HIGHER EDUCATION ACT
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]
Articles and editorials
Obama’s For-Profit Stealth Attack—Pentagon Punishes Phoenix on Orders From Senate Headquarters (excerpts), S7571 [28OC]
Bills and resolutions
Anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7346 [29OC]
Armed Forces: 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]
Colleges and universities: 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]
——— 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]
——— protect victims of sexual violence and improve adjudication of sexual violence allegations (see H.R. 3403), H5767 (see H.R. 3408), H5768 [29JY]
——— provide for higher education reform (see S. 1355), S2933 [14MY] (see H.R. 2537), H3560 [21MY]
——— 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]
——— simplify process for determining the need and eligibility of students for financial assistance under the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 3265), H5589 [28JY]
——— strengthen minority-serving institutions (see S. 2317), S8160 [19NO] (see H.R. 4098), H8410 [19NO]
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 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]
——— amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (see H.R. 860), H980 [11FE]
——— 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 job training Federal Pell grants (see H.R. 3985), H8151 [5NO]
——— 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]
——— 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 scholarship program and loan forgiveness for rural educators and provide professional development grants for rural schools (see S. 2190), S7413 [21OC]
——— establish an alternative, outcomes-based process for authorizing innovative higher education providers to receive Federal education funding (see S. 2111), S7047 [30SE]
——— 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 pilot programs to expand access to digital course materials in higher education (see H.R. 2089), H2652 [29AP]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— 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 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 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 an institution of higher learning from participating in certain student assistance programs if the institution bans the display of the U.S. flag on its campus (see H.R. 1691), H2109 [26MR]
——— 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]
——— 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 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 student loan forgiveness for American Indian educators teaching in local educational agencies with a high percentage of American Indian students (see H.R. 386), H405 [14JA]
——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H5465 [23JY]
——— 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 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 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 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]
——— 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]
Education: include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and delivery of education and related programs (see S. 580), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1118), H1369 [26FE]
——— provide for the preparation of career and technical education teachers (see S. 2174), S7272 [8OC] (see H.R. 4263), H9373 [16DE]
——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 840), S1708 [23MR]
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]
Health care professionals: improve educational opportunities for physician assistants (see H.R. 3944), H8150 [5NO]
Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force: establish (see H.R. 3372), H5766 [29JY]
Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3290), H5763 [29JY]
Reauthorize (see H.R. 2192), H2769 [30AP]
Taxation: increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 509), H532 [22JA]
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]
Lists
Organizations supporting Casey amendment to S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, on improved early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S4933 [9JY]
Remarks in House
Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (H.R. 2079), H2479 [28AP]
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]
——— combat campus sexual violence (H.R. 1310), E311 [4MR]
——— exclude certain marijuana-related offenses from drug-related offenses that result in students being barred from receiving Federal educational loans, grants, and work assistance (H.R. 3561), E1322 [18SE]
——— increase accountability of nonprofit athletic associations and establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern relative to intercollegiate athletics (H.R. 2731), H4246 [12JN]
——— protect students from higher education costs and increased student loan interest rates, H1669 [17MR], H2024–H2029 [25MR], H2409–H2411 [22AP], H6883–H6890 [7OC]
——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (H.R. 242), H6799 [6OC]
——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (H.R. 4101), E1657 [19NO]
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]
Immigration: 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]
Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3290), E1189 [29JY]
Reauthorize, H1755 [18MR]
Remarks in Senate
Colleges and universities: provide for higher education reform (S. 1355), S7765 [4NO]
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): priorities, S174 [13JA]
Committee on the Budget (Senate): revision of budgetary allocations, aggregates, and levels, S8707 [16DE]
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]
——— combat campus sexual violence (S. 590), S2325 [22AP]
——— 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 (S. 1373), S3278 [22MY]
——— 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 fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (S. 1374), S3301 [22MY]
——— extend eligibility for Federal student loans to certain short-term career and technical education programs, S8460 [8DE]
——— 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]
——— increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers, S179 [13JA]
——— 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]
——— 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]
——— 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 (S. 1664), S7898 [10NO]
——— 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 (S. 108), S61–S66 [7JA], S3668 [3JN]
——— update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (S. 1195), S2652 [5MY]
Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S4929–S4933 [9JY], S5149 [16JY]
——— include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and delivery of education and related programs, S5056 [14JY]
——— provide for the preparation of career and technical education teachers (S. 2174), S7275 [8OC]
Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults, S8561 [9DE]
Immigration: 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]
Reauthorize, S3667 [3JN]
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]
University of Phoenix Endorsement: Andrew Workman, S7573 [28OC]
——— Jim Wallace, S7574 [28OC]
——— Ryan Zulkoski, S7573 [28OC]
Summaries
Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act (S. 108), S65 [7JA], S3669 [3JN]
Tables
Budget aggregates, S8707 [16DE]
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) spending allocations revisions, S8707 [16DE]
Five-year estimates of Federal allotments and number of children served by improved early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S4932 [9JY]
Texts of
S. 840, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, S1712–S1716 [23MR]
S. 1122, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act, S2479 [28AP]
S. 1374, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act, S3063 [19MY]
S. 1556, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act, S4107 [11JN]
S. 2272, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, S7916 [10NO]