colleges and universities assistance (see H.R. 2069), H2838 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 522), S1592 [11MR]

——— carry out a pilot program to provide outreach and support services to veterans pursuing higher education under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3056), H5399 [2AU]

——— codify and improve the election requirements for receipt of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 2481), H4037 [25JN]

——— convey a parcel of land in Tuskegee, AL, to Tuskegee University (see H.R. 1612), H2124 [17AP]

——— deduct amounts for repayment from the last months of educational assistance entitlement in cases of overpayments under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 930), S3371 [13MY]

——— eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2169), H2953 [23MY]

——— expand authority of veterans to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 3514), H7152 [15NO]

——— extend authority to carry out the Health Professional Scholarship Program (see H.R. 3053), H5399 [2AU]

——— extend Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education (see S. 1643), S7795 [4NO] (see H.R. 2011), H2716 [16MY]

——— improve enrollment of veterans in certain educational courses (see H.R. 3456), H6997 [12NO]

——— improve Health Professionals Education Assistance Program (see S. 845), S3029 [25AP]

——— increase age limit for children using transferred Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 3515), H7152 [15NO]

——— make certain records available to educational institutions where veterans or persons receiving educational assistance are enrolled (see H.R. 2749), H4825 [19JY]

——— make grants with minority-serving institutions to establish verified delivery systems to address social and academic problems facing veterans enrolled at such institutions (see H.R. 1251), H1629 [19MR]

——— permit the centralized reporting of veterans enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions (see H.R. 331), H221 [22JA]

——— protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting veterans (see S. 1211), S4793 [20JN]

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see S. 514), S1592 [11MR] (see H.R. 1816), H2393 [26AP]

——— provide equity for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who are pursuing education programs (see S. 262), S520 [7FE] (see H.R. 595), H431 [8FE]

——— reestablish Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee (see H.R. 2942), H5343 [1AU]

——— repeal time limitations on eligibility for use of All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program benefits and improve veterans education outreach (see S. 863), S3091 [6MY]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see S. 944), S3429 [14MY]

——— support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (see S. 1042), S3843 [23MY] (see H.R. 3477), H7051 [13NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 1717), S8049 [14NO]

Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 2029), H2717 [16MY]

Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act: provide further clarity for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 561), H412 [6FE]

District of Columbia: establish District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 2469), H3989 [20JN]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 310), S707 [13FE] (see H.R. 714), H546 [14FE]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 2821), H5050 [24JY]

Education: enhance entrance counseling and exit counseling for student borrowers (see S. 546), S1785 [13MR]

——— establish partnerships to create or enhance educational and skills development pathways to 21st century careers (see S. 1370), S5968 [25JY]

——— improve and provide all students with the opportunity to succeed (see S. 3), S42 [22JA]

——— improve equality of access to technology-enabled education innovations and understanding of how certain partnerships design and implement such innovations in ways that improve student outcomes (see H.R. 3325), H6768 [23OC]

——— increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see S. 288), S657 [12FE]

——— promote innovative education practices, help States and local educational agencies ensure high-quality English proficiency instruction, and provide college and career knowledge to English learners (see S. 1043), S3843 [23MY]

——— provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy and help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see S. 765), S2797 [18AP] (see H.R. 1658), H2158 [18AP]

——— 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 (see H.R. 2234), H3094 [4JN]

——— require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see H.R. 2961), H5343 [1AU]

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 1803), S8668 [11DE]

Employment: allow that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials (see H.R. 497), H370 [5FE]

——— provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 2889), H5260 [31JY]

Emporia State University: anniversary (see S. Res. 33), S708 [13FE] (see H. Res. 73), H596 [15FE]

Engineering: establish and operate Advanced Composites Development Centers (see H.R. 2034), H2717 [16MY]

Federal aid programs: amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid (see H.R. 3446), H6997 [12NO]

——— restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 528), S1710 [12MR] (see H.R. 340), H222 [22JA]

Financial institutions: require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 113), S214 [23JA] (see H.R. 3612), H7354 [21NO]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see S. 829), S3028 [25AP] (see S. 1532), S6647 [19SE] (see H.R. 2920), H5342 [1AU]

Florida Gulf Coast University: tribute to men’s basketball team (see H. Res. 150), H1909 [10AP]

Gonzaga University: anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S439 [31JA]

Health care professionals: establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (see S. 1822), S8771 [12DE]

Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force: establish (see H.R. 3412), H6952 [30OC]

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H–1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (see H.R. 1227), H1548 [15MR]

——— authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see S. 169), S357 [29JA]

——— enhance competitiveness through encouragement of high-skilled immigration (see H.R. 2131), H2952 [23MY]

——— establish entrepreneur-based immigrant category for aliens who have completed or are in the process of completing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) related fields (see H.R. 1760), H2351 [25AP]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see S. 303), S707 [13FE] (see H.R. 459), H341 [4FE]

Kansas State University: anniversary (see S. Res. 34), S708 [13FE] (see H. Res. 70), H547 [14FE]

Loyola University Chicago: tribute to 1963 men’s basketball team (see S. Res. 194), S5620 [10JY] (see H. Res. 298), H4483 [11JY]

Medicare: provide for a primary care graduate medical education pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce (see H.R. 487), H342 [4FE]

Mississippi State University: tribute to 1963 men’s basketball team (see S. Res. 194), S5620 [10JY]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see S. 433), S1012 [28FE] (see H.R. 359), H278 [23JA]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2159 [18AP]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 240), S6597 [18SE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 261), S6960 [26SE]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 357), H5833 [25SE]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 293), S8000 [13NO]

NOAA: establish a National Flood Research and Education Center (see H.R. 3034), H5398 [2AU]

North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 32), S708 [13FE]

Oaths: require congressional approval prior to changes in oaths for military enlistment, civil service or uniformed services appointments, and appointment as a cadet or midshipman at military service academy (see H.R. 3416), H6952 [30OC]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 1358), H1823 [21MR]

Owens, Jesse: tribute (see S. Res. 226), S6446 [12SE]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 68), S1229 [6MR] (see H. Res. 103), H1320 [6MR]

Privacy: prohibit employers, schools, and universities from requiring employees or enrollees to provide a user name, password, or other access to a personal social networking account (see H.R. 537), H411 [6FE]

Schools: increase amount of loan forgiveness available to highly-qualified teachers employed in low-income schools who teach in the same school district for five consecutive years (see H.R. 2881), H5260 [31JY]

Science: assist scientists in commercializing their ideas by awarding grants to innovative technology transfer programs at universities, research institutes, and national laboratories (see H.R. 2981), H5396 [2AU]

SEC: revise certain rules relative to the status of qualified prepaid tuition programs under securities laws (see H.R. 3029), H5397 [2AU]

Southern New Hampshire University: tribute to men’s soccer team (see S. Res. 326), S9105 [20DE]

States: exempt certain State-provided loan programs from being subject to preferred lender arrangement requirements (see H.R. 1529), H1991 [12AP] (see H.R. 3371), H6901 [29OC]

Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to provide need-based college scholarships (see H.R. 380), H279 [23JA]

——— allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 1353), H1823 [21MR]

——— allow certain individuals a credit against income tax for contributions to certain college savings plans (see H.R. 529), H410 [6FE]

——— allow employers a credit against income tax as an incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide skills training for students (see H.R. 1271), H1630 [19MR]

——— allow employers an income tax credit as an incentive to partner with community colleges or other educational institutions to improve workforce development and job training for students (see H.R. 1747), H2350 [25AP]

——— allow nontaxable employer matching contributions to section 529 college savings plans (see H.R. 2965), H5344 [1AU]

——— allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to access tax-exempt financing for alternative private student loans (see H.R. 2573), H4173 [28JN]

——— consolidate and modify the Hope Scholarship Credit, Lifetime Learning Credit, and American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 3437), H6953 [30OC]

——— consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (see H.R. 3393), H6951 [30OC]

——— consolidate the current education tax incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses (see S. 1090), S3954 [4JN] (see H.R. 2253), H3095 [4JN]

——— exclude from gross income amounts paid by employer on an employee’s student loans (see H.R. 395), H280 [23JA]

——— expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 1032), H1327 [7MR] (see H.R. 2006), H2654 [15MY]

——— expand Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home schooling expenses, adjust contributions for inflation, and make expansion of such accounts permanent (see S. 86), S213 [23JA]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see S. 835), S3029 [25AP] (see H.R. 1738), H2350 [25AP] (see H.R. 3476), H7051 [13NO]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1859), S9051 [19DE]

——— extend deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 3094), H5546 [12SE]

——— improve and expand education savings accounts (see S. 1515), S6597 [18SE]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1527), H1991 [12AP]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 654), S2328 [22MR] (see H.R. 1449), H1857 [9AP]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 553), S1785 [13MR] (see H.R. 1125), H1395 [13MR]

——— require student Social Security numbers and employer identification numbers for education tax credits (see H.R. 856), H701 [27FE]

Territories: encourage students to become civically engaged through local and Federal government fellowships (see H.R. 512), H370 [5FE]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H7151 [15NO]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 1516), H1956 [11AP]

U.S. service academies: making continuing appropriations for operations (see H.J. Res. 88), H6289 [4OC]

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of land to Brigham Young University (see S. 28), S42 [22JA] (see H.R. 253), H168 [15JA]

Unemployment: ensure that individuals in an authorized job training program or completing degree or certificate work remain eligible for regular unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1530), H1991 [12AP]

University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 19), S329 [28JA]

University of Louisville: tribute to men’s basketball team (see S. Res. 100), S2684 [16AP]

——— tribute to women’s basketball team (see S. Res. 100), S2684 [16AP]

University of Minnesota: tribute to women’s hockey team (see S. Res. 123), S3030 [25AP]

University of Minnesota Duluth: observance of National Student Employment Week (see S. Res. 96), S2589 [11AP]

University of Washington: tribute to men’s crew team (see H. Res. 267), H3687 [17JN]

Veterans: require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (see S. 257), S520 [7FE] (see H.R. 357), H278 [23JA]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 970), S3569 [16MY]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Education: extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (S. 953), motion to proceed, S3949 [4JN], S3977 [6JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), motion to proceed, S5522 [8JY], S5595 [10JY]

——— reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), motion to proceed, S3949 [4JN], S3977 [6JN]

Letters

Federal Direct Stafford Loan reduced interest rate extension: Christina Bonarrigo, E987 [28JN], E1016 [8JY]

Impact of budget sequestration on science funding agencies: University of Hawaii at Ma̅noa professor, S8963 [18DE]

Keep Student Loans Affordable Act: several youth, consumer, civil rights, and educational organizations, S5545 [9JY]

Smarter Solutions for Students Act: Lisa M. Maatz, American Association of University Women, H2924 [23MY]

Lists

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Professors of the Year Award recipients, S8047 [14NO]

Duke University men’s lacrosse team members, E857 [14JN]

Maine employers with current policies to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, S7788 [4NO]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc., Charter Fellow inductees, E226 [28FE]

New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E65 [25JA]

Stennis Congressional Intern Program participants, S5965 [25JY]

Texas 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E886 [17JN]

United Health Foundation Diverse Scholar Initiative participants, E1072 [17JY]

University of Montana men’s basketball team, S2022 [20MR]

University of Montana women’s basketball team, S2022 [20MR]

University of North Carolina women’s lacrosse team members, E869 [14JN]

Motions

Dept. of Education: establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2937 [23MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), S5584 [10JY], S5675 [15JY], S5717 [17JY]

Remarks in House

Affordability, H2795–H2801 [20MY], H3026 [4JN], H4866 [23JY], H4991 [24JY], H5054 [25JY]

Albrecht, Katherine: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E256 [7MR]

Alpha Epsilon Pi (fraternal organization): anniversary, E1221 [2AU], E1910 [23DE]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary of Kappa Omega chapter, E279 [13MR]

——— tribute, E237 [4MR]

American Muslim Alliance of Florida: tribute, E761 [23MY]

Angelo State University: tribute to men’s and women’s track and field teams, H2446 [7MY]

Arizona State University: anniversary of School of Social Work, E840 [11JN]

——— tribute to Biodesign Institute, E1265 [9SE]

Armed Forces: prohibit assistance to Pakistan until tuition assistance programs for members are fully funded, H1552 [18MR]

——— require continuation of tuition assistance programs for members for the remainder of the fiscal year, H1792 [21MR]

——— require continuation of tuition assistance programs for members for the remainder of the fiscal year (H.R. 1265), H1644 [20MR]

Ashland University: tribute to women’s basketball team, H2075 [17AP]

Assemi, Darius: Fresno State Alumni Association Top Dog Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient, E1543 [22OC]

Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to Congress to Campus program, H2615 [15MY]

Ball State University: tribute to football team, E1459 [8OC]

Betzer, Peter R.: Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation STEM Visionary Catalyst Award recipient, E88 [4FE]

Big Sandy Community and Technical College: anniversary, E615 [8MY]

Bostic, Alexandra: National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association national scholarship recipient, E1333 [18SE]

Bowie State University: tribute to men’s basketball team, E388 [9AP]

Buffalo, NY: tribute to redevelopment of a former steel plant into a clean energy research campus, H7314 [21NO]

Buffalo State College: tribute to men’s and women’s basketball teams’ graduating seniors, E156 [14FE]

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 1421), E1647 [13NO]

——— establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing, H5430 [9SE]

Cairn University: anniversary, E1795 [5DE]

California Lutheran University: tribute to Elton & Janice Gallegly Center for Public Service & Civic Engagement, E1420 [2OC]

California Polytechnic State University: dedication of Warren J. Baker Center for Science and Mathematics, E1599 [30OC]

Camden County College: tribute to Garden State Pathways Program graduates, E678 [16MY]

Canisius College: anniversary of Women’s Business Center, E1472 [10OC]

Case Western Reserve University: anniversary of Federal Depository Library, E1613 [30OC]

Cisneros, Jesus: Clinton Global Initiative University Commitments Challenge winner, E842 [11JN]

City Colleges of Chicago: tribute to graduating class, H2415 [6MY]

College of Central Florida: tribute to men’s basketball team, E479 [17AP]

College Station, TX: anniversary, H7003 [13NO]

Colorado: tribute to 4th Congressional District service academy nominees, E701 [20MY]

Computers: prohibit funding for university cybersecurity scholarship or grant programs for graduate students from enemy nations, possible enemy nations, or any nation engaged in cyber attacks against the U.S., H2047 [16AP]

Concordia University Chicago: anniversary, H6423 [9OC]

Congress: goals of the 113th Congress, E14 [4JA]

——— legislative priorities, H3239 [6JN], H3766 [19JN]

Congressional Black Caucus: legislative priorities, H7384–H7390 [2DE]

Connecticut: tribute to Peace Corps volunteers, E230 [28FE]

Connersville, IN: anniversary of Ivy Tech Community College, E308 [15MR]

Cooper, Chris: University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching recipient, E1205 [2AU]

Corps of Engineers: consult key stakeholders, including State and local governments and water districts and minority-serving institutions, on storm damage reduction projects that affect underrepresented communities, H6719 [23OC]

Crime: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and stalking, H679 [27FE], H741, H798 [28FE]

——— improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and stalking (H.R. 812), E179 [25FE]

Cuesta College: anniversary, E510 [23AP]

Cutcliffe, David: Walter Camp Football Foundation Coach of the Year award recipient, E1841 [11DE]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, H4530, H4534 [17JY], H4609 [18JY], E86 [4FE], E393 [9AP], E1054 [11JY], E1092 [18JY]

——— tribute to national convention, E1055 [11JY]

DePauw University: tribute to women’s basketball team, E389 [9AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform Cooperative Forestry Program matching funds requirement for eligible historically Black land-grant institutions, E930, E933, E936 [20JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (H.R. 2996), H6212 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: continue provision of tuition assistance for Armed Forces members, H3530 [13JN]

——— determine whether Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Scholarship for Service Program is meeting the department’s technical personnel needs, H3561 [13JN]

——— require service academies to incorporate sexual assault prevention into ethics curricula, H3561 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: allow continuation of existing Federal student loan servicing contracts for not-for-profit servicers, H8075, H8082 [12DE]

——— clarify that Federal funds may be used for teacher professional development in computer science education, H4715, H4716 [18JY]

——— convene the Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary Education Data (H.R. 1949), H2895–H2898 [22MY]

——— educational opportunity outreach programs funding, H3009, H3010 [3JN]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2751 [17MY], H2788, H2795–H2801 [20MY], H2903–H2909 [22MY], H2916, H2917, H2926–H2942 [23MY], H2968 [3JN], H3107, H3109 [5JN], H3271 [11JN], H3299 [12JN], H3369, H3371 [13JN], H3638 [14JN], H3697 [18JN], H3768, H3770 [19JN], H3969 [20JN], H3998, H4002, H4024 [25JN], H4042, H4045, H4046, H4047, H4048, H4052–H4054 [26JN], H4095, H4132, H4133, H4134 [27JN], H4161 [28JN], H4226–H4228 [9JY], H4316 [10JY], H4515 [16JY], H4864 [23JY], H4984 [24JY], H5054 [25JY], H5100 [30JY], E771 [3JN], E983 [27JN]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), consideration (H. Res. 232), H2917–H2926 [23MY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), motion to recommit, H2937, H2938 [23MY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), Senate amendment, H5187, H5214–H5221 [31JY], E1185 [1AU], E1212, E1214, E1220 [2AU]

——— extend Pay as You Earn Repayment Plan to past student loan borrowers, H2936 [23MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, H2921, H2922 [23MY], H3294 [12JN], H3370 [13JN], H3593 [14JN], H3735 [18JN], H4147 [28JN], H4318, H4321, H4322 [10JY], H4515 [16JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1433), H2904 [22MY], H3107 [5JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1498), H2903, H2904 [22MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1595), H2258 [24AP], H2500, H2501 [8MY], H2589 [14MY], H2930, H2934, H2936, H2937, H2942 [23MY], H3026 [4JN], H3102 [5JN], H3262 [11JN], H3360 [13JN], H3697, H3718 [18JN], H3998, H4012–H4015 [25JN], H4051–H4054 [26JN], H4092 [27JN], H4162 [28JN], H4608 [18JY], E947 [20JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1876), H2526 [8MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 2161), H2907 [22MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (H.R. 2574), H4226–H4228 [9JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), H4221 [9JY]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, increasing cap on subsidized loans, and refinancing current fixed-rate loans (H.R. 1946), H2929, H2934 [23MY]

——— protect students from higher education costs and increased student loan interest rates, H1613 [19MR], H2902–H2906 [22MY], H3228 [6JN], H3695 [18JN]

——— protect students from initial teaser interest rates on student loans that lead to higher long-term costs, H2937, H2938 [23MY]

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (H.R. 1979), H2722 [17MY], H2937 [23MY], E1212 [2AU]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education, H4612 [18JY]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (H.R. 2536), H7633, H7637 [11DE]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (H.R. 1924), H2525 [8MY]

——— report on feasibility of student loan forgiveness to those who start businesses in economically depressed areas, H2924 [23MY]

——— require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students (H.R. 2020), H2905 [22MY]

——— restore and extend the grace period before repayment begins on certain loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program (H.R. 2349), H3658 [17JN]

——— simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to protect borrowers and encourage responsible borrowing (H.R. 1716), H2928 [23MY], H5217 [31JY]

——— support professional development for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, H4715 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: environmental justice for minority and low-income populations funding, H4286, H4287 [9JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: expand membership in Centers of Excellence program, H3199 [5JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (H.R. 1436), H1962 [12AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: codify and improve the election requirements for receipt of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 2481), H6794–H6800 [28OC], H7557 [5DE]

——— eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (H.R. 2169), H3367 [13JN], H6838 [29OC]

——— expand authority of veterans to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (H.R. 3514), E1681 [15NO]

——— extend Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education (H.R. 2011), H2667 [16MY], H6804–H6806 [28OC], E1597 [29OC]

——— increase age limit for children using transferred Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (H.R. 3515), E1681 [15NO]

——— permit the centralized reporting of veterans enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions, H6798, H6799 [28OC]

——— support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (H.R. 3477), E1643 [13NO]

DeVries, Anna: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E255 [7MR]

Ding, Manning: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E258 [7MR]

District of Columbia: establish District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 2469), E942 [20JN]

Donia, Taylor: International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 830 Scholarship recipient, E608 [7MY]

Drury University: tribute to men’s basketball team, E623 [8MY]

——— tribute to women’s swimming and diving team, E623 [8MY]

Duke University: anniversary of integration of African American students, E1428 [3OC]

——— Dept. of Education Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Disertation Research Abroad Grant recipient, E1617 [30OC]

——— tribute to men’s lacrosse team, E857 [14JN]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H3262 [11JN]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs, H157 [15JA], H1576 [19MR], H3106 [5JN], H5430 [9SE]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country’s infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 2821), H4990 [24JY], H5184 [31JY], H5275 [1AU], H5516 [12SE], H5599 [18SE], H5678 [19SE]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, H3028 [4JN], E814, E827 [6JN]

——— funding, H1707 [20MR]

——— impact of budget sequestration on research and education, H7404 [3DE]

——— impact of Government shutdown, H5842 [26SE], H5936, H5937, H5938 [28SE]

——— importance of investment in public education, H4514, H4515 [16JY]

——— increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry, H2286, H2287, H2289 [24AP]

——— Pell Grants funding, H1387 [13MR], H2285, H2287 [24AP]

——— promote civic education, H5374 [2AU]

——— recognize importance of investment in public education programs and promote and improve education opportunities for underserved populations, H2283–H2289 [24AP]

——— simplify and strengthen Federal school aid programs, H2310 [25AP]

——— tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Programme, E86 [4FE]

Elmira College: tribute to women’s ice hockey team, E342 [20MR]

Employment: allow that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials (H.R. 497), H1923 [11AP]

Emporia State University: anniversary (H. Res. 73), H554 [15FE]

Financial literacy: require financial literacy and economic education counseling for student borrowers, H2935 [23MY]

Florida Atlantic University: anniversary, E1488 [11OC]

Florida Gulf Coast University: tribute to men’s basketball team, H1872 [10AP]

Florida International University: College of Education ‘‘Creating Latino Access to a Valuable Education’’ (CLAVE) Program Excelencia in Education (organization) ‘‘Example of Excelencia’’ honoree, E1391 [27SE]

——— tribute, H5794 [20SE]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Trimble Technical High School Texas Christian University Community Scholars Program scholarship recipients, H2377 [26AP]

——— tribute to Woodhaven Scholarship award recipients, H2525 [8MY]

Gindhart, Daniel: International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 830 Scholarship recipient, E611 [7MY]

Guinn, David: Baylor University Baylor Lawyer of the Year award recipient, E1482 [10OC]

H.E. Butt Grocery Co.: anniverary, E1373 [25SE]

Hayes, Elvin: National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, E1200 [1AU]

Horticulture: allow the growth or cultivation of industrial hemp for agricultural or academic research in States that already permit industrial hemp growth, H3897, H3898 [19JN]

Humboldt State University: anniversary, E1234 [2AU]

Illinois: tribute to 17th Congressional District Economic Summit, E1805 [5DE]

Immigration: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, H4581 [17JY]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H4584 [17JY], H4991 [24JY]

——— enhance competitiveness through encouragement of high-skilled immigration (H.R. 2131), H4519 [16JY], H7147 [15NO], H7462 [4DE]

——— Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H336 [4FE], H2019 [15AP], H2481 [7MY], H3978–H3980 [20JN], E891, E892 [17JN]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates, H2287 [24AP]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program, H6213 [3OC]

Indiana University: tribute to men’s soccer team, E101 [5FE]

Indiana Wesleyan University: tribute to women’s basketball team, E345 [20MR]

Ivy Tech Community College: tribute Northwest regional campuses’ inductees into Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana, E1823 [10DE]

——— tribute to Southeast regional campuses’ contributions to Indiana 6th Congressional District Job Fair, E1830 [11DE]

Jamestown Community College: National Arbor Day Foundation Tree Campus USA Growth Award recipient, E238 [4MR]

Jefferson College: anniversary, E399 [9AP]

Jepsen, Theresa: Cherokee Uniforms (business) A Nurse I Am Scholarship recipient, E1309 [12SE]

Kansas State University: anniversary, H509 [14FE], E161 [15FE]

Kent State University: anniversary of Washington Program in National Issues, E154 [14FE]

Kim, Sangtae: Republic of Korea Ho-Am Engineering Prize recipient, E482 [17AP]

King, Representative Steve: characterization of remarks on Hispanic community, H4991 [24JY]

Lakeshore Foundation: tribute to National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Association Tournament, E849 [12JN]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to annual football game between University of Nevada, Las Vegas and University of Nevada, Reno, H6839 [29OC]

Lehman College: tribute, E897 [17JN]

Lewis University: Aviation Dept., recipient of National Intercollegiate Flying Association Loening Trophy, E1443 [4OC]

Lindenwood University-Belleville: anniversary, H6840 [29OC], E1594 [29OC]

Lone Star Community College: condemn stabbings, H1850 [9AP]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Wiley College and University of Southern California exhibition debate, E1576 [28OC]

Loudoun Bar Association: tribute to ‘‘Beat the Odds’’ scholarship recipients, E773 [3JN]

Louisiana State University: anniversary of Louisiana Business & Technology Center, E1678 [15NO]

Louisiana State University Shreveport: tribute to debate team, E494 [18AP]

Lyndon State College: tribute, E481 [17AP]

Lynn, Elliott: Auburn University Political Science Leadership Award recipient, E1067 [16JY]

Masciarelli, Richy: International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 830 Scholarship recipient, E613 [7MY]

Milwaukee School of Engineering: tribute to underwater robotics team, E1193 [1AU]

Mississippi College: anniversary, E1411 [1OC], E1590 [29OC]

Missouri State University-West Plains: anniversary, E1404 [30SE]

Mitchem, Arnold L.: Buffalo State College Upward Bound Program Hal D. Payne Educational Opportunity Lifetime Service Award recipient, E1110 [22JY]

Monmouth College: tribute to completion of Center of Science and Business, E629 [9MY]

Morehead State University: tribute to Electric Edge band, E110 [6FE]

Morgan, Maggie: University of Mississippi Taylor Medal recipient, E521 [23AP]

NASCAR Technical Institute: anniversary, E1122 [24JY]

Nashville, IL: tribute to Nashville Community High School girls’ basketball team, E233 [4MR]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute to Charter Fellow inductees, E226 [28FE]

National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute: tribute to partnerships between the Depts. of Commerce, Energy, Defense, private concerns, and certain universities in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, H571 [15FE]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (H.R. 359), E54 [23JA]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 33), H2128, H2129, H2147, H2148, H2149 [18AP]

National GEAR UP Week: observance, E1341 [19SE]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: observance, H5794 [20SE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 357), H5842 [26SE]

NCAA: decision to restore Pennsylvania State University football scholarships rescinded in wake of Gerald A. Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, H5826 [25SE]

Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture: anniversary, E1242 [2AU]

Neubert, Christopher: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E256 [7MR]

New Jersey: tribute to 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E64 [25JA]

New York: tribute to 23d Congressional District recipients of Dept. of State Fulbright Program grants, E332 [19MR]

North Carolina Central University: tribute to feature article in US Airways Magazine, E1148 [26JY]

North Dakota State University: tribute to football team, H76 [14JA]

Northeastern University: tribute to higher education innovation public survey, E1488 [11OC]

Northern Illinois University: anniversary of shooting, E146 [14FE]

Northwest Florida State College: anniversary, E1487 [11OC]

Oakland University: tribute to College Republicans of Oakland University (organization), E1505 [14OC]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H5078 [25JY], H5387 [2AU]

Ohio Christian University: tribute to men’s basketball team, E342 [20MR]

Onondaga Community College: tribute to men’s lacrosse team, E841 [11JN]

Oregon State University: Northwest National Marine Energy Center construction of Pacific Marine Energy Center to test ocean wave energy devices, H98 [15JA]

Patrick Henry College: tribute to national moot court team, H2941 [23MY]

Payne, Hal D.: inaugural presentation of Buffalo State College Upward Bound Program Hal D. Payne Educational Opportunity Lifetime Service Award, E1108 [22JY]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to Equine Science Showcase and Quarter Horse Sale, H2252 [24AP]

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary, E1690 [18NO]

Pitino, Rick: tribute to support of University of Memphis entrance into the Big East Conference, H152 [15JA]

Puerto Rico: anniversary of Córdova & Fernós Congressional Internship Program, E1360 [20SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3767 [19JN], H4865 [23JY], H4992 [24JY]

Rice University: tribute to statistics and neuroscience research, H5772 [20SE]

Richmond, CA: tribute to Office of Neighborhood Safety Peacekeeper Fellowship program, H3293 [12JN]

Rio Hondo College: anniversary, E503 [19AP]

Rodriguez, Davier: Clinton Global Initiative University Commitments Challenge winner, E842 [11JN]

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology: inclusion in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs’’ list, H5845 [26SE]

Sacramento, CA: annniversary of United College Action Network, E1307 [12SE]

Santa Monica, CA: condemn shootings at Santa Monica College and express condolences to victims’ families, H3933 [20JN]

Schoolcraft College: tribute to Schoolcraft College Republicans (organization), E1507 [14OC]

Scott, Danielle L.: Beacon Foundation, Inc., Scholarship Award recipient, E916 [19JN]

St. Cloud State University: tribute to men’s hockey team, H1872 [10AP]

St. Mary-of-the-Woods College: anniversary of distance education program, H3368 [13JN]

State University of New York at Plattsburgh: anniversary of Student Association, E1383 [26SE]

States: exempt certain State-provided loan programs from being subject to preferred lender arrangement requirements (H.R. 1529), H2494 [8MY]

Stevens Institute of Technology: tribute, E1382 [26SE]

Stony Brook University: tribute to baseball team, E45 [22JA]

Student loans: address increasing levels of debt and default rates, H2285–H2287 [24AP]

Supreme Court: decision in Fisher v. University of Texas relative to university consideration of racial and ethnic diversity in admission policy, E1199 [1AU]

Tarkanian, Jerry: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, E1545 [22OC]

Taxation: allow employers a credit against income tax as an incentive to partner with educational institutions to provide skills training for students (H.R. 1271), H1883 [10AP]

——— consolidate certain tax benefits for educational expenses (H.R. 3393), E1614 [30OC]

——— expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (H.R. 2006), H3103 [5JN]

Taylor, Anne M.: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Sloan Research Fellowship recipient, E319 [18MR]

TELACU Education Foundation: anniversary, E516 [23AP]

Tennessee: tribute to job training programs, H3697 [18JN]

Texas: tribute to 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, H3369 [13JN], E886 [17JN]

——— tribute to 21st Congressional District service academy nominees, E786 [4JN], E828 [6JN]

Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic: tribute, E1501 [11OC]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (H.R. 3505), E1672 [15NO]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (H.R. 1516), E425 [11AP]

U.S. Military Academy: impact of budget sequestration, H667 [27FE]

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of land to Brigham Young University (H.R. 253), H3661–H3663 [17JN]

UNC–TV (Chapel Hill, NC): Corp. for Public Broadcasting American Graduate Champion award recipient, E1750 [21NO]

United Health Foundation: tribute to Diverse Scholar Initiative, E1072 [17JY]

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.: anniversary, E1115 [23JY]

University of Alabama: anniversary of integration, E223 [28FE]

——— tribute to football team, E24 [14JA]

——— tribute to men’s golf team, E805 [5JN]

University of California, Davis: tribute to agriculture and forestry programs, H2524 [8MY]

University of California, Irvine: tribute to men’s volleyball team, H2850 [22MY], E917 [19JN]

University of California, Santa Cruz: anniversary of Lick Observatory, E1816 [9DE]

University of Central Florida: anniversary, E761 [23MY], E1209 [2AU]

——— tribute to College of Medicine graduating class, E633 [9MY]

University of Colorado Denver: tribute to Charles C. Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology for adult blood stem cell research, H2074 [17AP]

University of Florida: tribute to women’s gymnastic team, H5494 [11SE]

University of Illinois: tribute to proposed university-affiliated technology development laboratory, H1559 [18MR]

University of Louisville: tribute to football team, H152 [15JA]

——— tribute to men’s basketball team, H1916 [11AP]

——— tribute to women’s basketball team, H1916 [11AP]

University of Maine at Farmington: anniversary, E1465 [9OC]

University of Michigan-Dearborn: tribute to University of Michigan-Dearborn College Republicans (organization), E1505 [14OC]

University of Minnesota: tribute to women’s hockey team, E644 [13MY]

University of New Mexico: tribute to mock trial teams, E258 [7MR]

——— tribute to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy, E1837 [11DE]

University of New Orleans: anniversary of integration, E1855 [12DE]

University of North Carolina: tribute to women’s lacrosse team, E869 [14JN]

University of Pittsburgh Bradford: anniversary, H7376 [2DE]

University of Scranton: anniversary, E1137 [25JY]

University of Texas at El Paso: tribute to ONE Campus (organization) chapter, E358 [21MR]

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire: tribute to men’s hockey team, E383 [9AP]

Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, H1997 [15AP]

Wake Technical Community College: anniversary, E1610 [30OC]

Western Washington University: tribute to men’s ice hockey team, E475 [16AP]

William Smith College: tribute to women’s soccer team, E1838 [11DE]

Worcester Polytechnic Institute: anniversary of Venice, Italy Project Center, E1648 [13NO]

——— anniversary of Washington Project Center, E1648 [13NO]

Zaare, Sahba: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Hites Transfer Scholarship recipient, E1298 [12SE]

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, E1332 [18SE]

Zieminski, Brandi: International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 830 Scholarship recipient, E612 [7MY]

Remarks in Senate

Affordability, S5875 [24JY]

Armed Forces: extend interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service (S. 1399), S6077 [30JY], S6104 [31JY]

——— require continuation of tuition assistance programs for members for the remainder of the fiscal year, S1928 [19MR], S1974, S1985 [20MR]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (S. 114), S220 [23JA]

Benefits: improve mental health care, reduce backlog of benefits claims, and provide education and employment opportunities for all veterans, S7910 [7NO]

Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act: set sunset date, S5811 [23JY], S5867–S5869, S5892 [24JY]

Business and industry: support community college and industry partnerships (S. 1269), S5528 [8JY], S7234 [5OC], S7447 [13OC], S9010, S9011 [19DE]

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 259), S6901 [24SE]

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education: tribute to Professors of the Year Award recipients, S8046 [14NO]

Colorado State University: tribute to Global Campus, S7719 [31OC]

Credit: establish a mechanism to allow borrowers of private education loans to refinance their loans (S. 1266), S5548 [9JY], S5611 [10JY]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (S. Res. 13), S407, S408 [30JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (S. 1468), S7654–S7657 [30OC], S7992 [13NO]

Dept. of Defense: determine whether Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Scholarship for Service Program is meeting the department’s technical personnel needs, S8334 [20NO]

Dept. of Education: add disclosure requirements to the institution of higher education financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (S. 1156), S5220 [26JN]

——— allow continuation of existing Federal student loan servicing contracts for not-for-profit servicers, S8898, S8899 [17DE], S8948 [18DE]

——— award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students, S3224–S3226 [8MY]

——— award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (S. 918), S5597, S5601 [10JY]

——— ensure children are ready for college or a career by providing more State and local control over student, school, and teacher evaluations and achievements (S. 1101), S3988 [6JN]

——— establish a Pay It Forward model for funding postsecondary education that requires students to pay a percentage of their income back into the fund upon graduation (S. 1884), S9084 [20DE]

——— establish Federal-State partnerships to increase higher education funding and need-based student financial aid (S. 1874), S9062 [19DE]

——— establish interest rate caps on student loans through surtax on individuals making over a certain amount, S5870–S5872, S5880–S5882, S5884, S5885, S5887, S5890, S5892 [24JY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), S3702 [22MY], S3917–S3919 [4JN], S4536 [18JN], S5126 [25JN], S5758 [17JY], S5759 [18JY], S5811, S5821, S5828 [23JY], S5852, S5855, S5859, S5863–S5894 [24JY], S5962 [25JY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), unanimous-consent agreement, S5850 [23JY]

——— establish student loan interest rates (S. 1334), S5806 [18JY]

——— extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (S. 953), S3436 [14MY], S3437 [15MY], S3915–S3919 [4JN], S4019 [7JN], S4196, S4197 [11JN], S4458–S4460 [13JN], S5220 [26JN], S5884 [24JY]

——— extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (S. 953), motion to proceed, S3970, S3971–S3975, S3977 [6JN]

——— extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (S. 953), unanimous-consent request, S4196 [11JN], S4458 [13JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, S5219, S5226 [26JN], S5480 [27JN], S5611 [10JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 1595), S5126 [25JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 707), S2591 [11AP], S3550 [16MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), S5317, S5476, S5510 [27JN]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), motion to proceed, S5513, S5518, S5522, S5523 [8JY], S5531–S5539, S5543–S5549, S5552, S5555–S5564 [9JY], S5584–S5598, S5600 [10JY], S5625 [11JY], S5675 [15JY], S5691 [16JY], S5717 [17JY], S5760 [18JY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans (S. 1238), unanimous-consent request, S5475 [27JN], S5589 [10JY]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (S. 370), S786 [14FE]

——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (S. 1062), S3857 [23MY]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, income-based repayment caps, and cap on Federal loan consolidation rate (S. 1241), S5477, S5510 [27JN], S5537–S5539, S5546–S5548, S5555, S5559–S5564 [9JY], S5585–S5594, S5597 [10JY], S5777–S5779, S5791–S5794 [18JY], S5825–S5830 [23JY]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, income-based repayment caps, and cap on Federal loan consolidation rate (S. 1241), unanimous-consent request, S5475 [27JN]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, increasing cap on subsidized loans, and refinancing current fixed-rate loans (S. 909), S3260 [8MY], S5317 [27JN]

——— promote environmental education (S. 1306), S5712 [16JY]

——— protect students from higher education costs and increased student loan interest rates, S1721 [13MR], S5483 [27JN]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (S. 1873), S9062 [19DE]

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (S. 897), S3260 [8MY], S4019 [7JN], S5220 [26JN], S5556 [9JY], S5592 [10JY]

——— reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), S3698 [21MY], S3701 [22MY], S3970 [6JN], S4019 [7JN], S4436, S4458–S4460 [13JN]

——— reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), motion to proceed, S3971–S3977 [6JN]

——— reset interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 1003), unanimous-consent agreement, S3949 [4JN]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S9013 [19DE]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (S. 1659), S7912 [7NO]

Dept. of HHS: increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (S. 641), S2149 [21MR]

Dept. of the Interior: release reversionary interest in certain land conveyed to Oregon for establishment of Oregon State University Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (S. 1437), S6219 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (S. 522), S1597 [11MR]

——— extend Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education (S. 1643), S7798 [4NO]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (S. 944), S3432 [14MY]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (S. 944), unanimous-consent request, S8950, S8951 [18DE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of educational assistance (S. 1717), S8054 [14NO]

Drexel University: anniversary of Center for Hunger-Free Communities Witness to Hunger research and advocacy project, S8561 [9DE]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S6631 [19SE]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses, S204 [23JA]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (S. 310), S3748 [22MY], S5602 [10JY], S5991–S5993 [29JY]

Education: effect of lack of accreditation at for-profit colleges, S1227 [6MR]

——— funding, S2243, S2244 [22MR]

Emporia State University: anniversary (S. Res. 33), S677, S678, S717 [13FE]

Financial institutions: require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (S. 113), S220 [23JA], S668 [13FE]

Firearms: tribute to victims of gun violence, S2524–S2533, S2535 [10AP]

Gonzaga University: anniversary (S. Res. 25), S448 [31JA]

Government regulations: review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions, S666–S668 [13FE], S968 [28FE], S2484 [9AP], S5822 [23JY], S6040 [30JY]

Health care professionals: establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (S. 1822), S8907 [17DE]

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H–1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations, S4206 [11JN]

——— authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, S4080 [11JN]

——— authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (S. 169), S348, S360–S364 [29JA], S4554 [18JN]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S308–S311 [28JA], S753 [14FE], S1843 [14MR], S2789 [18AP], S4008, S4013 [7JN], S4027, S4034, S4036 [10JN], S4199 [11JN], S4435 [13JN], S4498, S4503–S4510 [17JN], S4557 [18JN], S5106–S5108, S5111, S5112, S5116 [25JN], S5236 [26JN], S5348 [27JN], S5951 [25JY], S9011–S9013 [19DE]

——— Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S5204 [26JN]

——— provide for additional visas based on merit and decrease family-based visas, S4378 [12JN]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates, S4035 [10JN], S4365 [12JN], S5112 [25JN]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (S. 303), S671 [13FE]

Kansas State University: anniversary (S. Res. 34), S676, S677, S717 [13FE]

Lone Star Community College: condemn stabbings, S2482 [9AP]

Louisville, KY: express sympathy and support to individuals injured in bus accident, S4352 [12JN]

Loyola University Chicago: tribute to 1063 men’s basketball team, S2679 [16AP]

——— tribute to 1963 men’s basketball team (S. Res. 194), S5664 [11JY]

Marian University: tribute to cycling team, S9048 [19DE]

——— tribute to football team, S9048 [19DE]

Mississippi State University: tribute to 1963 men’s basketball team (S. Res. 194), S5664 [11JY]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate, S2662 [16AP]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (S. Res. 240), S6609 [18SE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 261), S6968 [26SE]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 293), S8010 [13NO]

North Carolina: impact of Government shutdown, S7279 [8OC]

North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 32), S717 [13FE]

Northwest Nazarene University: anniversary, S7999 [13NO]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S5819–S5821 [23JY]

——— evaluation of immigration policies, S309 [28JA]

Ohio State University: tribute to Moritz College of Law Jonathan D. Grassbaugh Veterans Project to provide veterans with legal assistance, S2558 [10AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on education system, S8942 [18DE]

Pennsylvania State University: anniversary, S2587 [11AP]

Salicchi, Ceasar: Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents Distinguished Nevadan honoree, S3951 [4JN]

Science: impact of Government shutdown on research, S7485 [15OC]

Scire, John A.: University of Nevada, Reno Dean’s Award for Teaching by a Member of the Contingent Faculty recipient, S3253 [8MY]

South Dakota State Unviersity: tribute to men’s and women’s basketball teams, S1948 [19MR]

Southern New Hampshire University: tribute to men’s soccer team (S. Res. 326), S9114 [20DE]

Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership: tribute to Stennis Congressional Intern Program, S5965 [25JY]

Taxation: consolidate the current education tax incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses (S. 1090), S5597 [10JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), S8988–S8993, S9069 [19DE], S9115 [20DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), unanimous-consent request, S8987 [19DE]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (S. 553), S1789 [13MR]

U.S. Naval Academy: anniversary, S7385 [10OC]

University of Alabama: tribute to football team (S. Res. 19), S333 [28JA]

University of California, Los Angeles: tribute to baseball team, S6008 [29JY]

University of Central Florida: anniversary, S3984 [6JN], S4020 [7JN]

University of Colorado Boulder: anniversary of National Judicial College, S6006 [29JY]

University of Louisville: tribute to men’s basketball team, S2475, S2477 [9AP]

——— tribute to men’s basketball team (S. Res. 100), S2696 [16AP]

——— tribute to women’s basketball team, S2513 [10AP]

——— tribute to women’s basketball team (S. Res. 100), S2696 [16AP]

University of Maine at Farmington: anniversary, S7270 [7OC]

University of Michigan: tribute to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital for use of high-resolution imaging and 3-D printing to treat a life-threatening condition, S4473 [13JN]

University of Minnesota: tribute to women’s hockey team (S. Res. 123), S3060 [25AP]

University of Montana: tribute to men’s and women’s basketball teams, S2022 [20MR]

University of Pennsylvania: anniversary of Abramson Cancer Center, S8184 [19NO]

University of Scranton: anniversary, S5965 [25JY]

Utah: tribute to service academy nominees, S3427 [14MY]

Veterans: improve mental health care, reduce backlog of benefits claims, and provide education and employment opportunities for all veterans, S7910 [7NO]

Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, S2660, S2662, S2669 [16AP]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes (S. 970), S3572 [16MY]

Western Kentucky University: tribute to Western Kentucky University Sisterhood, S2141 [21MR]

Reports filed

AID Expansion of Number of Scholarships Available to Pakistani Women Under the Merit and Need-Based Scholarship Program: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 120), S7386 [10OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. Rept. 113–89), H2909 [22MY]

GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 357) (H. Rept. 113–94), H3014 [3JN]

Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1949) (H. Rept. 113–83), H2802 [20MY]

Smarter Solutions for Students Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1911) (H. Rept. 113–82), H2802 [20MY]

Supporting Academic Freedom Through Regulatory Relief Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2637) (H. Rept. 113–205), H5475 [10SE]

Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2011) (H. Rept. 113–211), H5587 [17SE]

Veterans Economic Opportunity Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2481) (H. Rept. 113–207), H5512 [11SE]

Veterans’ Educational Transition Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 944) (S. Rept. 113–123), S8565 [9DE]

Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 28) (S. Rept. 113–92), S6327 [10SE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 253) (H. Rept. 113–98), H3250 [6JN]

Statements

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act: Several Organizations, S1790 [13MR]

Tables

Projected interest rates under H.R. 1911, Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act, H5219 [31JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 232, consideration of H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, H2917 [23MY]

H.R. 253, Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act, H3661 [17JN]

H.R. 1911, Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act, S5894 [24JY]

H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act, H2927 [23MY]

H.R. 1949, Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act, H2895 [22MY]

H.R. 2011, Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act, H6804 [28OC]

H.R. 2481, Veterans Economic Opportunity Act, H6794–H6797 [28OC]

S. 3, Strengthen Our Schools and Students Act, S44 [22JA]

S. 113, Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act, S221 [23JA]

S. 114, Fairness for Struggling Students Act, S222 [23JA]

S. 169, Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act, S364–S367 [29JA]

S. 262, Veterans Education Equity Act, S526 [7FE]

S. 522, Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act, S1597 [11MR]

S. 944, Veterans’ Educational Transition Act, S3432 [14MY]

S. 970, Water Resources Research Act grants reauthorization and applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes, S3572 [16MY]

S. 1399, extend interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service, S6077 [30JY]

S. 1437, Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center Land Conveyance Act, S6220 [1AU]

S. 1643, Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act, S7798 [4NO]

S. 1659, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, S7878 [6NO]

S. 1704, Affordable College Textbook Act, S8051 [14NO]

S. 1803, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, S8669–S8673 [11DE]

S. 1822, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act, S8775 [12DE]

S. 1859, Tax Extenders Act, S9054–S9058 [19DE]

S. Res. 13, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., anniversary, S292 [24JA]

S. Res. 19, tribute to University of Alabama football team, S332 [28JA]

S. Res. 25, Gonzaga University anniversary, S446 [31JA]

S. Res. 32, tribute to North Dakota State University football team, S716 [13FE]

S. Res. 33, Emporia State University anniversary, S717 [13FE]

S. Res. 34, Kansas State University anniversary, S717 [13FE]

S. Res. 68, tribute to Pennsylvania State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, S1237 [6MR]

S. Res. 96, University of Minnesota Duluth observance of National Student Employment Week, S2598 [11AP]

S. Res. 100, tribute to University of Louisville men’s and women’s basketball teams, S2688 [16AP]

S. Res. 123, tribute to University of Minnesota women’s hockey team, S3049 [25AP]

S. Res. 194, tribute to 1963 Loyola University Chicago and Mississippi State University men’s basketball teams, S5622 [10JY]

S. Res. 226, tribute to Jesse Owens, S6450 [12SE]

S. Res. 240, National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, S6602 [18SE]

S. Res. 259, Campus Fire Safety Month, S6894 [24SE]

S. Res. 261, National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, S6961 [26SE]

S. Res. 293, National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week, S8007 [13NO]

S. Res. 326, tribute to Southern New Hampshire University men’s soccer team, S9109 [20DE]

Tributes

Owens, Jesse, S6367 [11SE], E1312 [12SE]