COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES see also Education; Schools

Addresses

Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities: Senator Alexander, S1298 [4MR]

Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act: Senator Alexander, S2240 [16AP]

Higher Education Act Reauthorization: Senator Alexander, S5452–S5454 [22JY]

Overregulation of Higher Education and Regulatory Guidance: Senator Alexander, S2754 [11MY]

State of the Union: President Obama, S277–S281 [20JA], H419–H424 [20JA]

Yale University Class Day: Vice President Biden, S3747–S3749 [4JN]

Amendments

Dept. of Education: extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), S8708, S8726 [16DE], H9676 [17DE]

——— strengthen Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement (S. 227), S8816 [17DE]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 764), S6085 [28JY]

Taxation: improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), consideration (H. Res. 121), H1133 [25FE]

Appointments

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, S2896 [13MY], S3251 [21MY], H1052 [13FE]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, S2896 [13MY], S3251 [21MY], H1052 [13FE]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, S2896 [13MY], H1052 [13FE]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S3251 [21MY], S4554 [23JN], H1051 [13FE], H2949 [13MY]

U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, S2896 [13MY], S3251 [21MY], H1052 [13FE], H1621 [6MR]

Articles and editorials

After 50 Years at UK, Professor Who Wrote Much of Kentucky Law and Investigated UK Athletics Is Retiring, S4292 [18JN]

College Too Expensive? That’s a Myth, S4905 [9JY]

Dean Smith, 1931-2015, E213 [13FE]

Dean Smith Leaves a Legacy Far Beyond Sports, E212 [13FE]

Genshaft’s Education and Economic Success, E1368 [28SE]

Giving Credit Where It’s Due, E1513 [22OC]

Man on the Train, S3306 [22MY]

Man Who Wouldn’t Quit, S3306–S3308 [22MY]

MSU Honors Wolverton With Naming of New Building Rotunda, S8632 [14DE]

Obama’s For-Profit Stealth Attack—Pentagon Punishes Phoenix on Orders From Senate Headquarters (excerpts), S7571 [28OC]

Resilient David Wolk Champions Castleton University, S7090–S7092 [1OC]

Scorecard for Colleges Unfair and Damaging, E1510 [22OC]

Stories Are True, E213 [13FE]

Thomas More Women Win Division III National Championship, S2025 [26MR]

Trinity College Bantams Rule Men’s Squash Roost, E272 [27FE]

U of C’s Colegrove Honored at LTC, S1524 [16MR]

Victims’ Families—‘Our Lives Have Been Shattered Beyond Repair’, E1436 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions

Antitrust policy: extend antitrust exemption for higher education institutions relative to the award of need-based educational aid (see S. 1482), S3456 [2JN] (see H.R. 2604), H3756 [2JN]

Armed Forces: allow aliens granted deferred action and work authorization to be appointed to and attend a military service academy and to be appointed as a commissioned officer (see H.R. 2367), H3251 [15MY]

——— 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. 895), S2041 [26MR]

——— 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. 1557), S4103 [11JN] (see H.R. 2718), H4135 [10JN]

——— protect servicemembers in higher education by providing better information, reduced interest rates, and improved services relative to student loans, and providing campus support (see H.R. 4260), H9328 [15DE]

——— require congressional approval prior to changes in oaths for military enlistment, uniformed services appointments, or appointment as a cadet or midshipman at military service academy (see H.R. 1425), H1768 [18MR]

Army ROTC: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 99), H8412 [19NO]

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 101), H9306 [11DE]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see S. 729), S1494 [12MR] (see H.R. 1674), H2108 [26MR]

——— make student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 449), H479 [21JA] (see H.R. 3451), H5847 [8SE]

——— provide exception to avoidance of transactions by bankruptcy trustees for certain college tuition payments made by parents (see H.R. 2267), H2876 [12MY]

——— stop abusive student loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases (see H.R. 100), H39 [6JA]

Bowie State University: anniversary (see S. Res. 24), S100 [8JA]

Business and industry: support community college and industry partnerships (see S. 2222), S7655 [29OC] (see H.R. 3862), H7346 [29OC]

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 414), H5942 [10SE]

Carnegie Mellon University: anniversary of Dept. of Computer Science (see H. Res. 496), H7254 [27OC]

Children and youth: improve childhood outcomes in well-being and reduce childhood poverty (see S. 473), S982 [12FE]

College of William & Mary: anniversary of Virginia Institute of Marine Science (see S. Res. 239), S6187 [30JY] (see H. Res. 404), H5770 [29JY]

Courts: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see S. 1122), S2473 [28AP] (see H.R. 2079), H2497 [28AP]

Credit: establish requirements for treatment of a private education loan upon the death or bankruptcy of a cosigner of the loans (see H.R. 2542), H3560 [21MY]

——— prohibit private educational lenders from requiring accelerated repayment of private education loans upon the death or disability of the cosigner of the loan (see H.R. 3450), H5847 [8SE]

——— provide for the discharge of student loan obligations upon the death of the student borrower (see S. 1384), S3060 [19MY]

——— provide removal of default information from a borrower’s credit report relative to certain rehabilitated private education loans (see S. 1309), S2794 [12MY] (see H.R. 2363), H3251 [15MY]

Crime: protect victims of sexual violence and improve adjudication of sexual violence allegations (see H.R. 3403), H5767 (see H.R. 3408), H5768 [29JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for an equitable distribution of formula funds between land-grant colleges and universities (see H.R. 3828), H7188 [26OC]

Dept. of Education: add a work-study program at higher education institutions for off-campus community service at selected after-school activities (see H.R. 1574), H1899 [24MR]

——— add disclosure requirements to the institution of higher education financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (see S. 2149), S7219 [7OC]

——— adjust for inflation amounts exempted from administrative offsets for defaulted student loans (see H.R. 3747), H6974 [9OC]

——— allow a choice between a fixed amount student loan repayment plan or an income-driven student loan repayment plan for all borrowers (see S. 1948), S6379 [5AU]

——— allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see S. 1556), S4103 [11JN]

——— allow an individual to qualify for both teacher loan forgiveness and public service loan forgiveness (see H.R. 3366), H5766 [29JY]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 793), S1629 [18MR] (see H.R. 1131), H1369 [26FE] (see H.R. 1434), H1768 [18MR] (see H.R. 3751), H6974 [9OC]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans and extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payment of interest on certain refinanced student loans (see S. 2099), S7005 [29SE]

——— allow the awarding of job training Federal Pell Grants (see S. 1900), S6186 [30JY]

——— amend Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to require schools receiving funding to provide students with access to academic and mental health counseling services (see H.R. 3834), H7253 [27OC]

——— amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (see H.R. 860), H980 [11FE]

——— amend 21st Century Learning Centers to strengthen afterschool programs to improve college and career readiness of students (see S. 899), S2110 [13AP]

——— authorize American Dream Accounts to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (see S. 687), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 1359), H1635 [13MR]

——— 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. 649), H703 [2FE]

——— authorize Hispanic-serving institutions receiving certain Higher Education Act grants to use such amounts to assist students in entering medical schools (see H.R. 2927), H4770 [25JN]

——— award Early College Federal Pell Grants (see S. 1106), S2472 [28AP] (see H.R. 2065), H2497 [28AP]

——— 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. 451), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 4021), H8240 [16NO]

——— award job training Federal Pell grants (see H.R. 3985), H8151 [5NO]

——— carry out a pilot program under which higher education savings accounts are established for the benefit of eligible secondary school students (see H.R. 4222), H9269 [10DE]

——— carry out a program of canceling certain Federal student loans of principals in high need schools (see H.R. 3925), H7741 [4NO]

——— clarify Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct (see S. 2037), S6699 [16SE] (see H.R. 3512), H6074 [16SE]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 590), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1310), H1612 [4MR] (see H.R. 2680), H3914 [4JN]

——— complete a data analysis study on the impacts of all income- or employment-based outcome measures of quality in higher education before issuing or implementing regulations utilizing such metrics (see H.R. 2815), H4491 [17JN]

——— eliminate origination fees for Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 1285), H1611 [4MR]

——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, reduce interest rates and allow for refinancing of student loans, expand work study program, and simplify student aid application process (see S. 1373), S3059 [19MY]

——— ensure that student loan interest rates never exceed rates available to banks that borrow from the FRS (see H.R. 3675), H6787 [1OC]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (see S. 1609), S4298 [18JN] (see H.R. 3346), H5765 [29JY]

——— establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (see H.R. 2224), H2792 [1MY]

——— establish a scholarship program and loan forgiveness for rural educators and provide professional development grants for rural schools (see S. 2190), S7413 [21OC]

——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (see S. 402), S833 [5FE] (see H.R. 794), H855 [5FE]

——— establish American Dream Grant program to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see S. 796), S1659 [19MR] (see H.R. 1507), H1803 [19MR]

——— establish an alternative, outcomes-based process for authorizing innovative higher education providers to receive Federal education funding (see S. 2111), S7047 [30SE]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1519), H1803 [19MR]

——— establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program (see S. 1128), S2529 [29AP]

——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (see S. 1374), S3059 [19MY] (see H.R. 2417), H3387 [19MY]

——— establish Federal-State higher education financing partnerships in order to reduce tuition for students (see S. 2191), S7413 [21OC]

——— establish grant program to promote development of career education programs in computer science in secondary and postsecondary education (see S. 1184), S2599 [4MY] (see H.R. 2056), H2496 [28AP]

——— establish pilot programs to expand access to digital course materials in higher education (see H.R. 2089), H2652 [29AP]

——— establish simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan (see H.R. 4256), H9327 [15DE]

——— establish simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan for new borrowers, repayment notification options, and loan forgiveness for total and permanently disabled (see S. 85), S58 [7JA]

——— exclude certain marijuana-related offenses from drug-related offenses that result in students being barred from receiving Federal educational loans, grants, and work assistance (see H.R. 3561), H6178 [18SE]

——— expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see S. 649), S1302 [4MR] (see H.R. 1287), H1611 [4MR]

——— extend eligibility for Federal student loans to certain short-term career and technical education programs (see S. 2064), S6893 [22SE] (see H.R. 3964), H8151 [5NO]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 3594), H6226 [24SE]

——— fund Federal Pell Grant Program through mandatory appropriations (see S. 1060), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 1956), H2416 [22AP]

——— improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits relative to the Federal Pell Grant Program (see S. 1998), S6381 [5AU]

——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and require executives and owners to assume liability relative to for-profit colleges (see S. 2098), S7005 [29SE] (see H.R. 3992), H8152 [5NO]

——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (see S. 2419), S8793 [17DE]

——— improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see H.R. 3790), H7089 [21OC]

——— include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals who are employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility under the Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 2590), H3641 [1JN]

——— increase accountability of nonprofit athletic associations and establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern relative to intercollegiate athletics (see H.R. 2731), H4241 [11JN]

——— increase income allowance for working students receiving need-based Federal financial aid (see S. 2065), S6893 [22SE]

——— increase maximum Federal Pell Grant Program grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see S. 1061), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 1957), H2416 [22AP]

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see S. 1183), S2599 [4MY] (see H.R. 840), H916 [10FE]

——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see S. 1352), S2933 [14MY] (see H.R. 2350), H3251 [15MY]

——— increase students’ and borrowers’ access to student loan information within the National Student Loan Data System and encourage improved outreach and communication with borrowers (see S. 445), S900 [10FE]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see S. 2176), S7272 [8OC] (see H.R. 3721), H6935 [8OC]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 937), H1034 [12FE]

——— make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see S. 2150), S7219 [7OC]

——— prohibit awarding of Federal Pell Grants to incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 3327), H5764 [29JY]

——— prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see S. 559), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 970), H1067 [13FE]

——— promote advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs (see S. 557), S1118 [25FE]

——— promote career readiness indicators and career counseling for students (see S. 478), S982 [12FE]

——— promote environmental education (see S. 492), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 882), H981 [11FE]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see S. 1716), S4840 [8JY] (see H.R. 2962), H4954 [8JY]

——— provide certain long-term resident alien students with access to financial aid (see S. 1059), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 1959), H2416 [22AP]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (see S. 1102), S2431 [27AP] (see H.R. 2364), H3251 [15MY]

——— provide for loan repayment for teachers in high-need schools (see S. 1892), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 3359), H5765 [29JY]

——— provide for more effective online education verification metrics (see H.R. 2004), H2463 [23AP]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see S. 671), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 2057), H2496 [28AP]

——— provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 581), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 2105), H2653 [29AP]

——— provide guidance on how dependent students with noncitizen parents without Social Security numbers may obtain Federal student assistance for college (see H.R. 1833), H2305 [16AP]

——— provide military spouses who participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program a waiver from the consecutive years of service requirement if their spouse is relocated pursuant to military orders (see H.R. 3684), H6835 [6OC]

——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H1164 [25FE]

——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H5465 [23JY]

——— raise quality of career and technical education programs and allow local eligible recipients to use Perkins grant funding to establish high-quality career academic programs (see S. 191), S283 [20JA]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see S. 604), S1162 [26FE] (see H.R. 1399), H1721 [17MR]

——— reinstate ability-to-benefit eligibility to provide postsecondary education financial assistance to students without a high school diploma or its equivalent (see H.R. 4158), H8970 [2DE]

——— reinstate authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (see H.R. 4223), H9270 [10DE]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H3559 [21MY]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see S. 1062), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 242), H187 [9JA] (see H.R. 1064), H1163 [25FE] (see H.R. 1958), H2416 [22AP]

——— remove barriers to higher education for homeless and foster youth by improving financial aid process and outreach programs and providing in-State tuition and access to housing resources (see S. 2267), S7912 [10NO] (see H.R. 4043), H8279 [17NO]

——— repeal suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 4004), H8239 [16NO]

——— require additional reporting on crime and harm that occurs during student participation in programs of study abroad (see H.R. 3551), H6136 [17SE]

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers and provide reasonable and flexible repayment options, access to earned credentials, and loan cancellation in exchange for public service (see H.R. 1352), H1626 [10MR] (see H.R. 3634), H6306 [28SE]

——— require higher education institutions to provide students with information from BLS Occupational Employment Statistics Program and Occupational Outlook Handbook (see H.R. 1573), H1899 [24MR]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 773), S1628 [18MR] (see H.R. 1421), H1767 [18MR]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see S. 706), S1438 [11MR] (see H.R. 1490), H1802 [19MR]

——— restore National Science and Mathematics Access To Retain Talent (SMART) Grants for a certain number of award years (see H.R. 4221), H9269 [10DE]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see S. 2272), S7913 [10NO] (see H.R. 4101), H8410 [19NO]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see S. 2043), S6699 [16SE] (see H.R. 3179), H5465 [23JY]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see S. 1664), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 3988), H8152 [5NO] (see H.R. 4054), H8280 [17NO]

——— simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to provide stronger protections for borrowers, encourage responsible borrowing, and save money for taxpayers (see H.R. 3752), H6974 [9OC]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 3178), H5465 [23JY]

——— simplify college financial aid application and repayment processes, streamline Federal grant and loan programs, reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants, and discourage over-borrowing (see S. 108), S59 [7JA]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 3177), H5465 [23JY]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (see S. 1872), S5928 [27JY] (see H.R. 3446), H5847 [8SE]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 565), H639 [27JA]

——— strengthen Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement (see S. 227), S348 [21JA]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 495), H531 [22JA]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. Res. 267), S6938 [24SE] (see H. Res. 294), H3878 [3JN]

——— support the education of Indian children through recruiting and retaining more teachers to Native American schools (see S. 1928), S6296 [4AU]

——— 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. 1195), S2650 [5MY] (see H.R. 2518), H3559 [21MY]

——— use excess revenue generated from the Federal Direct Loan Program to carry out the Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 939), H1034 [12FE]

——— use student loan repayment rates at institutions of higher education to determine institutional eligibility for Federal student aid funds and require risk sharing payments of institutions (see S. 1939), S6379 [5AU]

——— 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. 2677), H3914 [4JN]

Dept. of Energy: authorize Energy Frontier Research Centers (see H.R. 1872), H2307 [16AP]

——— authorize Energy Innovation Hubs (see H.R. 1870), H2307 [16AP]

——— enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions and expand knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science (see H.R. 4084), H8410 [19NO]

Dept. of HHS: authorize additional funding for the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (see S. 221), S347 [21JA]

——— build a stronger health care workforce (see S. 2107), S7046 [30SE] (see H.R. 1006), H1069 [13FE]

——— establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1707), H2110 [26MR]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 2713), H4135 [10JN]

——— facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for veterans (see S. 218), S347 [21JA]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic health care professional schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 3119), H5329 [21JY]

——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 1411), H1721 [17MR]

——— provide for participation of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 542), H638 [27JA]

——— provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 1426), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 2342), H3212 [14MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish university labs for student-developed technology-based solutions for countering online recruitment of violent extremists (see S. 2418), S8793 [17DE]

——— review university-based centers for homeland security (see H.R. 2390), H3308 [18MY]

——— strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (see H.R. 4089), H8410 [19NO]

Dept. of HUD: carry out a loan repayment program for certain architects (see H.R. 2938), H4771 [25JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize use of certain grants to institutions of higher education to support majors related to criminal justice in order to increase racial diversity of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3872), H7389 [2NO]

——— establish regional training centers to improve the training of child protection professionals (see S. 2431), S8883 [18DE]

——— provide death benefits for police officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers (see S. 962), S2220 [15AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 2601), H3641 [1JN]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 2278), H2877 [12MY]

——— expedite review of aliens applying for U.S. admission to participate in a graduate medical education or training program and provide relevant Foreign Service officers with training regarding such aliens (see H.R. 1921), H2354 [21AP]

Dept. of the Interior: allow offshore South Atlantic energy production, provide revenue sharing from such leases, establish veterans workforce training, and create partnerships with institutions of higher education (see S. 1279), S2759 [11MY]

——— provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (see S. 805), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 1541), H1848 [23MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a mechanism to allow borrowers of private education loans to refinance their loans (see S. 2050), S6809 [17SE]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize appropriations for University Transportation Centers program (see H.R. 3665), H6787 [1OC]

——— provide Federal support to increase public transportation ridership by college students (see S. 2433), S8883 [18DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize the transfer of funds among certain scholarship and debt reduction programs (see H.R. 2674), H3914 [4JN]

——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 1904), H2353 [21AP]

——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1021), S2300 [21AP]

——— clarify process of approving courses of education pursued using educational benefits (see H.R. 476), H530 [22JA]

——— clarify the amount and duration of scholarships under the Employee Incentive Scholarship Program (see H.R. 2672), H3914 [4JN]

——— clarify the amount of scholarships and duration of obligated service under the Health Professional Scholarship Program (see H.R. 2671), H3914 [4JN]

——— collaborate with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning that provide administrative assistance to veterans (see H.R. 3884), H7623 [3NO]

——— designate graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry (see H.R. 1688), H2109 [26MR]

——— eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2855), H4591 [23JN]

——— enter into a contract with a non-government entity to conduct a survey of individuals on the use of departmental educational assistance (see H.R. 643), H702 [2FE]

——— expand eligibility of employees to participate in the Education Debt Reduction Program (see H.R. 2673), H3914 [4JN]

——— extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 621), H662 [28JA]

——— improve enrollment of veterans in certain educational courses (see S. 1303), S2794 [12MY] (see H.R. 2282), H2877 [12MY]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 456), H479 [21JA]

——— make certain improvements in laws relative to educational assistance (see H.R. 475), H530 [22JA]

——— make grants to eligible educational institutions to provide child care services on campus (see H.R. 3419), H5768 [29JY]

——— modify requirements for approval of courses using educational benefits (see S. 1938), S6379 [5AU]

——— permit the centralized reporting of veterans enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions (see H.R. 182), H103 [7JA]

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see H.R. 748), H852 [5FE] (see H.R. 3949), H8150 [5NO]

——— provide for conveyance of land between Illiana Health Care System in Danville, IL, and Danville Area Community College (see S. 1967), S6380 [5AU] (see H.R. 3262), H5589 [28JY]

——— provide for covered agreements and contracts with eligible academic affiliates for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of health-care resources (see H.R. 3879), H7622 [3NO]

——— provide veterans affected by closures of educational institutions certain relief and restoration of educational benefits (see S. 2253), S7814 [5NO]

——— provide veterans affected by school closures certain relief and restoration of educational benefits (see H.R. 3991), H8152 [5NO]

——— support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (see H.R. 4118), H8411 [19NO]

——— treat time spent by Armed Forces Reserve members receiving Dept. of Defense medical care as active duty for purposes of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 602), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1141), H1370 [26FE]

——— waive certain requirements relative to the approval of educational facilities for purposes of utilizing GI Bill benefits (see H.R. 2360), H3251 [15MY]

Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1503), H1803 [19MR]

District of Columbia: disapprove law repealing exemption allowing religiously affiliated educational institutions to discriminate against gay and lesbian student groups (see S.J. Res. 11), S1629 [18MR] (see H.J. Res. 44), H2210 [14AP]

——— establish District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 2860), H4592 [23JN]

Duke University: tribute to men’s basketball team (see H. Res. 202), H2269 [15AP]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 181), S238 [16JA] (see H.R. 962), H1066 [13FE]

——— provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 3555), H6136 [17SE]

Education: clarify application of prepayment amounts on student loans (see H.R. 3786), H7089 [21OC]

——— clarify application of prepayment and underpayment amounts on student loans (see H.R. 3947), H8150 [5NO]

——— ensure appropriate spending of taxpayer funds on student aid, access to information to make informed choices about postsecondary education, and oppose Federal rating system (see H. Res. 26), H224 [12JA]

——— establish additional protections and disclosures for students and co-signers relative to student loans (see S. 1958), S6380 [5AU]

——— establish additional protections and disclosures for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see H.R. 3474), H5941 [10SE]

——— establish grants to assist in cost of compensation paid by employers to recent college graduates and to provide funding for further education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) (see H.R. 73), H38 [6JA]

——— express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (see H. Res. 247), H2792 [1MY]

——— 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. 566), H639 [27JA]

——— improve knowledge about the best practices for teaching financial literacy (see S. 781), S1628 [18MR]

——— provide for higher education reform (see S. 1355), S2933 [14MY] (see H.R. 2537), H3560 [21MY]

——— provide for the preparation of career and technical education teachers (see S. 2174), S7272 [8OC] (see H.R. 4263), H9373 [16DE]

——— provide loan forgiveness to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers, tax credits for STEM school supplies and incentivize STEM hiring practices (see H.R. 2082), H2652 [29AP]

——— 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. 1390), S3183 [20MY]

——— recognize challenges and burdens associated with rising costs of a college education and support proposal to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students (see H. Con. Res. 10), H639 [27JA]

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 840), S1708 [23MR]

——— simplify and improve Federal student loan program through income-contingent repayment to provide stronger protections for borrowers, encourage responsible borrowing, and save money for taxpayers (see H.R. 3695), H6835 [6OC]

——— support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education (see S. Res. 143), S2301 [21AP] (see H. Res. 214), H2355 [21AP]

1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day: designate (see S. Res. 232), S5928 [27JY]

Federal aid programs: restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 1908), S6186 [30JY] (see H.R. 4109), H8411 [19NO]

——— simplify process for determining the need and eligibility of students for financial assistance under the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 3265), H5589 [28JY]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 232), H2654 [29AP]

——— provide grants to promote (see H.R. 346), H403 [14JA]

Glennallen, AK: convey reversionary interests of the U.S. in and to certain non-Federal land to Alaska Bible College (see S. 2018), S6533 [9SE]

Government regulations: require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 1165), S2568 [30AP]

Grambling State University: require eligibility to receive funds as a land-grant university (see H.R. 3022), H5088 [10JY]

Health care professionals: authorize grants for graduate medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical residents relative to population (see H.R. 1117), H1369 [26FE]

——— improve educational opportunities for physician assistants (see H.R. 3944), H8150 [5NO]

——— protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H1033 [12FE]

Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7346 [29OC]

——— reauthorize (see H.R. 2192), H2769 [30AP]

Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force: establish (see H.R. 3372), H5766 [29JY]

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. 2181), H2769 [30AP]

——— 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. 153), S200 [13JA]

——— prohibit aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. from being eligible for postsecondary education benefits not available to all citizens and U.S. nationals (see S. 60), S58 [7JA] (see H.R. 3566), H6178 [18SE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 4097), H8410 [19NO]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see S. 98), S59 [7JA]

Insurance: expand types of commercial insurance authorized for risk retention groups serving nonprofit organizations and educational institutions (see H.R. 3794), H7089 [21OC]

Investments: provide a legal framework necessary for income share agreements for students to fund postsecondary education (see H.R. 3432), H5769 [29JY]

——— provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (see S. 2186), S7345 [20OC]

Israel: condemn resolutions or policies calling for or instituting a boycott of Israeli academic institutions or scholars by institutions of higher learning and scholarly associations (see H. Res. 318), H4431 [16JN]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3290), H5763 [29JY]

Kennard, Clyde: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 958), H1035 [12FE]

Kenya: condemn recent terrorist attack at Garissa University College, offer condolences to those personally affected, and reaffirm U.S. support and assistance to Kenyan people and government (see H. Res. 213), H2355 [21AP]

Mangum, Elmira: tribute (see H. Res. 164), H1848 [23MR]

Medicare: disregard certain resident slots that include Dept. of Veterans Affairs training in determining payments for direct graduate medical education costs (see H.R. 3755), H6974 [9OC]

——— revise payment for indirect medical education (IME) costs in teaching hospitals (see H.R. 3292), H5763 [29JY]

Minorities: require institutions of higher education to report annually on the use of race, color, or national origin in the admissions process (see H.R. 2720), H4135 [10JN]

——— strengthen minority-serving institutions (see S. 2317), S8160 [19NO] (see H.R. 4098), H8410 [19NO]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 849), H916 [10FE]

National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 216), H2355 [21AP]

National Collegiate Honors Council: anniversary (see H. Res. 360), H5088 [10JY]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 38), H2307 [16AP]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 255), S6651 [15SE]

National Park Service: reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 295), H356 [13JA]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 764), S1585 [17MR] (see S. 2328), S8160 [19NO] (see H.R. 1900), H2353 [21AP]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 62), S698 [2FE]

Native Americans: fulfill responsibility to serve the higher education needs of the Navajo people and clarify, unify, and modernize prior Diné College legislation (see H.R. 2958), H4861 [7JY]

New Horizons (spacecraft): congratulate NASA and its partners for successful mission to Pluto and recognize importance of such mission, robotic space exploration, and scientific and engineering research (see S. Res. 240), S6239 [3AU]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see S. 771), S1628 [18MR] (see H.R. 1441), H1768 [18MR]

NOAA: provide for ocean acidification collaborative research grant opportunities (see H.R. 1277), H1611 [4MR]

North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 41), S466 [26JA]

NSF: establish program to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 1924), H2354 [21AP]

Nugent, Timothy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1863), S5928 [27JY] (see H.R. 3223), H5523 [27JY]

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. 467), H530 [22JA]

Ohio State University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 50), S590 [28JA]

Ottawa University: anniversary (see H. Res. 478), H6974 [9OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt local schools, educational agencies, and institutions of higher education from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 470), S981 [12FE] (see H.R. 769), H853 [5FE]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 210), H154 [8JA] (see H.R. 520), H532 [22JA]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to women’s soccer team (see S. Res. 334), S8636 [14DE]

Presidential Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: establish (see H.R. 275), H224 [12JA]

Privacy: require operators that provide online and similar services to educational agencies or institutions to protect the privacy and security of personally identifiable information (see S. 1788), S5170 [16JY] (see H.R. 2092), H2652 [29AP]

Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 396), S833 [5FE] (see H.R. 747), H852 [5FE]

Providence College: tribute to men’s ice hockey team (see S. Res. 138), S2245 [16AP]

Research: establish a working group to review regulations and make recommendations to improve efficiency of Federal research and development (see H.R. 1119), H1369 [26FE]

Roosevelt University: anniversary (see S. Res. 137), S2245 [16AP] (see H. Res. 205), H2269 [15AP]

Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College (see S. Res. 287), S7273 [8OC] (see H. Con. Res. 85), H6936 [8OC]

Rutgers University: anniversary (see S. Res. 311), S7860 [9NO]

SBA: provide grants for university business incubators (see H.R. 3990), H8152 [5NO]

Smith, Dean E.: tribute (see S. Res. 79), S984 [12FE]

Student loans: establish a mechanism to allow borrowers of Federal student loans to refinance their loans and extend tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to interest payments on certain loans (see H.R. 4102), H8410 [19NO]

Tarkanian, Jerry: tribute (see S. Res. 78), S984 [12FE]

Taxation: 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. 3362), H5766 [29JY]

——— allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to access tax-exempt financing for alternative private student loans (see H.R. 3822), H7174 [23OC]

——— allow use of certain education savings plan distributions for student loan payments without penalty (see H.R. 3170), H5402 [22JY]

——— encourage use of 529 plans and Coverdell education savings accounts (see S. 306), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 553, 554), H638 [27JA]

——— exclude certain employer-provided student loan assistance from Federal income tax (see H.R. 1713), H2110 [26MR]

——— exclude from gross income any amount awarded under a Federal Pell Grant and any portion of a scholarship used by a full-time student for room and board (see H.R. 3452), H5847 [8SE]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see S. 1947), S6379 [5AU] (see H.R. 2429), H3387 [19MY]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness in connection with closures of educational institutions (see H.R. 3206), H5466 [23JY]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans (see H.R. 1581), H1899 [24MR]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of indebtedness income on student loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 2874), H4650 [24JN]

——— exclude payments received under Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds (see S. 376), S772 [4FE] (see S. 912), S2172 [14AP] (see H.R. 3409), H5768 [29JY]

——— expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 701), H810 [4FE]

——— expand coverage of qualified tuition programs and increase the limitation on contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 1928), H2415 [22AP]

——— expand Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home schooling expenses, adjust contributions for inflation, and make expansion of such accounts permanent (see S. 101), S59 [7JA]

——— expand interest deduction on education loans, extend and expand deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, and eliminate contribution limit on Coverdell education savings accounts (see S. 1973), S6380 [5AU]

——— extend above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 2165), H2768 [30AP]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see S. 699), S1384 [10MR] (see H.R. 1260), H1610 [4MR]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1946), S6379 [5AU]

——— extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see H.R. 3861), H7346 [29OC]

——— improve and expand Coverdell education savings accounts (see S. 195), S283 [20JA]

——— improve certain education savings plans (see S. 335), S697 [2FE] (see H.R. 529), H581 [26JA]

——— improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), consideration (see H. Res. 121), H1112 [24FE]

——— improve higher education tax benefits compliance (see S. 1413), S3237 [21MY]

——— increase amount allowed as a deduction for interest on education loans paid by married couples (see H.R. 3623), H6306 [28SE]

——— increase and improve credit for dependent care expenses and provide a credit for education of employees of child care centers (see H.R. 1492), H1802 [19MR]

——— increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see S. 446), S926 [11FE]

——— increase the annual contribution limit for Coverdell education savings accounts and include athletic equipment in qualified elementary and secondary education expenses (see S. 243), S420 [22JA]

——— increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 509), H532 [22JA]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 1002), S2245 [16AP] (see H.R. 1718), H2110 [26MR]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 440), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 3095), H5290 [16JY]

——— require student Social Security numbers and employer identification numbers for education tax credits (see S. 75), S58 [7JA]

——— require students to be lawfully present and to provide their Social Security number and the educational institution employer identification number for purposes of the education tax credit (see H.R. 2973), H4955 [8JY]

Texas Southern University: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H7174 [23OC]

Texas Western College: anniversary of NCAA men’s basketball championship (see H. Res. 572), H10711 [18DE]

——— mint coins in recognition of anniversary of men’s basketball championship (see H.R. 2906), H4769 [25JN]

Towson University: anniversary (see S. Res. 338), S8883 [18DE]

Truth in Lending Act: include requirements for the transfer of servicing of postsecondary student loans (see H.R. 3948), H8150 [5NO]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy: modify process for congressional nomination of individuals for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 3417), H5768 [29JY]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: allow for a contract for operation of Melville Hall after receipt of gift for renovation of such hall (see S. 143), S131 [9JA] (see H.R. 321), H358 [13JA]

——— ensure continued funding during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3589), H6188 [22SE]

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. 2219), H2791 [1MY]

University of Iowa: anniversary of College of Law (see S. Res. 339), S8883 [18DE]

University of Kansas: anniversary (see S. Res. 272), S7047 [30SE] (see H. Res. 180), H2111 [26MR]

University of Pennsylvania: anniversary of Perelman School of Medicine (see S. Res. 127), S2041 [26MR]

University of Wisconsin System: recognize significant contributions of the system and the Wisconsin Idea to the State, the U.S., and the world (see H. Res. 308), H4136 [10JN]

Virgin Islands: establish a program that enables college-bound residents to have greater choices among institutions of higher education by allowing students to pay in-State tuition in certain States (see H.R. 4191), H9079 [8DE]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 653), S1302 [4MR]

Wheeling Jesuit University: tribute to women’s volleyball team (see S. Res. 342), S8883 [18DE]

Women: recognize significance of women in education (see H. Res. 176), H2111 [26MR]

E-mails

Higher Education Extension Act: Mary Bodnar, S6993 [29SE]

——— Michael Bodnar, S6993 [29SE]

Essays

State of the Union: Alicia Muir, S343 [21JA]

——— Kathy Joseph, S342 [21JA]

——— Sophia Seman, S344 [21JA]

Letters

Dept. of Defense placement of University of Phoenix on probationary and potential termination status relative to participation in the Tuition Assistance Program for active duty military personnel: Senators McCain, Flake, and Alexander, S7572 [28OC]

——— several organizations, S7607 [29OC]

Dept. of HHS outreach to minority-serving institutions and rural colleges to ensure that health professionals from under-represented populations are aware of research opportunities: Michael L. Lomax, United Negro College Fund, Inc., H5079 [10JY]

Executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief: several former INS/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services general counsels, H337 [13JA]

——— several law professors, H335–H337 [13JA]

Higher Education Extension Act: Beverly Warren, Kent State University, S6993 [29SE]

——— James H. Page, University of Maine System, S6988 [29SE]

——— Marvin Krislov, Oberlin College & Conservatory, S6993 [29SE]

Homeland Security University-Based Centers Review Act: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H4575 [23JN]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H4575 [23JN]

Lists

National Academy of Inventors, Inc., Fellows Program inductees, E216 [13FE], E227 [20FE]

New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E266 [27FE]

Stennis Congressional Intern Program participants, S5926 [27JY]

Motions

Taxation: improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), H1139 [25FE]

Proposals

Tribute to North Dakota State University football team, S190 [13JA]

Remarks in House

African Americans: address racism on college campuses, H8228–H8232 [16NO]

——— tribute to historically Black colleges and universities, E1718 [7DE]

Agricultural College Act: anniversary, E569 [23AP]

Albertus Magnus College: anniversary, E1418 [2OC]

Alejandro, Vanessa: inclusion in Glamour (publication) Top 10 College Women of the Year list, E617 [29AP]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary of Omicron Chi Omega Chapter, E867 [10JN]

——— tribute to Twenty Pearls of Wisdom interest group, E491 [14AP]

American Anthropological Association: resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions relative to allegations of complicity of these institutions in violating Palestinian rights, H9676 [17DE]

American Association of University Women: anniversary of Flint, MI, branch, E853 [9JN]

Antitrust policy: extend antitrust exemption for higher education institutions relative to the award of need-based educational aid (S. 1482), H5490, H5491 [27JY]

Armed Forces: require congressional approval prior to changes in oaths for military enlistment, uniformed services appointments, or appointment as a cadet or midshipman at military service academy (H.R. 1425), H1730 [18MR]

Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to Congress to Campus program, H4439 [17JN]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (H.R. 1674), E446 [26MR]

——— stop abusive student loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases (H.R. 100), E2 [6JA]

Barnard College: anniversary, E141 [2FE]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: tribute, H8874 [2DE]

Bowie State University: anniversary, E517 [16AP]

Brewer, Stephen M.: Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation Citizen of the Year award recipient, E410 [25MR]

Bucks County Community College: dedication of Kevin and Sima Zlock Performing Arts Center, E793 [26MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H761 [4FE]

Buffalo State College: tribute to Buffalo State Challenge program award recipients, E997 [7JY]

——— tribute to men’s basketball team graduating seniors, E203 [12FE]

——— tribute to women’s basketball team graduating seniors, E201 [12FE]

California: tribute to U.S. Military Academy nominees, H9333 [16DE]

California Northstate University: opening of College of Medicine, E1355 [24SE]

California State University, San Bernardino: anniversary, E1287 [16SE]

Calipari, John: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, E1370 [28SE]

Canisius College: tribute to Academic Talent Search Program ‘‘Moving Forward and Setting the World’’ event, E246 [25FE]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize, H992, H993 [12FE], H8436 [30NO]

Chabot College: tribute to women’s basketball team, E445 [26MR]

China: influence of U.S.-China educational partnerships on academic freedom, E999 [7JY]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public-Private Leadership Gold Medallion recipient, H8444 [30NO], E944 [23JN]

Cofer, James: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E1118 [23JY]

Cohen, Joel E.: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, E1290, E1296 [16SE]

College of St. Benedict: NSF award recipient for Collaborative Research Developing and Assessing Effective Cyberlearning within the STEM Wiki Hyperlibrary Project, E1410 [1OC]

Colorado State University: possible violation of Colorado State law by purchasing harvested fetal organs after abortions from Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., for medical research, H5323 [21JY]

Colorado State University-Pueblo: tribute to football team, H194 [12JA]

Columbia, SC: anniversary of Columbia Chapter of Moles, E30 [8JA]

Congressional Black Caucus: accomplishments, purposes, and history, H8437–H8442 [30NO]

Corinthian Colleges, Inc.: condemn predatory and fraudulent tactics, H2479 [28AP]

Curry College: dedication of Shelley I. Hoon Keith and John W. Keith Alumni House, E900 [15JN]

Dallas Christian College: anniversary, E1408 [1OC]

Davis and Elkins College: acceptance into Museum Assessment Program, E1564 [29OC]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute, H1577 [4MR]

Dept. of Commerce: Network for Manufacturing Innovation funding, H2632 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: call for investigation into pillow fight tradition at the U.S. Military Academy, H5856 [9SE]

——— establish collaborative programs to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions, H3176 [14MY]

——— identify historically black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions to assist them in developing and enhancing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) capacities, H8128 [5NO]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (H.R. 1131), E259 [26FE]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (H.R. 1434), H1865–H1867 [24MR], H2025, H2028 [25MR], H2411 [22AP], H2968 [14MY]

——— anniversary of White House Initiative on Educational Excellance for Hispanics, H7012 [20OC], E1534 [26OC], E1543 [27OC], E1606 [5NO]

——— authorize borrowers of Federal Direct Loan Program loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification, H744 [3FE]

——— combat campus sexual violence (H.R. 1310), E311 [4MR]

——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program, H8887 [2DE]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), H6279–H6281 [28SE], E1383 [29SE]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), Senate amendment, H9676 [17DE]

——— Federal Pell Grant Program funding, H2670 [30AP]

——— improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, H7262 [28OC]

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry, H1254 [26FE]

——— protect students from higher education costs and increased student loan interest rates, H1669 [17MR], H2024–H2029 [25MR], H2409–H2411 [22AP], H6883–H6890 [7OC]

——— provide career education pathways in manufacturing and renewable energy, H6885, H6886 [7OC]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (H.R. 2521), E776 [21MY]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (H.R. 242), H6799 [6OC]

——— remove schools currently under investigation from list of viable transfer options for former Corinthian Colleges, Inc., students, H2669 [30AP]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (H.R. 4101), E1657 [19NO]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (H. Res. 294), H6280 [28SE]

Dept. of Energy: authorize Energy Innovation Hubs, H3456 [20MY]

——— continue to encourage public-private partnerships in oil and gas exploration, production, midstream, and refining with minority-serving institutions, H6957 [9OC]

——— environmental justice for minority and low-income populations funding, H2693 [30AP]

——— Nuclear Energy University Program funding through reductions in Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H2686 [30AP]

Dept. of HHS: conduct outreach to minority-serving institutions and rural colleges to ensure that health professionals from under-represented populations are aware of biomedical research opportunities, H5078–H5080 [10JY]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (H.R. 2713), H5187 [15JY]

——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools (H.R. 1411), H5855 [9SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium, H2438 [23AP]

——— review university-based centers for homeland security (H.R. 2390), H4574–H4576 [23JN]

——— strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (H.R. 4089), H9214 [10DE]

Dept. of the Interior: include Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions in list of institutions eligible for historic preservation training and degree programs, H8428 [30NO]

——— provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (H.R. 1541), H8428 [30NO]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize surface transportation research and development strategic plan, H7600, H7601 [3NO]

——— provide public safety report on security of facilities or locations intended to encourage public use of alternative transportation, H7594, H7595 [3NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (H.R. 2855), H5185 [15JY]

——— expand Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program, H2954, H2955 [13MY]

——— support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (H.R. 4118), E1663 [19NO]

District of Columbia: establish District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 2860), E947 [23JN]

Downey, Karen: League for Innovation in the Community College John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Award recipient, E525 [16AP]

DuBois Business College: anniversary, H8248 [17NO]

Duke University: tribute to men’s basketball team, H2367 [22AP], E524 [16AP]

——— tribute to men’s basketball team (H. Res. 202), H2254 [15AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H743–H749 [3FE], H2220 [15AP]

Education: address participation of underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry, H3328 [19MY], H3448 [20MY]

——— express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (H. Res. 247), H2783 [1MY]

——— importance of career and technical education, H1124 [25FE], H8436 [30NO]

——— proposal to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students, H160 [9JA], H468, H469 [21JA], H538, H539 [26JA], H712 [3FE], H761 [4FE]

——— recognize importance of investment in public education programs and promote and improve education opportunities for underserved populations, H2668 [30AP], H4369 [15JN]

——— support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education, H2368 [22AP], H3767 [3JN]

——— tribute to the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Programme, E242 [24FE], E247, E248 [25FE], E255, E256 [26FE]

EPA: solicit nominations for Scientific Advisory Board membership from institutions of higher learning and research institutions based on work relevant to the Board, H1688 [17MR]

Executive Office of the President: proposal for Dept. of Education to provide an alternative to college accreditation for providers who develop partnerships with non-college accredited institutions, H8285 [18NO]

Federation of University Employees: anniversary of Yale University Local 34, E147 [2FE]

Florida: tribute to 9th Congressional District service academy nominees, E896 [15JN]

Florida A&M University: tribute, H713 [3FE]

Florida International University: anniversary, H1897 [24MR], H4635 [24JN]

——— dedication of Toti Mendez Cardiopulmonary Diagnostic Suite, H6822 [6OC], H7168 [23OC]

——— Mastery Math Lab designee as White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics Bright Spot in Hispanic Education, H8138 [5NO]

——— STEM Transformation Institute designee as White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics Bright Spot in Hispanic Education, H8138 [5NO]

——— tribute to partnership with Florida Power and Light Co., to provide cleaner energy, H4237 [11JN]

——— tribute to the Veterans and Small Farmers Outreach program, H5301 [21JY]

Florida Southern College: tribute to men’s basketball team, H2275 [16AP]

Fraternal organizations: tribute to the Divine Nine historically Black fraternities and sororities of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, H1172 [26FE]

Georgetown University: anniversary of Federal charter, E598 [28AP]

Give Something Back Foundation: tribute, E630 [30AP], E671 [12MY]

Great Bay Community College: anniversary, E1576 [3NO]

Hallman, Nicholas: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E1093 [21JY]

Harper Community College: opening of Career and Technical Education Center, E97 [22JA]

Hebrew University: tribute to archaeological discoveries linking Jews to Israeli homeland, H10698 [18DE]

Hernandez, Arturo: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award recipient, E271 [27FE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5540 [28JY]

——— moment of silence in memory of victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College, H6818 [6OC], H6847 [7OC]

Houston, TX: tribute to Kipp Generations Collegiate High School graduates, H4437 [17JN]

——— tribute to Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering Academies, E1066 [14JY]

Hughes, Sydney: National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association student athlete scholarship award recipient, E1425 [6OC]

If Given a Chance (organization): anniversary, E1015 [8JY]

Illinois State University: tribute to football team, E104 [22JA]

——— approval of Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, E1648 [18NO]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H4422 [16JN]

Intelligence services: report on NSF Federal CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program, H4409, H4410 [16JN]

Iowa: tribute to college basketball teams, E479 [14AP]

Ivy Tech Community College: tribute to Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana inductees, E1713 [7DE]

John Jay College of Criminal Justice: anniversary, E624 [30AP]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3290), E1189 [29JY]

Joliet Junior College: tribute to Operations Engineering and Technician Program, E1339 [24SE]

Keiser, Evelyn Cahn: Florida Women’s Hall of Fame inductee, E456 [13AP]

Keiser University: opening of West Palm Beach, FL, campus, E1311 [17SE]

Kennedy, Niki: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E1079 [16JY]

Kent State University: anniversary of Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute, E1339 [24SE]

Keuka College: anniversary, E1488 [20OC]

Kilgore College: anniversary of Rangerettes dance and drill team, E627 [30AP]

Knox College: President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll honoree, E151 [3FE]

Laredo Beauty College, Inc.: anniversary, E925 [18JN]

Las Positas College: anniversary, E513 [16AP]

Lincoln College: anniversary, E167 [5FE]

Loiselle, Stephanie: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E1122 [23JY]

Lone Star College-Montgomery: anniversary, E1418 [2OC]

Mangum, Elmira: tribute (H. Res. 164), E381 [23MR]

McCartney, Evan: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E1091 [21JY]

Medal of Honor Bowl: tribute, E63 [13JA]

Metropolitan State University: anniversary, E1425 [6OC]

Miami Dade College: inclusion in Chronicle of Higher Education (publication) ‘‘Great Colleges to Work For’’ list, H5604 [29JY]

Miami-Dade County, FL: tribute to collaboration between Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Florida International University that promotes science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teacher training, H5473 [27JY]

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey: anniversary of James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, E403 [25MR]

Miller, Jacob: Harry S. Truman Scholarship recipient, E610 [29AP]

Mothers Trust Foundation: tribute, E570 [23AP]

Mount Holyoke College: NAFSA—The Association of International Educators Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization recipient, E1709 [3DE]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute to Fellows Program inductees, E216 [13FE], E227 [20FE]

National Collegiate Honors Council: anniversary, E1314 [17SE], E1432 [6OC], E1446 [7OC], E1455 [8OC], E1458, E1461, E1472 [9OC], E1547 [27OC], E1575 [3NO]

——— anniversary (H. Res. 360), E1135 [28JY]

National Day of Silence: observance, H2253 [15AP], H2295 [16AP]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: support goals and ideals, H6257 [25SE]

National Latino Behavioral Health Association: tribute to scholarship recipients, E1339 [24SE]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 764), insert H.R. 3134 language upon passage, H6096 [17SE]

New Hampshire Technical Institute: tribute, H3400 [20MY]

New Jersey: tribute to 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E265 [27FE]

New Jersey Institute of Technology: anniversary of Albert Dorman Honors College, E1458 [9OC]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Paul L. Modrich for chemistry, E1463 [9OC], E1589 [4NO]

North Carolina: tribute to State Board of Education for efforts to advance global education, E1666 [19NO]

North Dakota State University: tribute to football team, H208 [12JA]

Northampton Community College: visit of students and faculty to Washington, DC, E811 [2JN]

Northeastern University: opening of Center for the Advancement of Veterans and Service Members, E1821 [17DE]

Northern Illinois University: tribute to College of Engineering and Engineering Technology Supermileage Team for participation in the SAE Supermileage Competition, E1155 [29JY]

Northern Virginia Community College: anniversary, E1770 [10DE]

Northwest Florida State College: tribute to baseball team, E1190 [29JY]

NSF: establish science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) grant program for Hispanic-serving institutions, H3450, H3451 [20MY]

——— increase participation of women and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education for commercial space industry, H3407 [20MY]

——— Office of International and Integrative Activities Experimental Program To Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) funding, H3446 [20MY], H3732, H3733 [2JN]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, H467–H470 [21JA]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: provide grants to Hispanic-serving higher education institutions to offer advanced foreign language programs deemed important to the intelligence community, H4406, H4407 [16JN]

Ohio State University: tribute to football team, H234, H236 [13JA], E76 [16JA]

Olympic College: Aspen Institute Prize for Community College Excellence finalist, H2163 [14AP]

Omega Delta Phi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary of University of Arizona Gamma Chapter, E1398 [30SE]

Pennsylvania State University: anniversary of Berkey Creamery, H3882 [4JN]

——— Penn State World Campus named U.S. News & World Report (publication) Best Online Bachelor’s Program, H362 [14JA]

——— tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H1102 [24FE], H8974 [3DE]

Pennsylvania State University Fayette, the Eberly Campus: anniversary, E1428 [6OC]

Point Park University: tribute to Honors Program, E1472 [9OC]

Providence College: tribute to men’s ice hockey team, H2130 [13AP]

Red Rocks Community College: Health Sciences Campus recipient of Arvada Economic Development Association Community Partnership Award, E1484 [20OC]

——— Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Genesis Award recipient, E455 [13AP]

——— tribute to Red Fox Innovation Challenge team, E988 [25JN]

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism, H656 [28JA], E519 [16AP]

Research: establish a working group to review regulations and make recommendations to improve efficiency of Federal research and development (H.R. 1119), H3365, H3366 [19MY]

Rice University: tribute to Row4Rice initiative to raise funds for a water sports facility in Houston, TX, E414 [25MR]

Roosevelt University: anniversary (H. Res. 205), H2219 [15AP]

Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, shooting at Umpqua Community College, H6839, H6840 [7OC]

——— express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College, H6822, H6823 [6OC], E1436 [6OC]

Rutgers University: tribute to Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Policy Walter and Leah Rand Scholarship Dinner honorees, E593 [28AP]

Sacramento Japanese American Citizens League: tribute to scholarship recipients, E948 [23JN]

Sam Houston State University: anniversary of football team, E1641 [17NO]

Santa Ana College: anniversary, E155 [3FE]

Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law: anniversary, E859 [9JN]

Seminole State College: tribute to Seminole State College Theatre Dept., completion of playwright August Wilson’s ‘‘Pittsburgh Cycle’’, E186 [10FE]

Shirey, Emma: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E1089 [21JY]

Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary of Beta Theta Chapter, E1248 [10SE]

Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary of Theta Boule Chapter, E648 [1MY]

Small, Christopher: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, E1290, E1296 [16SE]

Southwestern Community College: tribute to sport shooting team, E734 [18MY]

Southwestern University: anniversary, E172 [5FE]

Space policy: provide outreach to historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, and national Indian institutions for participation in opportunities in the commercial space industry, H3528 [21MY]

St. Mary’s College of Maryland: anniversary, E675 [12MY], E713 [14MY]

State University of New York Empire State College: anniversary of Fort Drum, NY, campus and participation in North Country Consortium, E1639 [17NO]

Stephens, Delores: Vulcan Materials Co., Teaching Excellence Award recipient, E1465 [9OC]

Stevens Institute of Technology: tribute to solar decathlon team, E1656 [19NO]

Student loans: address increasing levels of debt and default rates, H538 [26JA]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin relative to university consideration of racial and ethnic diversity in admission policy, E1752 [9DE]

Swanson, Alexandrea: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E1102 [22JY]

Syracuse University: anniversary of Newhouse School of Public Communications, E1342 [24SE]

Tarrant County, TX: anniversary of Tarrant County College District, E1135 [28JY]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (H.R. 2429), E751 [19MY]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness in connection with closures of educational institutions (H.R. 3206), E1122 [23JY]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans (H.R. 1581), H1856 [24MR]

——— extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit, H9379 [17DE]

——— improve certain education savings plans, H5184 [15JY]

——— improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), H585 [27JA], H1103 [24FE], H1123, H1135–H1142 [25FE], H1574 [4MR]

——— improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), consideration (H. Res. 121), H1126–H1134 [25FE]

——— improve certain education savings plans (H.R. 529), motion to recommit, H1140 [25FE]

——— increase amount allowed as a deduction for interest on education loans paid by married couples (H.R. 3623), H7197 [27OC]

——— prohibit taxing of investment earnings in 529 college savings accounts upon withdrawal of funds, H537 [26JA]

——— require financial institutions to issue an annual report to beneficiaries of certain education savings plans detailing fees and impact on performance of savings plans, H1140 [25FE]

Tennessee Student Assistance Corp.: tribute to Tennessee HOPE Lottery Scholarship program, H160 [9JA]

Texas: tribute to Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipients, E1177 [29JY]

——— tribute to 20th Congressional District organizations recognized by White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics as Bright Spots in Hispanic Education, H7199 [27OC]

——— tribute to 21st Congressional District service academy nominees, E834 [3JN]

Texas Southern University: anniversary (H. Res. 489), H7168 [23OC]

Trinity College: tribute to men’s squash team, E272 [27FE]

Triton College: anniversary, E581 [23AP]

Tyler Junior College: tribute to baseball team, E1077 [16JY]

University of Arkansas: tribute to baseball team, H4606 [24JN]

——— tribute to designation of estate gift from Reagan sisters to support university libraries, H5033 [10JY]

University of California, Berkeley: tribute to Public Service Center ‘‘Cal in the Capital’’ internship program, E1398 [30SE]

University of California, Merced: express condolences to victims of stabbing, H7746 [5NO]

University of California, Riverside: anniversary of Bourns College of Engineering, H2858 [12MY]

University of Central Florida: tribute to Collegiate Cyber Defense Club, E1563 [29OC]

——— tribute to cybersecurity defense team, E689 [13MY]

University of Colorado, Denver: anniversary of Nurse Practitioner program, E1460 [9OC]

University of Florida: tribute to women’s softball team, H3905 [4JN]

University of Georgia: tribute to mascot Uga IX, E1654 [19NO]

University of Houston: tribute to academic and athletic achievements, H8872 [2DE]

——— tribute to football team, E34 [8JA], E1729 [8DE], E1762 [10DE]

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: tribute to ‘‘It’s On Us’’ campaign to raise awareness and help prevent campus sexual assault, E578 [23AP]

University of Kentucky: anniversary, E247 [25FE]

——— tribute to Sanders-Brown Center on Aging research on age-related neurodegenerative diseases, H2665 [30AP]

University of Maryland: tribute to 1975 men’s lacrosse team, E586 [27AP]

University of Michigan: opening of School of Nursing new academic building, E1326 [18SE]

University of Mobile: tribute to Project Serve community service day, E1319 [18SE]

University of New Hampshire: anniversary of Educational Talent Search, E1515 [22OC]

University of New Haven: tribute to Washington Program, E623 [30AP]

University of North Carolina: anniversary of Highway Safety Research Center, E1775 [11DE]

University of South Florida: opening of Florida Center for Cybersecurity, H759 [4FE]

University of South Florida St. Petersburg: anniversary, H5863 [9SE]

University of Texas System: tribute, E849 [8JN]

University of Virginia: call for investigation into beating and arrest of student by Virginia Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control agents, H1774 [19MR]

Vern, Lynda: League for Innovation in the Community College John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Award recipient, E525 [16AP]

Victor Valley College: opening of Dr. Prem Reddy Health and Sciences Building, E1231 [8SE]

Victor Valley College Foundation: anniversary, E949 [23JN]

West Kentucky Community and Technical College: inclusion in Aspen Institute list of top community colleges, E726 [15MY]

Wichita State University: tribute to men’s basketball team, H2038 [26MR]

Wilkesboro, NC: tribute to Wilkes Early College High School, H1090 [24FE]

Williams, Peter: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E1102 [22JY]

Winthrop University: tribute, E1455 [8OC]

Yama, David: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society David R. Pierce Scholarship recipient, E635 [30AP]

Yuma, AZ: Yuma Union High School District Ready Now Yuma initiative designee as White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics Bright Spot in Hispanic Education, E1606 [5NO]

Remarks in Senate

Antitrust policy: extend antitrust exemption for higher education institutions relative to the award of need-based educational aid (S. 1482), S3459 [2JN], S5089 [14JY]

Arizona State University: tribute to establishment of Public Service Academy, S6935 [24SE]

Bowie State University: anniversary (S. Res. 24), S118 [8JA]

Brewer, Margarita: Northern Kentucky University Lincoln Award recipient, S4294 [18JN]

Business and industry: support community college and industry partnerships, S3042 [19MY], S7078 [1OC]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (S. 2222), S7807 [5NO]

Champlain College: tribute to Digital Investigation Center, S2682 [6MY]

Children and youth: improve childhood outcomes in well-being and reduce childhood poverty (S. 473), S1839 [25MR]

Climate: efforts of Kentucky to comply with EPA clean power plan and address climate change, S2152–S2154 [14AP]

——— express that global climate change is occurring and will continue to pose ongoing risks and challenges, S7888–S7890 [10NO]

Colegrove, Michael: Leadership Tri-County (organization) Leader of the Year award recipient, S1523 [16MR]

College of William & Mary: anniversary of Virginia Institute of Marine Science (S. Res. 239), S6194 [30JY]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): priorities, S174 [13JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S8841 [18DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3090 [20MY], S6616 [15SE], S8838 [18DE]

Dept. of Defense: placement of University of Phoenix on probationary and potential termination status relative to participation in the Tuition Assistance Program for active duty military personnel, S7553, S7571–S7574 [28OC], S7605–S7608 [29OC]

Dept. of Education: allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness under the Federal Direct Loan Program (S. 1556), S4106 [11JN]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans, S1840–S1843 [25MR], S2209 [15AP]

——— allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 793), S1632 [18MR]

——— allow the awarding of job training Federal Pell Grants (S. 1900), S6189 [30JY]

——— authorize American Dream Accounts to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students, S5048 [14JY], S5140 [16JY]

——— award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system, S4671 [7JY]

——— combat campus sexual violence (S. 590), S2325 [22AP]

——— encourage States to reform accountability system to include measures that demonstrate students are ready for postsecondary education or the workforce, S4997, S4998 [13JY]

——— ensure States have resources necessary to enforce Title IX, promoting gender equality, S4895 [8JY]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for a simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan and reducing overlapping student loan repayment plans, S1838, S1842 [25MR], S2209 [15AP]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to encourage the use of college savings accounts, S1882 [25MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase access to higher education for low-income individuals through the Federal Pell Grant Program, S1970, S1987, S1988 [26MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants, S1971 [26MR]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools, S4928 [9JY]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (S. 1609), S4301 [18JN]

——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program, S4936 [9JY]

——— establish a simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan, new and notification about repayment options, and loan forgiveness for the total and permanently disabled, S63 [7JA]

——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (S. 1374), S3301 [22MY]

——— establish partnerships between schools, businesses, universities, and nonprofit organizations to improve student learning in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects, S4936 [9JY]

——— extend eligibility for Federal student loans to certain short-term career and technical education programs, S8460 [8DE]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program, S8590 [10DE]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), S6988–S6990, S6992–S6994, S7001 [29SE], S7028–S7032, S7043 [30SE], S7398–S7404, S7408 [21OC], S8704–S8707, S8708 [16DE]

——— extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan Program (H.R. 3594), unanimous-consent request, S7029 [30SE], S7398 [21OC]

——— Federal Pell Grant Program funding, S1988 [26MR]

——— fund Federal Pell Grant Program through mandatory appropriations for a certain period and index future amounts for inflation, S8329 [3DE]

——— impact of government regulations on higher education, S1100, S1103 [25FE], S3667–S3669 [3JN]

——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and require executives and owners to assume liability relative to for-profit colleges, S8448 [8DE]

——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (S. 2419), S8795 [17DE]

——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers, S179 [13JA]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs, S8561 [9DE]

——— promote advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs, S4936 [9JY]

——— promote career readiness indicators and career counseling for students (S. 478), S985 [12FE], S7076 [1OC]

——— promote environmental education (S. 492), S987 [12FE]

——— provide for early college high school and dual or concurrent enrollment opportunities, S5035 [14JY]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (S. 1102), S2433 [27AP]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response, S4929 [9JY]

——— require State report cards to include information about postsecondary enrollment rates at public and State institutions, S4989, S4991 [13JY]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S1454–S1456 [12MR], S2446 [28AP], S2714 [7MY], S3907 [9JN], S5503 [23JY], S6252 [4AU], S6996 [29SE], S7761–S7767 [4NO], S8448 [8DE]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions relative to the 90–10 rule and military and veterans’ education benefits, S2463–S2466 [28AP], S6252 [4AU]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (S. 2043), S6702 [16SE]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (S. Res. 267), S6989 [29SE], S7028 [30SE]

Dept. of HHS: build a stronger health care workforce (S. 2107), S7048 [30SE]

Dept. of Justice: provide death benefits for police officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers (S. 962), S2222 [15AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: grant authority to reinstate GI Bill benefits to veterans who have been enrolled in a for-profit college that has been shut down, S7766 [4NO]

——— grant priority college registration to educational assistance program recipients, S871 [9FE]

——— modify requirements for approval of courses using educational benefits (S. 1938), S7766 [4NO]

Douglass, Ana: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Nevada Professor of the Year award recipient, S8155 [19NO]

Economy: impact of changing workforce structure and on-demand economy, S4238–S4240 [17JN]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S36 [7JA], S1565–S1567 [17MR], S1690–S1694 [23MR]

Education: funding, S1756 [24MR]

——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers to raise revenue to establish a program to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students, S1877 [25MR], S1987 [26MR]

——— proposal to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students, S302 [21JA], S519 [27JA]

——— provide for higher education reform (S. 1355), S7765 [4NO]

——— provide for the preparation of career and technical education teachers (S. 2174), S7275 [8OC]

1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day: designate (S. Res. 232), S6325 [4AU]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow use of Title I funds for dual or concurrent enrollment programs at eligible schools, S5144 [16JY]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults, S8561 [9DE]

Glennallen, AK: convey reversionary interests of the U.S. in and to certain non-Federal land to Alaska Bible College (S. 2018), S6537 [9SE]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize, S3667 [3JN]

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 (S. 153), S1084 [24FE]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S303 [21JA], S368 [22JA], S495–S497 [27JA], S550, S555 [28JA], S612 [29JA], S678–S680 [2FE], S709 [3FE], S741–S744 [4FE], S805, S806, S808 [5FE], S843 [9FE], S874–S876, S880, S883 [10FE], S908 [11FE], S963 [12FE], S1022 [23FE], S1039–S1041 [24FE], S1089 [25FE], S1130–S1134 [26FE], S1189 [27FE], S3010–S3012 [19MY], S4119–S4122, S4125, S4129 [15JN], S4271 [18JN]

——— Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S3638–S3640 [3JN]

Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne: anniversary, S2648 [5MY]

John Jay College of Criminal Justice: anniversary, S2524 [29AP]

Kansas City Kansas Community College: tribute to Innovation Center 100 Garages initiative to support innovation and entrepreneurship, S7409 [21OC]

Kilgore College: anniversary of Rangerettes dance and drill team, S2212 [15AP]

Lewiston, ME: tribute to Tree Street Youth Center, S4242 [17JN]

Lincoln College: anniversary, S830 [5FE]

Lincoln University: anniversary of receipt of land-grant status, S4294 [18JN]

Merchant, Kathy: Northern Kentucky University Lincoln Award recipient, S4248 [17JN]

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation: anniversary, S6128 [29JY]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (S. Res. 255), S6660 [15SE], S6802 [17SE]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 764), S6085, S6086 [28JY]

——— reauthorize and amend (S. 2328), S8173 [19NO]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 62), S702 [2FE]

Nevada: tribute to Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipients, S4102 [11JN]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (S. 771), S7077 [1OC]

North Dakota State University: tribute to football team, S190 [13JA]

——— tribute to football team (S. Res. 41), S488 [26JA]

Nugent, Timothy: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1863), S5932 [27JY]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, S250 [20JA], S309, S312 [21JA]

Ohio State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 50), S609 [28JA]

Oregon State University: anniversary of Hatfield Marine Science Center, S6236 [3AU]

Ottawa University: anniversary, S7044 [30SE]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to women’s soccer team (S. Res. 334), S8640 [14DE]

——— tribute to women’s volleyball team, S463 [26JA]

Providence College: tribute to men’s ice hockey team (S. Res. 138), S2255 [16AP], S2265 [20AP]

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism, S2816 [13MY]

Roosevelt University: anniversary (S. Res. 137), S2255 [16AP]

Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, shooting at Umpqua Community College, S7075, S7076, S7078 [1OC], S7110, S7116 [5OC], S7147 [6OC], S7245, S7246 [8OC]

——— express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College (S. Res. 287), S7476, S7477 [22OC]

Rutgers University: NAFSA—The Association of International Educators Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization recipient, S1030 [23FE]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S8216 [1DE], S8453 [8DE]

Smith, Dean E.: tribute (S. Res. 79), S1011 [12FE]

St. Anselm College: anniversary, S3308 [22MY]

Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership: tribute to Stennis Congressional Intern Program, S5925 [27JY]

Storer College: historical significance, S735 [3FE]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin relative to university consideration of racial and ethnic diversity in admission policy, S8564 [10DE]

Tarkanian, Jerry: tribute (S. Res. 78), S1011 [12FE]

Taxation: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to simplify and expand tax incentives for higher education to boost student attendance and completion, S1875 [25MR]

——— improve certain education savings plans, S519 [27JA]

——— improve certain education savings plans (S. 335), S698 [2FE]

——— prohibit taxing of investment earnings in 529 college savings accounts upon withdrawal of funds, S549 [28JA]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (S. 440), S902 [10FE]

Thomas More College: tribute to women’s basketball team, S2025 [26MR]

Towson University: anniversary (S. Res. 338), S8865, S8869 [18DE]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: allow for a contract for operation of Melville Hall after receipt of gift for renovation of such hall (S. 143), S4980 [9JY]

U.S. Naval Academy: renaming of administration building in honor of Charles R. Larson, S7094 [1OC]

University of California, Santa Cruz: anniversary, S8154 [19NO]

University of Central Florida: tribute to Collegiate Cyber Defense Club, S7344 [20OC]

University of Iowa: anniversary of College of Law (S. Res. 339), S8865 [18DE]

University of Kansas: anniversary (S. Res. 272), S7171 [6OC]

University of Nevada, Las Vegas: anniversary of School of Nursing, S5451 [22JY]

——— Lee Business School winner of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting Competition, S980 [12FE]

——— tribute to Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering, S6805 [17SE]

——— tribute to robotics team, S4101 [11JN]

University of North Carolina at Greensboro: tribute to Integrative Community Studies program, S2647 [5MY]

University of Oregon: tribute to football team, S276 [20JA]

University of Pennsylvania: anniversary of Perelman School of Medicine (S. Res. 127), S2088 [26MR]

University of Southern Indiana: anniversary, S6235 [3AU]

Utah: tribute to service academy nominees, S2522–S2524 [29AP]

Vanderbilt University: tribute to women’s tennis team, S6288 [4AU]

Veterans: commend availability of benefits under the GI Bill, S7897 [10NO]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits, S3277 [22MY]

Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, S2235–S2237 [16AP]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes (S. 653), S1305 [4MR], S3975 [9JN]

Wheeling Jesuit University: tribute to women’s volleyball team (S. Res. 342), S8907 [18DE]

York County Community College: anniversary, S6433 [6AU]

Reports filed

Career-Ready Student Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2360) (H. Rept. 114–336), H8239 [16NO]

Consideration of H.R. 529, Tax Treatment of Certain Education Savings Plans Improvement: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 114–28), H1112 [24FE]

Exclude Payments Received Under Work Colleges Program From Gross Income, Including Payments Made From Institutional Funds: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 912) (S. Rept. 114–22), S2171 [14AP]

Homeland Security University-Based Centers Review Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2390) (H. Rept. 114–168), H4540 [18JN]

Improve Certain Education Savings Plans: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 335) (S. Rept. 114–56), S3236 [21MY]

——— Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 529) (H. Rept. 114–25), H1084 [20FE]

National Sea Grant College Program Act Reauthorization and Amendment: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 764) (S. Rept. 114–90), S5525 [23JY]

Need-Based Educational Aid Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2604) (H. Rept. 114–224), H5464 [23JY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1482), S4952 [9JY]

Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities (PRISM) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1541) (H. Rept. 114–275), H6748 [30SE]

Research and Development Efficiency Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1119) (H. Rept. 114–121), H3386 [19MY]

Strengthening Education Through Research Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 227), S771 [4FE]

Tax Relief Extension Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1946) (S. Rept. 114–118), S6379 [5AU]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Improvements Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 143) (S. Rept. 114–51), S3236 [21MY]

Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization and Applied Water Supply Research Regarding Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 653) (S. Rept. 114–48), S2971 [18MY]

Statements

Higher Education Act Reauthorization—Evaluating Accreditation’s Role in Ensuring Quality: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4947 [9JY]

Higher Education Act Reauthorization—Exploring Barriers and Opportunities Within Innovation: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6127 [29JY]

Task Force on Government Regulation of Higher Education: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1101–S1103 [25FE]

University of Phoenix Endorsement: Andrew Workman, S7573 [28OC]

——— Jim Wallace, S7574 [28OC]

——— Ryan Zulkoski, S7573 [28OC]

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act: Several Veterinary and Animal Organizations, S902 [10FE]

Summaries

Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act (S. 108), S65 [7JA], S3669 [3JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 121, consideration of H.R. 529, tax treatment of certain education savings plans improvement and H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1126 [25FE]

H.R. 529, tax treatment of certain education savings plans improvement, H1135 [25FE]

H.R. 1119, Research and Development Efficiency Act, H3365 [19MY]

H.R. 1541, Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities (PRISM) Act, H8428 [30NO]

H.R. 2390, Homeland Security University-Based Centers Review Act, H4574 [23JN]

H.R. 3594, Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act, S8708 [16DE], H9676 [17DE]

H.R. 3594, Higher Education Extension Act, H6279 [28SE]

S. 143, allow for a contract for operation of U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Melville Hall after receipt of gift for renovation of such hall, S4980 [9JY]

S. 396, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act, S834–S836 [5FE]

S. 653, Water Resources Research Act grants reauthorization and applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes, S1305 [4MR]

S. 653, Water Resources Research Act grants reauthorization for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes, S3975 [9JN]

S. 729, Fairness for Struggling Students Act, S1497 [12MR]

S. 764, National Sea Grant College Program Act reauthorization and amendments, S6085 [28JY]

S. 840, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, S1712–S1716 [23MR]

S. 1021, Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act, S2302 [21AP]

S. 1374, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act, S3063 [19MY]

S. 1482, Need-Based Educational Aid Act, S3459 [2JN], S5089 [14JY], H5490 [27JY]

S. 1556, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act, S4107 [11JN]

S. 1557, Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act, S4107 [11JN]

S. 2176, Affordable College Textbook Act, S7276 [8OC]

S. 2272, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, S7916 [10NO]

S. 2328, National Sea Grant College Program Act reauthorization and amendment, S8173 [19NO]

S. Res. 24, Bowie State University anniversary, S108 [8JA]

S. Res. 41, tribute to North Dakota State University football team, S469 [26JA]

S. Res. 50, tribute to Ohio State University football team, S606 [28JA]

S. Res. 62, National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week, S702 [2FE]

S. Res. 78, tribute to Jerry Tarkanian, S1008 [12FE]

S. Res. 79, tribute to Dean E. Smith, S1008 [12FE]

S. Res. 127, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine anniversary, S2054 [26MR]

S. Res. 137, Roosevelt University anniversary, S2254 [16AP]

S. Res. 138, tribute to Providence College men’s ice hockey team, S2254 [16AP]

S. Res. 143, support efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education, S2306 [21AP]

S. Res. 232, 1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day, S5933 [27JY]

S. Res. 239, College of William & Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science anniversary, S6194 [30JY]

S. Res. 240, congratulate NASA and its partners for successful mission of New Horizons (spacecraft) to Pluto and recognize importance of such mission, robotic space exploration, and scientific and engineering research, S6242 [3AU]

S. Res. 255, National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, S6657 [15SE]

S. Res. 267, support continuation of Dept. of Education Federal Perkins Loan Program, S6941 [24SE]

S. Res. 272, University of Kansas anniversary, S7050 [30SE]

S. Res. 287, express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College, S7279 [8OC]

S. Res. 311, Rutgers University anniversary, S7862 [9NO]

S. Res. 334, tribute to Pennsylvania State University women’s soccer team, S8637 [14DE]

S. Res. 338, Towson University anniversary, S8885 [18DE]

S. Res. 339, University of Iowa College of Law anniversary, S8886 [18DE]

S. Res. 342, tribute to Wheeling Jesuit University women’s volleyball team, S8889 [18DE]

Transcripts

Cash Cows—Military Colleges: Sharyl Attkisson, Full Measure (television show), S7766 [4NO]

Tributes

Smith, Dean E., E212 [13FE]