COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES related term(s) Education; Schools

Addresses

University of Vermont Class of 2019 Commencement: Darren Walker, S5231 [31JY]

Amendments

Asia: express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests (S. Res. 67), S2395 [10AP]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 2486), S6894 [5DE]

Announcements

Moment of silence to honor lives of shooting victims and commend first responders at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, H3550 [9MY]

Appointments

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Board of Trustees, S1747 [7MR]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, H4295 [4JN], H8942 [18NO], H9385 [9DE]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, S4469 [24JN], S6483 [7NO], H3269 [15AP], H5252 [27JN], H8358 [22OC]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, S6483 [7NO], H3269 [15AP], H5177 [26JN]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S2098 [28MR], H3269 [15AP]

U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, H3269 [15AP]

Articles and editorials

Baird Family Legacy—Bill Baird Honored for Embodiment of Service, S1655 [5MR]

Emails Show DeVos Aides Pulled Strings for Failing For-Profit Colleges, S5301 [1AU]

Happy Sesquicentennial! Celebrating 150 Years of the West Point Association of Graduates: Part I (1869-1900), E281–E283 [11MR], E327–E329 [21MR]

——— Part II (1900-1945), E641–E643 [21MY]

——— Part III (1946-1995) Section A, E1167–E1169 [18SE]

——— Part III (1946-1995) Section B, E1182 [19SE]

——— Part IV (1996-2019) Section A, E1447 [14NO]

——— Part IV (1996-2019) Section B, E1461 [18NO]

No Money Tree, E516 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions

AID: expand number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program (see H.R. 4508), H8053 [26SE]

Armed Forces: allow members who have already attained a degree to use Dept. of Defense tuition assistance to pay for education or training at lower or lateral degree levels (see H.R. 2598), H3500 [8MY]

——— authorize concurrent use of Dept. of Defense Tuition Assistance and Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve education benefits by members of the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 1136), S2387 [10AP] (see H.R. 2952), H4161 [23MY]

Asia: express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests (see S. Res. 67), S1276 [12FE] (see H. Res. 127), H1583 [13FE]

Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week: observance (see H. Res. 581), H7902 [24SE]

Augusta University: anniversary of Dental College of Georgia (see S. Res. 138), S2189 [2AP] (see H. Res. 247), H2761 [21MR]

Bankruptcy: make private and Federal student loans dischargeable (see S. 1414), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2648), H3679 [9MY]

——— make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 885), H1333 [30JA]

——— make student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 770), H1210 [24JA] (see H.R. 4750), H8258 [18OC]

Baylor University: tribute to women’s basketball team (see S. Res. 163), S2435 [11AP]

BLM: require a portion of revenues from new Federal mineral and geothermal leases be paid to States to supplement primary and secondary education and support institutions of higher education (see H.R. 786), H1211 [24JA]

Bureau of Prisons: establish Office of Correctional Education and Federal Correctional Education Program to expand access to education for individuals with criminal records (see S. 1337), S2687 [7MY] (see H.R. 2635), H3679 [9MY]

Business and industry: support community college and industry partnerships (see S. 1612), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2920), H4118 [22MY]

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 295), S5249 [31JY] (see H. Res. 528), H7467 [25JY]

Centre College: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H676 [16JA]

Clemson University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 15), S143 [10JA]

Colgate University: anniversary (see H. Res. 423), H4313 [4JN]

Colleges and universities: establish restrictions on receipt of Federal funds by institutions of higher education that enter contracts or agreements with Confucius Institutes (see S. 939), S2087 [28MR]

Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish (see H.R. 3385), H5005 [20JN]

Commission To Prevent Heat Stroke Deaths: establish (see H.R. 4145), H7488 [2AU]

Congressional Advisory Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: establish (see H.R. 5528), H12290 [19DE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: issue rules to establish standards for reporting information related to student loans to consumer reporting agencies (see H.R. 5294), H9255 [4DE]

——— reestablish Office for Students and Young Consumers and establish position of Assistant Director and Student Loan Borrower Advocate (see H.R. 3547), H5256 [27JN]

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. 608), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1430), H2312 [28FE]

Credit: create consistent servicing and disclosure standards across private and Federal student loans (see S. 1354), S2688 [7MY]

——— establish that a State-based education loan program is excluded from certain requirements relating to a preferred lender arrangement (see S. 3054), S7048 [16DE]

——— remove adverse information for certain defaulted or delinquent private education loan borrowers who demonstrate a history of loan repayment (see H.R. 3621), H5272 [5JY]

Crime: enhance penalties for school shootings by making such offenses a Federal crime and include colleges and universities in definition of ‘‘school’’ (see H.R. 4207), H7520 [23AU]

Defense Language Institute: authorize awarding of a Bachelor of Arts degree in foreign language (see H.R. 3185), H4388 [10JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a pilot program for serving meals in community colleges (see H.R. 4065), H7466 [25JY]

——— expand eligibility of college students to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 2143), S4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 3809), H5999 [17JY]

——— make grants to State land-grant universities to provide educational resources to improve farm management knowledge and skills of livestock producers (see H.R. 4773), H8297 [21OC]

——— make institutions of higher education eligible for assistance from Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 1723), H2716 [13MR]

——— treat attendance at an institution of higher education the same as work in determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 4297), H7704 [12SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a digital network technology program to awards grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to historically Black colleges and universities and other eligible institutions (see H.R. 1586), H2581 [7MR]

——— establish clean technology consortia to enhance economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting domestic development, manufacture, and deployment of clean technologies (see S. 3135), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 5505), H12289 [19DE]

——— require institutions of higher education and other research facilities to obtain deemed export licenses for foreign nationals conducting scientific research (see S. 937), S2087 [28MR]

Dept. of Defense: allow military departments to provide limited support to service academy supporting foundations (see H.R. 3084), H4312 [4JN]

——— establish a consortia of universities for advice on cybersecurity matters (see S. 2234), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3840), H7150 [18JY]

——— expand research capability of historically Black colleges and universities and other minority institutions (see H.R. 3175), H4388 [10JN]

——— provide degree granting authority for the U.S. Army Armament Graduate School at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ (see H.R. 2880), H4063 [21MY]

——— provide for a pilot project for a nationwide network of secure computing enclaves for federally funded research in universities (see H.R. 3611), H5269 [2JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 768), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 1707), H2715 [13MR]

——— allow institutional aid grant recipients to use grant funds to establish, improve, or expand partnerships with child care providers (see H.R. 4253), H7558 [9SE]

——— allow students convicted of marijuana possession to retain financial aid eligibility if they complete a drug rehabilitation program (see H.R. 4089), H7476 [26JY]

——— amend science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education program for Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian college students (see S. 2037), S4629 [27JN] (see H.R. 4222), H7528 [30AU]

——— amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (see S. 416), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 1075), H1460 [7FE]

——— assign a unique numeric identifier to institutions of higher education to facilitate data collection and reporting (see H.R. 4430), H7864 [20SE]

——— authorize additional grant activities for Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4573), H8080 [27SE]

——— 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. 2186), H3217 [9AP]

——— authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans into two separate loans (see S. 1489), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2728), H3789 [14MY]

——— automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (see S. 2049), S4676 [28JN] (see H.R. 3598), H5265 [28JN]

——— automatically enroll severely delinquent student loan borrowers in income-driven repayment plans and automate the process to recertify borrowers’ income (see H.R. 3833), H7149 [18JY]

——— award career pathways innovation grants to local educational agencies and community colleges to encourage partnerships with businesses to help students explore a variety of career pathways (see S. 2670), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 4826), H8456 [23OC]

——— award College in High School Pell Grants to high school students participating in dual enrollment programs (see S. 1888), S3651 [18JN] (see H.R. 3268), H4694 [13JN]

——— award grants for graduate fellowship awards (see H.R. 4422), H7835 [19SE]

——— award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (see S. 235), S698 [28JA] (see H.R. 3108), H4341 [5JN]

——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see S. 545), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 1153), H1580 [13FE]

——— better align high school graduation requirements with entrance requirements for credit-bearing post-secondary coursework and provide resources to schools to strengthen remedial programs and improve outcomes (see S. 1516), S2924 [16MY]

——— cancel amounts for eligible student loan holders, allow refinancing, postpone certain payments and garnishments, repair credit of defaulted borrowers, and allow bankruptcy filings (see S. 2235), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3887), H7240 [23JY]

——— carry out an income-contingent repayment program for Federal interest-free education loans for undergraduate students (see H.R. 4747), H8258 [18OC]

——— carry out program permitting institutions of higher education to cosign Federal student loans for students attending the institution (see H.R. 3786), H5911 [16JY]

——— change certain eligibility requirements for loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 4647), H8110 [11OC]

——— 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. 2498), S5577 [18SE]

——— clarify requirements for disclosure of transfer of college credit policies (see H.R. 4380), H7772 [18SE]

——— clarify that employees of safety net health plans are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 5372), H9387 [9DE]

——— clarify that employment at a nonprofit organization is a public service job for purposes of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4310), H7704 [12SE]

——— collect data on food and housing insecurity on college campuses and connect eligible students with available resources to combat food insecurity (see S. 2110), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 3718), H5726 [11JY]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 976), S2118 [1AP]

——— conduct a study on feasibility of a single certification for certain programs under Higher Education Act (see H.R. 4342), H7753 [17SE]

——— create a task force to address threat of foreign government influence and threats to academic research integrity on college campuses (see H.R. 1678), H2678 [12MR]

——— develop a manual of common procedures and policies for companies that service or collect student loans (see H.R. 3519), H5201 [26JN]

——— develop a plain language disclosure form for borrowers of Federal student loans (see S. 2015), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 63), H203 [3JA] (see H.R. 1161), H1580 [13FE]

——— develop and implement a process that enables certain borrowers to elect to repay certain loans through written, electronic, or verbal notice (see H.R. 4658), H8111 [11OC]

——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (see S.J. Res. 56), S5748 [26SE] (see H.J. Res. 76), H8054 [26SE]

——— disclose annual percentage rates applicable to Federal student loans (see S. 234), S698 [28JA] (see H.R. 811), H1242 [28JA]

——— eliminate (see H.R. 1930), H2885 [27MR]

——— eliminate origination fees for Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 3674), H5583 [10JY]

——— eliminate origination fees on Federal Direct loans (see S. 1696), S3164 [3JN]

——— eliminate time limitations on federally subsidized student loans (see H.R. 4502), H8052 [26SE]

——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, forgive outstanding student loan debt and reduce interest rates for new loans, and expand work study program (see S. 1947), S4455 [24JN]

——— 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 H.R. 3472), H5166 [25JN]

——— enable Federal student loan borrowers to refinance at interest rates equivalent to the rates at which the Government provides loans to banks through the FRS discount window (see S. 1845), S3476 [13JN]

——— enhance teacher and school leader quality partnership grants (see H.R. 4423), H7835 [19SE]

——— ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups (see S. 1168), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 3243), H4627 [12JN]

——— ensure needs of college students with disabilities are taken into account in campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault (see S. 984), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2026), H2985 [2AP]

——— ensure public institutions of higher education protect expressive activities in outdoor areas on campus (see H.R. 1672), H2646 [11MR]

——— ensure States oversee closure preparedness among higher education institutions by providing refunds and maintaining student contact information, complaint system, and transcript access (see H.R. 5148), H8958 [18NO]

——— ensure that student borrowers are provided relief from their student loans in the instance of substantial misrepresentation or omission by an institution of higher education (see H.R. 3662), H5583 [10JY]

——— establish a Career Pathway Grant Program to support partnerships between community or technical colleges and workforce development partners (see S. 1117), S2386 [10AP]

——— establish a grant program for eligible institutions to plan and implement programs that provide support services and resources to increase transfer and graduation rates at community colleges (see H.R. 3578), H5257 [27JN]

——— establish a grant program to support partnerships and collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education and Hispanic-serving school districts (see H.R. 3827), H7149 [18JY]

——— 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. 1197), H1582 [13FE]

——— establish a program that enables college-bound residents of certain territories to have greater choices among institutions of higher education by allowing students to pay in-State tuition in certain States (see H.R. 404), H358 [9JA] (see H.R. 2465), H3404 [1MY]

——— establish a scholarship program and loan forgiveness for rural educators and provide professional development grants for rural schools (see S. 1157), S2433 [11AP]

——— establish a student loan borrower bill of rights and require creditors obtain private loan cetifications from institutions of higher education (see H.R. 5294), H9255 [4DE]

——— establish a student loan forgiveness plan for certain borrowers who are employed at a qualified farm or ranch (see S. 2168), S4948 [18JY]

——— establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (see S. 1204), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 3489), H5166 [25JN]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 323), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 276), H281 [8JA]

——— establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program (see S. 1364), S2742 [8MY]

——— establish certain requirements for institutions that participate in Federal Direct Loan Program (see S. 2559), S5747 [26SE]

——— establish competitive grants to empower community colleges and minority-serving institutions to become incubators for infant and toddler child care talent, training, campus and community access (see H.R. 5475), H12209 [18DE]

——— establish demonstration projects for competency-based education at colleges and universities (see S. 2608), S5841 [16OC] (see H.R. 4706), H8198 [16OC]

——— establish demonstration projects for competency-based education at colleges and universities to allow students to learn at their own pace and potentially earn degrees in a shorter time (see H.R. 3422), H5036 [21JN]

——— establish Dual Credit Innovation Award under National Blue Ribbon Schools Program (see H.R. 4677), H8143 [15OC]

——— establish emergency grant aid program for certain college students (see H.R. 4308), H7704 [12SE]

——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada to receive Federal student aid (see S. 3058), S7048 [16DE] (see H.R. 103), H204 [3JA]

——— establish Honorable Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence to increase recruitment of diverse teachers and improve teacher training and retention programs (see H.R. 4288), H7664 [11SE]

——— establish income-based repayment plans for certain future Federal student loans (see H.R. 4670), H8111 [11OC]

——— establish job training Federal Pell Grants demonstration program (see S. 1072), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2161), H3216 [9AP]

——— establish Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 4025), H7465 [25JY]

——— establish Office of the Borrower Advocate (see H.R. 4627), H8101 [8OC]

——— establish partnership grants for rural teaching residency programs (see H.R. 5397), H10123 [11DE]

——— establish Pell Plus program creating a partnership with colleges and universities to assist low-income students in their third and fourth years who are on a path to graduate on time (see H.R. 4608), H8094 [4OC]

——— establish performance metrics for institutions of higher education to ensure students are prepared for gainful employment, including debt-to-earnings ratios (see H.R. 4206), H7520 [23AU]

——— establish pilot programs to expand access to digital course materials in higher education (see H.R. 4414), H7834 [19SE]

——— establish restrictions on receipt of Federal funds by institutions of higher education that enter contracts or agreements with Confucius Institutes (see S. 939), S2087 [28MR]

——— establish Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (see S. 1198), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 4555), H8080 [27SE]

——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (see S. 672), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1571), H2504 [6MR]

——— establish work-based learning opportunities pilot grant program for eligible institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4876), H8538 [28OC]

——— expand access to graduate education by allowing use of Federal Pell Grant Program funds for postbaccalaureate study (see H.R. 3334), H4916 [19JN]

——— expand eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to adjunct faculty at colleges and universities (see S. 2523), S5602 [19SE]

——— expand eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to certain contractor employees of Dept. of Energy national laboratories (see H.R. 3097), H4312 [4JN]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (see S. 839), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 3497), H5199 [26JN]

——— expand use of college textbooks available under an open license in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information (see S. 1036), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 2107), H3100 [4AP]

——— extend interest-free grace period for certain student loans (see H.R. 4119), H7480 [30JY]

——— forgive outstanding Federal and private student loans (see H.R. 3448), H5075 [24JN]

——— identify students at institutions of higher education eligible for certain public welfare programs and award grants to provide for basic needs of such students (see S. 2225), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 4968), H8718 [31OC]

——— improve accessibility to, and completion of, postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities (see H.R. 4643), H8110 [11OC]

——— improve accountability and protect students from bad actors in higher education, specifically in the for-profit college sector (see H.R. 3487), H5166 [25JN]

——— improve American History for Freedom grant program (see S. 2024), S4628 [27JN]

——— improve college access and college completion by boosting low-income student enrollment and graduation rates (see S. 1855), S3476 [13JN]

——— improve educational opportunities for physician assistants by expanding scholarships, increasing loan limits, and expanding programs for institutions serving rural areas and minorities (see H.R. 1685), H2679 [12MR]

——— improve effectiveness and access to Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see S. 889), S2042 [27MR] (see H.R. 1915), H2884 [27MR]

——— improve financial aid process for students and provide continued support for minority-serving institutions (see S. 2557), S5747 [26SE]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (see H.R. 4424), H7835 [19SE]

——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (see S. 867), S1986 [26MR] (see H.R. 3512), H5200 [26JN]

——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see S. 1175), S2434 (see S. 1203), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 2441), H3403 [1MY]

——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (see S. 969), S2118 [1AP]

——— improve remedial education programs that train students in the competencies needed to succeed in higher education (see H.R. 3950), H7377 [24JY]

——— improve reporting requirements for institutions of higher education on adjusted cohort default rates for student loans of graduates and penalize institutions with high default rates (see H.R. 4662), H8111 [11OC]

——— improve service obligation verification process for Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program recipients (see S. 1387), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 3926), H7241 [23JY]

——— improve service to students and other participants in Federal student financial assistance programs and establish Office of the Borrower Advocate to replace Student Loan Ombudsman (see H.R. 4596), H8089 [1OC]

——— improve TEACH Grant program (see H.R. 4578), H8081 [27SE]

——— include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4607), H8094 [4OC]

——— include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility under Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 3232), H4627 [12JN]

——— include child development and early learning as community services under Federal work-study program (see H.R. 4196), H7511 [20AU]

——— include full-time job with a veterans or military service organization as eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4609), H8094 [4OC]

——— include interest rate provisions for certain future Federal loans (see H.R. 3793), H5998 [17JY]

——— include Parent PLUS loans in income-contingent and income-based repayment plans, reduce interest rates and eliminate origination fees for such loans, and provide counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 3353), H4917 [19JN]

——— include racial subgroups in Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data (see H.R. 3901), H7240 [23JY]

——— include teacher preparation for computer science in elementary and secondary education (see S. 3040), S7026 [12DE] (see H.R. 3808), H5999 [17JY]

——— 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. 2672), H3726 [10MY]

——— increase and improve access to Federal Pell Grants, correlate State higher education funding with Pell Grant allotments, and increase college transparency on costs and student outcomes (see S. 2471), S5474 [12SE] (see H.R. 4638), H8110 [11OC]

——— increase and improve access to Federal Pell Grants, expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to students, and improve financial aid application and understanding of loan processes (see H.R. 3101), H4341 [5JN]

——— increase financial support available for working college students (see S. 2655), S5965 [22OC] (see H.R. 4787), H8387 [22OC]

——— increase income limit of the simplified needs test on applications for Federal student aid (see H.R. 2595), H3500 [8MY]

——— increase knowledge and skills of principals and school leaders relative to early childhood education (see S. 2719), S6189 [28OC]

——— increase maximum Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant award and protect program from sequester funding cuts (see H.R. 5350), H9346 [6DE]

——— increase minimum salary threshold for income-driven repayment plans, allow refinancing, bolster forgiveness programs, and reinstate graduate student programs relative to student loans (see H.R. 3102), H4341 [5JN]

——— increase Pell Grants for children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see H.R. 2697), H3787 [14MY]

——— increase recruitment and retention of mental health professionals in low-income schools by providing student loan forgiveness to individuals who work in such schools (see S. 1642), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2958), H4161 [23MY]

——— increase support for working college students and raise total semesters of Federal Pell Grant eligibility (see H.R. 4216), H7528 [30AU]

——— index maximum value of Federal Pell Grants to inflation (see H.R. 4639), H8110 [11OC]

——— initiate a negotiated rulemaking process relative to when an institution of higher education fails to meet accreditation standards (see H.R. 4579), H8081 [27SE]

——— issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process (see S. 1338), S2687 [7MY] (see H.R. 2563), H3474 [7MY]

——— maintain and update College Scorecard and require institutions of higher education participating in Federal student aid programs to prominently display scorecard on home page of website (see H.R. 3026), H4170 [24MY]

——— make for-profit colleges ineligible for Federal student aid and protect integrity of nonprofit institutions of higher education (see S. 2640), S5896 [17OC] (see H.R. 4724), H8227 [17OC]

——— make grants to help high schoolers receive college credit and reduce college costs by accelerating time to degree, aligning secondary and postsecondary education, and improving credit transfers (see S. 2736), S6299 [30OC]

——— make grants to institutions of higher education to pay costs of obtaining a U.S. passport for underserved students to participate in study abroad programs (see H.R. 3503), H5200 [26JN]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs (see S. 2395), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 4108), H7480 [30JY]

——— make information on nutrition assistance programs eligibility available to college students (see H.R. 3743), H5774 [12JY]

——— make more job training, apprenticeship, and certification programs eligible for Federal Pell Grant Program (see S. 2123), S4856 [16JY]

——— make unauthorized use of information technology or identification devices a crime, create secure third-party access for financial aid applications, and stop debt relief scams (see S. 1153), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2888), H4117 [22MY]

——— modernize and improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4391), H7773 [18SE]

——— permanently authorize National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (see H.R. 5171), H9056 [19NO]

——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 5363), H9386 [9DE]

——— permit institutions of higher education to use their Federal work-study allocations for full-time, off-campus cooperative education and work-based learning (see S. 830), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 3035), H4174 [28MY]

——— prevent conflicts of interest on higher education accreditation boards (see H.R. 4653), H8111 [11OC]

——— prohibit debt collectors from collecting on certain Federal student loan debt when the borrower would not be required to make payments under an income-driven repayment plan (see H.R. 5287), H9221 [3DE]

——— prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 1298), H2038 [15FE]

——— prohibit institutions of higher education from denying students access to transcripts because of loan default (see H.R. 3761), H5825 [15JY]

——— prohibit issuance or enforcement of certain rules that weaken enforcement of Title IX provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program (see H.R. 5388), H10016 [10DE]

——— prohibit provision of certain assistance to institutions of higher education that violate immigration laws by creating sanctuary campuses (see H.R. 768), H1210 [24JA]

——— prohibit State suspension, revocation, or denial of State-issued professional or driver’s licenses or issuance of penalties due to student loan default (see H.R. 3689), H5584 [10JY]

——— promote community college partnerships with local industries and allow students in short-term job training programs to receive Pell Grants (see H.R. 3892), H7240 [23JY]

——— promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans (see H.R. 4327), H7705 [12SE]

——— promote matriculation and increase in graduation rates for individuals with disabilities within higher education (see S. 1176), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 4577), H8081 [27SE]

——— provide a deferment for certain student loans of Federal employees subject to a lapse in discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 672), H718 [17JA] (see H.R. 781), H1211 [24JA]

——— 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. 2250), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 3933), H7376 [24JY] (see H.R. 4212), H7525 [27AU]

——— provide additional amounts of loan forgiveness to teachers of English learners (see H.R. 4389), H7773 [18SE]

——— provide assistance to immediate family of a teacher or other school employee killed in an act of violence while performing school duties (see H.R. 1691), H2679 [12MR]

——— provide basic and emergency supplemental living assistance grants under the student support services program (see H.R. 3470), H5166 [25JN]

——— provide capacity-building assistance to examine and address inequities in college student access and success (see S. 943), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 2006), H2937 [1AP]

——— provide Direct PLUS Loan forgiveness for parents of disabled students (see S. 1219), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 2180), H3217 [9AP]

——— provide each student loan borrower with an individualized repayment guide (see H.R. 3095), H4312 [4JN]

——— provide Federal Pell Grants to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans’ dependents (see S. 1851), S3476 [13JN]

——— provide Federal student loan borrowers a monthly loan disclosure statement that includes projected payments, accrued interest, total cost of attendance, and other personalized details (see H.R. 4193), H7505 [16AU]

——— provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (see H.R. 3096), H4312 [4JN] (see H.R. 4113), H7480 [30JY]

——— provide for accreditation reform, require institutions of higher education to publish information on student success, and provide for fiscal and student loan accountability by institutions (see S. 2339), S5196 [30JY] (see H.R. 4098), H7479 [30JY]

——— provide for comprehensive higher education student achievement information for community colleges (see S. 3115), S7207 [19DE]

——— provide for deferment for Federal loans prior to beginning of repayment period (see H.R. 3792), H5998 [17JY]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in Federal student loan programs (see S. 968), S2118 [1AP]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program (see H.R. 1554), H2503 [6MR] (see H.R. 3150), H4343 [5JN]

——— provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (see H.R. 1899), H2884 [27MR]

——— provide for secure disclosure of tax-return information to carry out certain Higher Education Act provisions (see H.R. 5368), H9387 [9DE]

——— provide for teacher, principal, and other school leader quality enhancement (see S. 468), S1325 [13FE]

——— provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and enhance institutional aid to address teacher and principal shortages (see S. 752), S1792 [12MR]

——— provide for the relief of interest on certain Federal student loans (see H.R. 3751), H5824 [15JY]

——— provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth (see S. 1650), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2966), H4161 [23MY]

——— provide grants for institutions of higher education to prevent substance misuse (see S. 1281), S2612 [2MY] (see H.R. 3591), H5258 [27JN]

——— provide grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical education (see H.R. 653), H717 [17JA]

——— provide grants to higher education institutions to expand access to dual and concurrent enrollment programs and early/middle college programs (see S. 718), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 3891), H7240 [23JY]

——— provide grants to States to establish public-private partnerships for apprenticeship and other job training programs (see H.R. 3893), H7240 [23JY]

——— provide loan deferment and loan cancellation for founders and employees of small business start-ups (see H.R. 231), H209 [3JA]

——— provide military spouses who participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program a waiver from consecutive years of service requirement if their spouse is relocated pursuant to military orders (see S. 532), S1384 [14FE] (see H.R. 1229), H2029 [14FE]

——— provide pathways for debt-free higher education for those on a public service career path and enhance loan forgiveness for current public servants (see S. 686), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 3692), H5584 [10JY]

——— provide relief to State education budgets and help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see S. 759), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1688), H2679 [12MR]

——— provide student loan deferment for victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 1796), S3362 [12JN]

——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled (see S. 1585), S3058 [22MY] (see H.R. 3086), H4312 [4JN]

——— provide temporary authority to reissue certain student loans to reduce interest rates paid by borrowers (see H.R. 4749), H8258 [18OC]

——— provide transparency to consumers about college tuition costs relative to completion or graduation times and rates (see H.R. 3354), H4917 [19JN]

——— publish requirements for financial aid offers to be provided by institutions of higher education to enrolled and prospective students (see H.R. 4343), H7753 [17SE]

——— reauthorize and improve Federal work-study program (see H.R. 792), H1217 [25JA]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1652), H2614 [8MR]

——— reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (see S. 1803), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 3800), H5998 [17JY]

——— reauthorize Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program, increase program access, improve oversight, and provide funding for on-campus child care for low-income student parents (see S. 1403), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2632), H3678 [9MY]

——— reauthorize foreign language and international education programs at colleges and universities and support research and innovation projects in such areas (see S. 342), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 2562), H3474 [7MY]

——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (see S. 1279), S2612 [2MY] (see H.R. 2486), H3439 [2MY]

——— reauthorize University Sustainability Program (see S. 2928), S6755 [21NO]

——— reduce cost of college, hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and improve students’ opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (see H.R. 4674), H8143 [15OC]

——— reform experimental sites initiative to establish innovation zones at colleges and universities (see S. 1221), S2485 [29AP]

——— reform Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (see S. 303), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 954), H1349 [4FE]

——— reinstate authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (see H.R. 3418), H5036 [21JN]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for incarcerated individuals and Federal financial aid eligibility for individuals convicted of certain drug offenses (see H.R. 4073), H7467 [25JY]

——— reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see S. 1074), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2168), H3216 [9AP]

——— remove all adverse credit history relative to a student loan from a borrower who has rehabilitated the loan (see H.R. 4869), H8538 [28OC]

——— 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. 789), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1724), H2716 [13MR]

——— remove record of Federal student loan default from credit history upon loan consolidation (see H.R. 4395), H7834 [19SE]

——— remove record of Federal student loan default from credit history upon loan repayment (see H.R. 4396), H7834 [19SE]

——— rename ‘‘master promissory note’’ as a ‘‘student loan contract’’ relative to student loan application process (see H.R. 4241), H7535 [6SE]

——— repeal suspension of eligibility for Federal grants, student loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 4584), H8088 [1OC]

——— replace interest on student loans with a non-compounding financing fee and place borrowers in an income-based repayment plan (see S. 1292), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 4603), H8094 [4OC]

——— require accreditors to respond to student complaints against institutions of higher education and review teach-out plans of institutions showing signs of potential closure (see H.R. 4615), H8095 [4OC]

——— require additional reporting by institutions of higher education on crime and harm that occurs during student participation in programs of study abroad (see S. 1572), S3004 [21MY] (see H.R. 2875), H4063 [21MY]

——— require assurances by recipients receiving assistance under Talent Search and Upward Bound Programs relative to activities for homeless and foster youth (see H.R. 2270), H3255 [10AP]

——— 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. 3027), H4171 [24MY]

——— require colleges and universities to share responsibility for student loan defaults and prohibit increasing tuition or charging additional fees to offset cost of liability (see S. 2124), S4856 [16JY]

——— require federally-funded colleges and universities to certify the school’s president and a member of the Board of Trustees have reviewed all reported incidents involving employee sexual misconduct (see S. 808), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 2421), H3339 [30AP]

——— require institutions of higher education participating in Federal student aid programs meet certain revenue requirements (see S. 3114), S7207 [19DE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal financial assistance to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution (see S. 1514), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 2807), H3924 [16MY]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 1492), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2747), H3840 [15MY]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 4587), H8088 [1OC]

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see S. 706), S1733 [7MR] (see S. 2711), S6156 [24OC] (see H.R. 662), H717 [17JA] (see H.R. 3267), H4694 [13JN]

——— require institutions of higher education to file a disclosure report whenever such institutions receive gifts from or enters into a contract with foreign sources, valued over a certain amount (see H.R. 3921), H7241 [23JY]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see S. 1483), S2884 [15MY]

——— require institutions of higher education to notify students receiving work-study assistance about potential eligibility for Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 4637), H8110 [11OC]

——— require institutions of higher education to post policies for expectant and parenting students on leaves of absence, making up missed work, lactation accommodations, child care, and housing (see H.R. 5222), H9168 [21NO]

——— require institutions of higher education to print information on suicide prevention resources on student identification cards to improve access to mental health services (see S. 1782), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3192), H4431 [11JN]

——— require institutions of higher education to use a uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools (see S. 888), S2042 [27MR] (see H.R. 2321), H3264 [12AP]

——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 720), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 2833), H3962 [17MY]

——— require States to charge in-State tuition rates at public institutions of higher education for refugees, asylees, and certain special immigrants who reside in such State (see H.R. 3391), H5006 [20JN]

——— restore fairness in education financing through student loan forgiveness, Federal student loan interest rate caps, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers (see H.R. 3257), H4693 [13JN]

——— restore Federal Pell Grant eligibility for periods during which students would have qualified for loan forgiveness due to school closure or institutional fraud or misconduct (see H.R. 4298), H7704 [12SE]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see S. 1775), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3179), H4388 [10JN]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see S. 887), S2042 [27MR] (see S. 1496), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2129), H3128 [8AP]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits as Federal sources (see S. 2857), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 3112), H4341 [5JN] (see H.R. 3369), H4917 [19JN]

——— revitalize Student Aid Enforcement Unit to reduce fraud and abuse in Federal student aid programs (see H.R. 4497), H7989 [25SE]

——— 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. 4079), H7467 [25JY]

——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and amend Federal Pell Grant Program (see S. 2667), S5966 [22OC]

——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and increase support for working college students and vulnerable populations (see H.R. 4478), H7901 [24SE]

——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and reform calculation of expected family contribution (see H.R. 4245), H7558 [9SE]

——— simplify application process for financial assistance by replacing annual refiling requirement with a one-time Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) filing requirement (see H.R. 4240), H7535 [6SE]

——— simplify college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (see S. 1346), S2687 [7MY]

——— simplify Federal student loan repayment process, increase usage of income-based repayment plan, reduce fees, target assistance to low-income borrowers, and limit aggressive debt collection practices (see S. 1002), S2239 [3AP] (see H.R. 2065), H3067 [3AP]

——— simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), increase access to Pell Grants, and standardize language and format of financial aid offer letters (see H.R. 4680), H8143 [15OC]

——— streamline credit sharing between community colleges and four-year institutions so transfer students know when they are eligible to receive an associate’s degree through a reverse transfer (see S. 1490), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2768), H3841 [15MY]

——— strengthen Federal-State partnerships in postsecondary education (see S. 3028), S6992 [11DE]

——— strengthen investments in postsecondary career and technical education programs and build connections across the entire education and workforce development system (see H.R. 4371), H7772 [18SE]

——— strengthen prevention and enforcement efforts to combat college campus sexual violence (see H.R. 3381), H5005 [20JN]

——— strengthen prevention and response measures for hate crimes on college campuses (see H.R. 761), H1210 [24JA]

——— study student mental health at institutions of higher education and issue guidance on compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act for mental health and substance use disorder policies (see H.R. 5204), H9121 [20NO]

——— support apprenticeship programs (see S. 2899), S6669 [19NO]

——— support education of Indian children by recruiting and retaining more teachers to Native American schools through incentives of scholarships, loan forgiveness, and professional development grants (see S. 1161), S2433 [11AP]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see S. 1964), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3513), H5200 [26JN]

——— support innovative, evidence-based approaches in postsecondary education, encourage open educational resources, allow pay for success initiatives, and provide additional evaluation authority (see S. 1059), S2294 [8AP] (see H.R. 4083), H7476 [26JY]

——— support preparation and retention of outstanding educators in all fields to ensure a bright future for children in under-resourced and under-served communities (see S. 2367), S5247 [31JY]

——— terminate capitalization of interest after forbearance and certain deferment periods relative to student loans (see H.R. 4590), H8088 [1OC]

——— transition Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to a State-directed program of annual loan repayment benefits for workers in high-need occupations (see H.R. 4851), H8457 [23OC]

——— translate Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) into foreign languages (see H.R. 4567), H8080 [27SE]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 800), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1766), H2743 [14MR]

——— 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. 681), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1565), H2503 [6MR]

——— uphold freedom of association protections on college campuses (see H.R. 3128), H4342 [5JN]

——— 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. 1525), S2924 [16MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish advanced nuclear energy goals and provide versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source and high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced reactor concepts (see S. 903), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 3306), H4770 [18JN]

——— improve education and training of underrepresented groups for employment in energy-related industries (see H.R. 4061), H7466 [25JY]

——— prioritize education and training for energy-related jobs to increase skilled workers for such jobs (see S. 2393), S5248 [31JY]

——— reauthorize Office of Minority Economic Impact to improve education and training of underrepresented groups for employment in energy-related industries (see H.R. 1315), H2046 [22FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see S. 2500), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 2431), H3403 [1MY]

——— authorize assistance for increasing workforce diversity in professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology (see S. 2747), S6300 [30OC] (see H.R. 3637), H5302 [9JY]

——— ensure an evidence-based funding approach to study effects of Health Profession Opportunity Grant program demonstration projects and evaluate such projects (see H.R. 3767), H5910 [16JY]

——— ensure Health Profession Opportunity Grant program projects train participants to earn a recognized postsecondary credential and clarify eligibility of community colleges for grants to conduct such projects (see H.R. 3823), H7149 [18JY]

——— ensure that pre-apprenticeship programs are considered when planning Health Profession Opportunity Grant program career pathway demonstration projects (see H.R. 3756), H5824 [15JY]

——— establish National Health Service Corps Rural Provider Loan Repayment Program (see S. 2406), S5249 [31JY] (see H.R. 4899), H8594 [29OC]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (see H.R. 728), H1171 [23JA]

——— extend and expand demonstration projects to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow a career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3398), H5035 [21JN]

——— guarantee that grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program are made to grantees in each State that is not a territory (see H.R. 3346), H4917 [19JN]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see S. 2080), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 647), H716 [17JA]

——— make hospitals eligible for grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3342), H4917 [19JN]

——— make opioid treatment programs eligible for grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3341), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide a set-aside of funds for Indian populations under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3340), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide a set-aside of funds for territories under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program to make the Northern Mariana Islands eligible for grants (see H.R. 3335), H4916 [19JN]

——— provide education and training for eligible individuals to enter a career pathway in the field of pregnancy and childbirth under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3344), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide education and training for eligible individuals with an arrest or conviction record to enter a career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3336), H4916 [19JN]

——— provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools (see H.R. 1888), H2827 [26MR]

——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps loan repayment program (see S. 970), S2118 [1AP] (see H.R. 2802), H3923 [16MY]

——— provide for sexual health education of young people, including promotion of healthy relationships and prevention of unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and dating violence (see S. 1524), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 2720), H3789 [14MY]

——— provide for technical assistance under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program to help local health organizations and schools to apply for, and implement, grants (see H.R. 3343), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide for use of peer support, peer mentoring, and career coaching in demonstration projects conducted under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3339), H4917 [19JN]

——— provide loan repayment incentives for certain physician assistants or faculty at a graduate-level physician assistant education program (see H.R. 1686), H2679 [12MR]

——— provide resources to access foundational educational training, such as English as a foreign language and adult basic education, and provide child care in Health Profession Opportunity Grant program projects (see H.R. 3338), H4916 [19JN]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (see S. 304), S800 [31JA] (see S. 1191), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 2815), H3924 [16MY]

——— reauthorize Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program and reinstate Geriatric Academic Career Awards program (see S. 299), S800 [31JA]

——— reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity through supporting implicit bias training, pregnancy medical home programs, and incorporating bias recognition in medical school skills testing (see S. 1600), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2902), H4117 [22MY]

——— require applications for a Health Profession Opportunity Grant to contain evidence of in-demand jobs or worker shortages (see H.R. 3337), H4916 [19JN]

——— require geographical diversity in provision of grants and inclusion of transportation assistance plans under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 3347), H4917 [19JN]

——— require preference for applicants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program who have certain kinds of business and community partners (see H.R. 3345), H4917 [19JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize work with cybersecurity consortia for training (see S. 333), S867 [5FE]

——— create a task force to address threat of foreign government influence and threats to academic research integrity on college campuses (see S. 1879), S3651 [18JN] (see S. 2728), S6243 [29OC] (see H.R. 4892), H8539 [28OC]

——— eliminate Optional Practical Training Program (see H.R. 3564), H5257 [27JN]

——— establish a commission to enhance cultural competence and improve recruitment and outreach at U.S. Coast Guard Academy and modify process for congressional nominations for appointment as cadets (see H.R. 3488), H5166 [25JN]

——— strengthen partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 1494), H2365 [5MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish a pilot program to make grants to historically Black colleges and universities to provide educational programs to offenders who have recently been, or will soon be, released from incarceration (see H.R. 4252), H7558 [9SE]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 816), H1242 [28JA]

Dept. of Labor: promote effective registered apprenticeships for skills, credentials, academic credit, and employment (see H.R. 4965), H8718 [31OC]

——— promote registered apprenticeships, including those within in-demand industry sectors, through support of workforce intermediaries (see S. 951), S2088 [28MR] (see H.R. 1995), H2923 [29MR]

——— provide training services linked to employment demand through Upskill Accounts, increase transparency in workforce development system, and align community employment training with labor needs (see S. 1911), S3844 [19JN]

Dept. of State: eliminate Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (see S. 1632), S3104 [23MY] (see H.R. 479), H463 [10JA]

——— establish a scholarship program for Haitian students whose studies were interrupted as a result of the 2010 earthquake or Hurricane Matthew (see H.R. 666), H718 [17JA]

——— revoke existing, and prohibit issuance of, visas to researchers affiliated with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and call for certain allies to take similar measures (see S. 1451), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2713), H3788 [14MY]

——— submit a report on potential benefits and impact on the U.S. of establishment of joint U.S.-Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (see S. 2309), S5141 [29JY] (see H.R. 2488), H3439 [2MY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey Federal reversionary interests to land owned by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ (see S. 244), S698 [28JA] (see H.R. 756), H1210 [24JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program funds to repay Federal student loans (see H.R. 5056), H8783 [12NO]

——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1315), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2487), H3439 [2MY]

——— clarify treatment of certain overpayments made by educational institutions to persons entitled to departmental educational assistance (see H.R. 4654), H8111 [11OC]

——— clarify when educational assistance is available for an individual who pursues an approved program of education leading to a degree while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4312), H7704 [12SE]

——— collaborate with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning that provide administrative assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2885), H4064 [21MY]

——— enhance payment of monthly housing stipends paid under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 1946), S4455 [24JN]

——— establish clinical observation pilot program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school (see S. 2569), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 1271), H2031 [14FE]

——— expand Veterans Healing Veterans Medical Access and Scholarship Program to include medical students in predominantly Hispanic-serving medical schools (see H.R. 2308), H3263 [12AP]

——— extend authority to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed (see S. 2811), S6475 [7NO]

——— extend period under which an election must be made for entitlement to educational assistance under All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and phase out such program (see S. 2830), S6507 [12NO] (see H.R. 4162), H7492 [6AU] (see H.R. 5278), H9221 [3DE]

——— improve ability of veterans to receive in-State tuition using departmental educational assistance (see S. 2136), S4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 3608), H5269 [2JY]

——— improve educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4085), H7476 [26JY]

——— improve recruitment of physicians (see H.R. 2557), H3474 [7MY]

——— improve work-study allowance program (see S. 2265), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 3535), H5255 [27JN]

——— 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. 730), H1171 [23JA]

——— increase monthly housing stipends paid under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program for certain individuals enrolled in distance learning educational programs (see H.R. 3897), H7240 [23JY]

——— make additional information about postsecondary educational institutions available to veterans (see H.R. 4852), H8457 [23OC]

——— modify effective date for inclusion of certain active-duty Armed Forces members in Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program (see S. 2475), S5474 [12SE]

——— pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to certain individuals during school term, quarter, or semester breaks (see H.R. 1913), H2884 [27MR] (see H.R. 2230), H3253 [10AP]

——— provide additional entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program benefits of certain veterans and Armed Forces members who require extra time to complete remedial and deficiency courses (see H.R. 5009), H8738 [8NO]

——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (see S. 2011), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 2196), H3251 [10AP]

——— require educational institutions to abide by certain principles as a condition of approval for purposes of participating in departmental educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4625), H8101 [8OC]

——— require work-study wages to match local minimum wage if higher than State minimum wage to ensure fair pay for veteran students (see H.R. 5052), H8783 [12NO]

——— support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (see H.R. 5019), H8738 [8NO]

Depts. of Education and Veterans Affairs: increase coordination to protect veterans from troubled schools by conducting risk analyses of certain institutions receiving payments under heightened cash monitoring payment method (see H.R. 4012), H7464 [25JY]

Disabled: establish commission to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see S. 3095), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 5312), H9293 [5DE]

Discrimination: provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see H.R. 4009), H7464 [25JY]

Drugs: develop national cannabis research agenda, collect data on cannabis use and impacts on health outcomes, change controlled substance classification of cannabis, and streamline DEA approval of research (see S. 2400), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 4322), H7705 [12SE]

Economic Development Administration: designate and support manufacturing communities (see H.R. 2631), H3678 [9MY]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 328), S832 [4FE]

Education: encourage career and technical education institutions to bolster domestic workforce and qualify career and technical education costs for 529 college savings programs (see H.R. 4760), H8258 [18OC]

——— establish additional protections and disclosures for students and co-signers relative to student loans (see S. 2405), S5249 [31JY]

——— include court-ordered receivership in the list of actions resulting in a change of ownership (see H.R. 5425), H10258 [12DE]

——— increase diversity and inclusion in tech sector and minority access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education (see H. Res. 169), H2322 [4MR]

——— prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of disputes arising from private education loans (see H.R. 3764), H5825 [15JY] (see H.R. 4544), H8079 [27SE]

——— provide for discharge of a private education loan in the case of death or total and permanent disability of a student obligor (see H.R. 4545), H8079 [27SE]

——— provide loan forgiveness to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers and tax credits for STEM school supplies, and incentivize STEM hiring practices (see H.R. 3099), H4312 [4JN]

Employment: expand qualified use of 529 education savings plans, establish highway construction workforce development grants, encourage military spouse professional development, and expand goals of SBA 504 loan program (see S. 2620), S5895 [17OC]

EPA: conduct research on wildfire smoke (see S. 1812), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 4924), H8677 [30OC]

FAA: improve hiring process for air traffic controllers by prioritizing hiring of veterans and FAA Certified Collegiate Training Initiative school graduates (see S. 1148), S2433 [11AP] (see S. 1322), S2645 [6MY]

Federal agencies and departments: enforce Civil Rights Act sections that prohibit racial discrimination in education and other aspects of public life and restore private right of action in cases involving disparate impact (see H. Res. 66), H997 [22JA]

——— engage and invest in historically Black colleges and universities, support and expand their participation in Federal programs, and track progress toward achieving goals (see S. 461), S1276 [12FE] (see H.R. 1054), H1459 [7FE]

Federal Direct Loan Program: permit a Federal student loan borrower to terminate repayment pursuant to income-based repayment and repay such loan under any other repayment plan for which the borrower is eligible (see S. 3055), S7048 [16DE]

Financial institutions: require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (see S. 2184), S4948 [18JY]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 327), H3284 [25AP]

Foreign countries: require disclosure of agreements with certain foreign sources (see H.R. 2244), H3254 [10AP]

Forest Service: make the District of Columbia eligible for certain forestry research grants (see H.R. 4885), H8539 [28OC]

Freedom of speech: protect freedom of speech, thought, and expression (see S. Res. 233), S3252 [5JN] (see H. Res. 191), H2584 [7MR]

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. 2925), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 5241), H9168 [21NO]

Health care professionals: improve and expand training for future and current physicians and mid-level health care providers on treating pain and prescribing opioids (see H. Con. Res. 8), H1283 [29JA]

——— require prescribers of controlled substances to complete training on treating patients with opioid and other substance use disorders and incorporate such training in medical school curricula (see H.R. 4974), H8724 [1NO]

Housing: improve estimates of off-campus room and board for students (see H.R. 4648), H8110 [11OC]

Immigration: eliminate per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, increase per-country limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and exempt nurses and certain college graduates (see S. 2091), S4807 [11JY]

——— prohibit an alien not in a lawful immigration status from eligibility for postsecondary education benefits not available to all U.S. citzens and nationals (see H.R. 1190), H1582 [13FE]

IMPACT for Energy Foundation: establish (see S. 2005), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3575), H5257 [27JN]

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System: define and report spending on instruction, student services, marketing, recruitment, advertising, and lobbying (see H.R. 4475), H7901 [24SE]

Intelligence services: require the FBI to create a list of foreign intelligence threats to higher education and require reporting to Dept. of Education of certain gifts from such entities (see S. 1701), S3164 [3JN] (see H.R. 3071), H4216 [3JN]

Internet: anniversary of first transmitted message (see H. Res. 717), H9121 [20NO]

Investments: provide a legal framework necessary for the growth of innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary education (see S. 2114), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 1810), H2754 [18MR]

Jews: condemn anti-Semitism, racism, and intolerance, support freedom of religion, and investigate and hold perpetrators accountable for hate crimes and threats against the Jewish community (see H. Res. 47), H676 [16JA]

Jubilee Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 297), H3217 [9AP]

Maritime Administration: provide assistance for education and research harbors to protect research vessels and designate Maritime Academies as Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education (see S. 1452), S2815 [14MY]

Medicare: establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see S. 2116), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 1358), H2232 [26FE] (see H.R. 3425), H5037 [21JN] (see H.R. 3753), H5824 [15JY]

Minorities: enhance Federal science agencies’ efforts relative to the quality of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and research capacity at minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 4372), H7772 [18SE]

NASA: modify National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (see S. 2831), S6507 [12NO]

National Academy of Inventors: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2857), H4063 [21MY]

National and Community Service Administration: establish (see H.R. 3464), H5165 [25JN]

National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 600), H8054 [26SE]

National Center for Coastal Resilience: designate as a national center of excellence for research in coastal and recurrent flooding (see H. Res. 716), H9057 [19NO]

National College Application Month: designate (see S. Res. 432), S6669 [19NO]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 34), H3264 [12AP]

National GI Bill Commemoration Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S4169 [20JN] (see H. Res. 451), H4918 [19JN]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 319), S5603 [19SE]

National Oceanographic Partnership Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 3161), H4349 [6JN]

National Park Service: reauthorize Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see S. 280), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 870), H1332 [30JA]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 910), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 2405), H3339 [30AP]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 37), S800 [31JA] (see H. Res. 104), H1391 [6FE]

NLRB: protect rights of graduate student workers to unionize (see H.R. 5104), H8878 [14NO]

NOAA: designate certain colleges and universities that research sea level rise, coastal flooding, and shoreline erosion as National Centers of Excellence in Coastal Resilience Research and Education (see H.R. 5102), H8878 [14NO]

——— establish a National Flood Research and Education Center (see H.R. 3091), H4312 [4JN]

——— establish Climate Change Education Program (see S. 477), S1326 [13FE]

——— provide for ocean acidification collaborative research grant opportunities (see H.R. 2448), H3403 [1MY]

North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 17), S181 [14JA]

Northwest Missouri State University: tribute to men’s basketball team (see S. Res. 185), S2614 [2MY]

NSF: award grants to institutions of higher education to research or develop makerspaces and prioritize community college, historically Black college and university, and minority-serving institution applicants (see H.R. 2518), H3447 [3MY]

——— increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see S. 2578), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 4528), H8053 [26SE]

——— support multidisciplinary research on the science of suicide (see H.R. 4704), H8198 [16OC]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see S. 2579), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 2528), H3473 [7MY]

——— establish an interagency working group to coordinate activities and develop policy guidance to protect federally funded research and development (see S. 2133), S4856 [16JY] (see H.R. 3038), H4180 [30MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1291), H2032 [14FE]

Pharmacueticals: designate institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (see H.R. 4866), H8538 [28OC]

Political science: express that socialist proposals such as Medicare for All, student loan forgiveness, and the Green New Deal are antithetical to American foundational values of self-responsibility and opportunity (see H. Res. 675), H8718 [31OC]

ROTC: improve benefits for survivors of deceased graduates (see S. 2564), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 3178), H4388 [10JN] (see H.R. 5378), H10015 [10DE]

SBA: establish a pilot program to grant awards to historically Black colleges and universities to establish entrepreneurship curriculum and placement of a Small Business Development Center on campuses (see H.R. 2981), H4162 [23MY]

——— establish Innovation Centers Program to foster innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems in underserved communities through grants to minority-serving colleges and universities and community colleges (see S. 2717), S6189 [28OC]

——— establish Innovation Voucher Grant Program (see H.R. 5348), H9346 [6DE]

——— report on assistance provided to historically Black colleges or universities (see S. 2126), S4856 [16JY]

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 256), S4169 [20JN] (see H. Res. 451), H4918 [19JN]

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see S. 1067), S2294 [8AP] (see H.R. 36), H202 [3JA]

——— report certain information on any principal investigator, receiving Federal competitive research and development grants, found to have engaged in discrimination or harassment on the basis of sex (see H.R. 5328), H9294 [5DE]

Sports: provide for returning student scholarships, work opportunities, and full health insurance for sports injuries for student-athletes, and eliminate rules blocking professional sports participation (see H.R. 2036), H2985 [2AP]

States: prohibit from suspending, revoking, or denying State-issued professional or driver’s licenses or issuing penalties due to student loan default (see S. 609), S1593 [28FE]

Taxation: allow graduate students to exclude tuition reductions from gross income (see H.R. 1842), H2761 [21MR]

——— allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling (see S. 157), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 65), H203 [3JA] (see H.R. 621), H675 [16JA]

——— allow tax credit for employers providing student loan payment assistance for employees (see H.R. 655), H717 [17JA]

——— allow tax free distributions from 529 college savings plans for certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs (see S. 1623), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2679), H3727 [10MY]

——— allow use of 529 plans to pay apprenticeship and qualified early education expenses (see S. 220), S586 [24JA]

——— amend definition of qualified amateur sports organization in the Internal Revenue Code to remove restriction on student-athletes using or being compensated for use of their name, image, or likeness (see H.R. 1804), H2745 [14MR]

——— exclude certain post graduation scholarship grants from gross income in the same manner as qualified scholarships to promote economic growth (see S. 676), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 4038), H7465 [25JY]

——— exclude employer contributions to student loan repayment from income (see S. 2347), S5247 [31JY]

——— exclude Federal Pell Grants from gross income (see H.R. 3803), H5998 [17JY]

——— exclude from gross income any discharge of student loan indebtedness (see S. 1248), S2515 [30AP]

——— exclude from gross income certain federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty (see S. 359), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 996), H1390 [6FE]

——— expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance and expand availability of student loan interest deduction (see H.R. 5359), H9347 [6DE]

——— 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. 1425), S2786 [13MY]

——— extend earned income tax credit to caregivers and qualifying students and establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (see H.R. 1436), H2312 [28FE]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (see S. 460), S1276 [12FE] (see H.R. 1043), H1458 [7FE]

——— facilitate disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 640), H716 [17JA]

——— 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. 137), S273 [16JA]

——— increase deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 3098), H4312 [4JN]

——— increase deduction allowed for student loan interest and exclude from gross income discharges of income-contigent or income-based student loan indebtedness (see H.R. 1798), H2745 [14MR]

——— increase dollar and income limitations on the deduction allowed for student loan interest (see H.R. 1070), H1460 [7FE]

——— increase exclusion for educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4849), H8457 [23OC]

——— increase income-based limitations for the Lifetime Learning Credit (see S. 2819), S6475 [7NO]

——— limit amount that the portion of a taxpayer’s tax refund attributable to the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit may be reduced by reason of student loan debt (see H.R. 5114), H8908 [15NO]

——— permanently extend above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 1071), H1460 [7FE] (see H.R. 2193), H3217 [9AP]

——— permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of a 529 account (see S. 379), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 5339), H9346 [6DE]

——— permit employers to make matching contributions to workers under certain retirement plans as if worker student loan payments were salary reduction contributions to the retirement plan (see S. 1428), S2786 [13MY]

——— permit fellowship and stipend compensation to be saved in an individual retirement account to facilitate savings by graduate and postdoctoral students (see S. 448), S1275 [12FE] (see H.R. 1194), H1582 [13FE]

——— permit withdrawals from certain retirement plans for repayment of student loan debt (see S. 2962), S6788 [2DE]

——— provide a credit for employer-provided job training to encourage partnerships between local colleges and businesses (see S. 2676), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 4848), H8457 [23OC]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 1163), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2746), H3840 [15MY]

——— provide for tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings (see S. 932), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 1251), H2030 [14FE]

——— provide rules for disallowance and recapture of certain charitable contributions to colleges and universities (see S. 1732), S3251 [5JN]

——— provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans who are receiving certain educational assistance (see S. 537), S1436 [25FE] (see H.R. 2499), H3439 [2MY]

——— reform low-income housing credit (see S. 1703), S3215 [4JN] (see H.R. 3077), H4312 [4JN]

——— repeal excise tax on private college endowments (see H.R. 4438), H7865 [20SE]

——— strike provision of American Opportunity Tax Credit that denies credit to students with felony drug convictions (see S. 2553), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 4518), H8053 [26SE]

——— treat certain scholarships and fellowship grants as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see H.R. 2806), H3924 [16MY]

——— treat non-tuition portion of scholarships as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1667), S3105 [23MY]

Trump, President: support Executive order on combating anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 764), H10265 [14DE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: call for remaining a signatory to the Paris Agreement and support policies that promote reduction of global warming pollution and aim to meet objectives of the Paris Agreement (see S. Res. 449), S6950 [10DE]

U.S. Geological Survey: reauthorize grants for, and require applied water supply research on, water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2164), S4947 [18JY] (see H.R. 3510), H5200 [26JN]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 106), S1793 [12MR] (see H. Res. 186), H2584 [7MR]

University of Maryland: tribute to women’s lacrosse team (see S. Res. 249), S3363 [12JN]

University of Nebraska-Lincoln: anniversary (see S. Res. 82), S1540 [27FE] (see H. Res. 225), H2717 [13MR]

University of Virginia: tribute to men’s basketball team (see S. Res. 164), S2435 [11AP] (see H. Res. 320), H3265 [12AP]

Veterans: recognize importance and effectiveness of veteran-to-veteran sponsorship programs (see H. Res. 483), H5584 [10JY]

Women: affirm importance of Title IX, applaud increase in educational opportunities for women and girls, and recognize work left to be done to further increase such opportunities (see S. Res. 262), S4456 [24JN] (see H. Res. 459), H5076 [24JN]

Letters

Clarify status of Dept. of Education grants provided for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions: Elisabeth Prince (Betsy) DeVos, Sec. of Education, S6700 [20NO]

Dept. of Agriculture Centers of Excellence funding for certain land-grant African-American colleges and universities: Kent J. Smith, Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities, S6216 [29OC]

Dept. of HHS Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program reauthorization and expansion: Beat Steiner, Fred Miser, and Judith Belle Brown, Council of Academic Family Medicine, S805 [31JA]

——— Michael L. Munger, American Academy of Family Physicians, S806 [31JA]

——— Stephen C. Shannon, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, S806 [31JA]

Disapprove Dept. of Education rule on borrower defense institutional accountability: several organizations, S7004 [12DE]

Ensure admitted candidates to military academies undergo screenings for speech disorders, are provided results of such screenings, and the option of undergoing speech therapy: Pamela Mertz, National Stuttering Association, H5670 [11JY]

FAFSA Simplification Act: Mike Krause, Tennessee Higher Education Commission and Tennessee Student Assistance Corp., S5972 [22OC]

Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act: Antonio R. Flores, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, S5733 [26SE]

——— Carrie L. Billy and David E. Yarlott, Jr., American Indian Higher Education Consortium, S5732 [26SE]

——— Glenda Glover, Tennessee State University, S5732 [26SE]

——— Hakim J. Lucas, Virginia Union University, S5878 [17OC]

——— Harry L. Williams, Thurgood Marshall College Fund Inc., S6143 [24OC]

——— Harry L. Williams, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Inc., S5732 [26SE]

——— Javaune Adams-Gaston, Norfolk State University, S5878 [17OC]

——— Lezli Baskerville, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, S5731 [26SE]

——— Michael L. Lomax, United Negro College Fund, Inc., S5731 [26SE], S6144 [24OC]

——— Ted Mitchell, American Council on Education, H7735 [17SE], H9963 [10DE]

——— William R. Harvey, Hampton University, S5878 [17OC]

Historically Black colleges and universities importance: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, H9216 [3DE]

——— Representative Fudge, H9216 [3DE]

National Sea Grant College Program Act reauthorization and amendment: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H9970 [10DE]

——— Representative Grijalva, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H9970 [10DE]

Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act: several organizations, H8524 [28OC]

Protect Our Universities Act: Senators Burr and Warner, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S4522 [25JN]

Lists

American Council on Education members supporting H.R. 5363, Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, H9964 [10DE]

Indiana 6th Congressional District service academy nominees, H4776 [19JN]

Joyce-Gillespie-Harrington Educational and Charitable Foundation, Inc., and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Epsilon Lambda Chapter Black and Gold Scholarship Ball award recipients, E770 [13JN]

State organizations supporting H.R. 647, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, H8524 [28OC]

Texas 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E631 [20MY]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2020: President Trump, S1760 [11MR], H2625 [11MR]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2486, Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, H7751 [17SE]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4162, GI Bill Planning Act, H8781 [12NO]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4625, Protect the GI Bill Act, H8781 [12NO]

Remarks in House

AID: tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., Fellowship Program provision of scholarships to Afro-Colombian and indigenous students to learn English as a second language, H4070 [22MY]

Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University: anniversary, H8788 [13NO]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, H553 [15JA]

Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity (sorority): anniversary of Omega Chapter, E461 [12AP]

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary, E1000 [25JY]

Arkansas State University: hosting of annual College of Agriculture Agribusiness Conference, H2513 [7MR]

Arroyo, Vidal: Rhodes Scholarship recipient, E558 [8MY]

Asia: express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests (H. Res. 127), H7885, H7886 [24SE]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (H.R. 885), E110 [30JA]

Barton, Violet: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E1074 [27AU]

Batesville, IN: tribute to Batesville High School partnership with Ivy Tech Community College that allows high school students to earn college credits, H8791 [13NO]

Baylor University: tribute to women’s basketball team, H3243 [10AP]

Beacon College: anniversary, E1138 [12SE]

Bowling Green State University: tribute to men’s ice hockey team, E444 [10AP]

Boyer, Taylor: Dept. of State Benjamin A. Gilman International Student Program scholarship recipient, E529 [2MY]

Bradley University: tribute to men’s basketball team, E333 [21MR]

——— tribute to speech team, E638 [21MY]

Brown, Jaron: Rutgers University-Camden Student Veteran of the Year award recipient, E1505 [26NO]

Bucks County, PA, Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired: tribute to collaboration with Bucks County Community College to collect clothing for students, H2688 [13MR]

Bucks County Community College: tribute to men’s golf team, H3506 [9MY]

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.: partnership with Lackawanna College School of Petroleum and Natural Gas to encourage workforce development in natural gas industry, H7587 [10SE]

California State University, Fresno: inclusion in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best Colleges’’ list, H7601 [11SE]

California State University, Sacramento: anniversary of Education Opportunity Program, E1628 [19DE]

——— anniversary of Japanese American Archival Collection, E1633 [19DE]

CDC: gun violence prevention in schools and higher education research funding, H4605, H4606 [12JN], H4776 [19JN], H5175 [26JN]

Central Methodist University: tribute to men’s soccer team, H554 [15JA]

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology: tribute to Centre County Public Safety Training Center memorial to honor first responders killed in September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, H8284 [21OC]

Centre College: anniversary, E35 [11JA]

Cermak, Patrick: Lewis University Signum Fidei Award recipient, E1195 [24SE]

Chapman University: tribute to baseball team, H8074 [27SE]

Charis Bible College: anniversary, E1195 [24SE]

China: assessment as threat relative to military capability, targeting of U.S. academic institutions, telecommunications components development, unfair trade practices, theft of intellectual property, and human rights violations, H3775–H3781 [14MY]

——— assessment as threat relative to military capability, unfair trade practices, theft of intellectual property, and human rights violations, H8889, H8890 [15NO]

Churchill, Rudolph C.: U.S. Military Academy appointee, E706 [4JN]

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College: anniversary, H7840 [20SE]

Citadel: tribute to General Robert P. Carson (bulldog mascot), H7769 [18SE]

Citrus College: American Association of Community Colleges Student Success Award of Excellence recipient, E740 [11JN]

Clemson University: tribute to football team, H278 [8JA], H292, H295 [9JA]

——— tribute to Sandhill Research and Education Center, H7912 [25SE]

Colgate University: anniversary, H5779 [15JY]

Collin College Student Government Association: Texas Junior College Student Government Association Event of the Year award recipient, H3463 [7MY]

Colorado: tribute to 4th Congressional District U.S. Air Force Academy appointees, E726 [6JN]

Colorado School of Mines: Fighting Hunger at Mines (student group) recipient of Golden, CO, Mayor’s Gold Mine Award for Excellence, E1383 [31OC]

Congress: tribute to Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Programme, E166 [13FE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: collect and publish data from student loan servicers relative to loan portfolio performance, H4101, H4102 [22MY]

——— reestablish interagency memorandum of understanding with Dept. of Education concerning sharing of student borrower complaints to allow for supervision and oversight of student loan servicers, H4089 [22MY]

Cumberland County College: tribute to baseball team, H4297 [4JN]

Custy, Edward: U.S. Military Academy appointee, E706 [4JN]

Day of Silence: observance, H3241 [10AP]

Denton, TX: dedication of G. Roland Vela Athletic Complex, E771 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: National Institute of Food and Agriculture agricultural research and extension funding for historically Black land-grant colleges and universities, H4957 [20JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement Federal matching requirement for Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant recipients, H3706 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: Air Force University Research Initiative funding, H5664 [11JY]

——— allow civilian academic faculty at covered institutions to retain copyright for scholarly works completed outside of their assigned instructional duties, H5545 [10JY]

——— allow community college students holding or expecting to receive an associate degree to apply for Technology and National Security Fellowship Program, H5686 [11JY]

——— authorize senior Armed Forces officials to endorse and participate in activities of charitable foundations that support service academies, H5545 [10JY]

——— ensure admitted candidates to military academies undergo screenings for speech disorders, are provided results of such screenings, and the option of undergoing speech therapy, H5669–H5672 [11JY]

——— establish partnerships with academic health centers to reduce opioid dependency, develop new pain management methods, and advance technologies to improve lives of wounded veterans, H5658 [11JY]

——— historically Black colleges and universities funding, H4714 [18JN]

——— publish on website distribution of Tuition Assistance Program funds to higher education institutions and audit eligibility of any for-profit college that fails to meet financial responsibility standards, H5554, H5555 [10JY]

——— submit report to Congress on cybersecurity threat information sharing with Defense Industrial Base, including academic institutions, H5682 [11JY]

Dept. of Education: address issues relative to increased levels of Federal student loan debt, H5984 [17JY]

——— amend science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education program for Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian college students (H.R. 4222), E1084 [30AU]

——— award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (H.R. 3108), H4436 [12JN]

——— collect data on food and housing insecurity on college campuses and connect eligible students with available resources to combat food insecurity, H8961 [19NO]

——— develop career counseling programs to provide counselors with the resources and training to support students interested in career and technical education, H8775 [12NO]

——— disclose annual percentage rates applicable to Federal student loans (H.R. 811), H1250 [29JA]

——— ensure that student borrowers are provided relief from their student loans in the instance of substantial misrepresentation or omission by an institution of higher education (H.R. 3662), H5313 [10JY], H5983, H5984 [17JY]

——— establish a grant program for eligible institutions to plan and implement programs that provide support services and resources to increase transfer and graduation rates at community colleges (H.R. 3578), E862 [27JN]

——— establish a program that enables college-bound residents of certain territories to have greater choices among institutions of higher education by allowing students to pay in-State tuition in certain States (H.R. 2465), E515 [1MY]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (H.R. 276), H2060–H2062 [25FE], H2515 [7MR]

——— establish emergency grant aid program for certain college students (H.R. 4308), H7782 [19SE]

——— establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students with debt-free college, provide Pell Grant eligibility to certain immigrants, and restore assistance eligibility for drug-related offenses (H.R. 1571), H3397–H3399 [1MY]

——— Federal TRIO Programs outreach and support services for those at greatest risk of not completing college funding, H4545–H4547 [12JN]

——— importance of historically Black colleges and universities, H9212–H9219 [3DE], E1533 [4DE]

——— improve opportunities to attain a quality, debt-free degree or credential (H.R. 4424), E1181 [19SE]

——— increase maximum Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant award and protect program from sequester funding cuts (H.R. 5350), E1552 [6DE]

——— make grants to institutions of higher education to pay costs of obtaining a U.S. passport for underserved students to participate in study abroad programs (H.R. 3503), E850 [26JN]

——— National Center for College Students With Disabilities funding, H4606 [12JN]

——— Office of Inspector General funding through reductions in Dept. of Labor Office of Labor Management Standards funding, H4622, H4623 [12JN]

——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 5363), H9961–H9967 [10DE]

——— Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) funding, H4635, H4636 [13JN]

——— provide a deferment for certain student loans of Federal employees subject to a lapse in discretionary appropriations (H.R. 781), H2009 [14FE]

——— provide assistance to immediate family of a teacher or other school employee killed in an act of violence while performing school duties (H.R. 1691), E293 [12MR]

——— provide for refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans (H.R. 1899), H4302 [4JN]

——— Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program implementation, H5779 [15JY]

——— reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (H.R. 3800), H7226 [23JY]

——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 2486), H7734–H7737 [17SE], H9211, H9213–H9219 [3DE], E1178 [19SE], E1533, E1539 [4DE]

——— reduce cost of college, hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and improve students’ opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career (H.R. 4674), H8204 [17OC], H8544, H8549 [29OC], H8961 [19NO], H9062 [20NO], H9214, H9217 [3DE], H9340 [6DE], H12287 [19DE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal financial assistance to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution, H2393 [6MR], H2509 [7MR]

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (H.R. 3267), H4632 [13JN]

——— require institutions of higher education to print information on suicide prevention resources on student identification cards to improve access to mental health services (H.R. 3192), E744 [11JN]

——— require institutions of higher education to use a uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools (H.R. 2321), H3912 [16MY]

——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H3398 [1MY]

——— require provision of student loan information to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 2833), H5984 [17JY]

——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and amend Federal Pell Grant Program, H9964, H9965, H9966, H9967 [10DE]

——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and increase support for working college students and vulnerable populations (H.R. 4478), E1196 [24SE]

——— submit report on best practices relative to prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on college campuses, H3058 [3AP]

——— support students in completing an affordable postsecondary education that will prepare them to enter the workforce with skills they need for lifelong success, H9062 [20NO]

——— translate Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) into foreign languages (H.R. 4567), E1219 [27SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (H.R. 2431), H3494, H3495 [8MY]

——— extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs (H.R. 728), H8513–H8516 [28OC], H8682 [31OC]

——— graduate medical education funding through reductions in Dept. of Education management funding, H4615, H4616 [12JN]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (H.R. 647), H8521–H8526 [28OC]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program funding through reductions in health surveillance and program support funding, H4610, H4611 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Regional Centers of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education funding, H4565 [12JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a commission to enhance cultural competence and improve recruitment and outreach at U.S. Coast Guard Academy and modify process for congressional nominations for appointment as cadets, E990 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to offer alternative justice response programs, H3056, H3057 [3AP]

——— allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to offer primary prevention training, in addition to survivor support services, H3056 [3AP]

——— allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to train all campus personnel involved in resolution process of claims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, H3057 [3AP]

——— allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to train appropriate campus faculty to recognize victims of sexual or domestic violence, H3059 [3AP]

——— allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to train staff to conduct victim-centered, trauma-informed interviews for students reporting sexual or domestic violence, stalking, or harassment, H3033, H3034 [3AP]

——— John R. Justice Program grant funding, H4931 [20JN]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (H.R. 816), H3752 [14MY]

Dept. of State: establish a scholarship program for Haitian students whose studies were interrupted as a result of the 2010 earthquake or Hurricane Matthew (H.R. 666), E63 [17JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish clinical observation pilot program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school (H.R. 1271), H2335–H2337 [5MR], E253 [6MR]

——— extend period under which an election must be made for entitlement to educational assistance under All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and phase out such program (H.R. 4162), H8758–H8760 [12NO]

——— improve ability of veterans to receive in-State tuition using departmental educational assistance, H8759 [12NO]

——— improve educational assistance programs, H8750, H8751 [12NO]

——— improve recruitment of physicians (H.R. 2557), H5027 [21JN]

——— improve work-study allowance program, H7210 [23JY]

——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (H.R. 2196), H4051 [21MY], H5046, H5047 [24JN]

——— require educational institutions to abide by certain principles as a condition of approval for purposes of participating in departmental educational assistance programs (H.R. 4625), H8746–H8751 [12NO]

——— support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (H.R. 5019), E1408 [8NO]

Depts. of Education and Veterans Affairs: increase coordination to protect veterans from troubled schools by conducting risk analyses of certain institutions receiving payments under heightened cash monitoring payment method (H.R. 4012), E1001 [25JY]

Depts. of HHS and Education: ensure access by students and faculty of pharmacy schools to information on use and availability of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products, H3882 [16MY]

Dessaso, Chayne: U.S. Military Academy appointee, H2005 [14FE]

Discrimination: ensure prohibition on discrimination on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity will not require biological females to face competition from biological males in any sporting event, H3934, H3937, H3941–H3943, H3950, H3951 [17MY]

Douglas, Loughlin: Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital, Katy, TX, Sports Medicine Scholarship recipient, E1119 [10SE]

Economy: importance of agriculture, H2351 [5MR]

Edgerton, Nathan: University of North Texas in DC Internship Program Legacy Award recipient, E540 [3MY]

El Paso Community College: anniversary, E1195 [24SE]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H8666–H8668 [30OC]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H7227–H7229 [23JY]

Erickson, Nathaniel: U.S. Naval Academy appointee, E519 [1MY]

Essex County College: anniversary, E515 [1MY]

Eureka College: tribute to men’s basketball team, H2265 [27FE]

Feldman, Eva: Michigan Medicine Alumni Society Distinguished Achievement Award recipient, E1245 [4OC]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (H. Res. 327), H3312–H3314 [30AP], E516 [1MY]

Florida: tribute to 15th Congressional District service academy nominees, H4296 [4JN]

Foreign countries: importance of international students studying in the U.S., E511 [30AP], E516 [1MY]

Forest Service: make the District of Columbia eligible for certain forestry research grants (H.R. 4885), E1346 [28OC]

Fox Valley Technical College: tribute to Student Veterans of America (organization) chapter, E1029 [2AU]

Fresno Pacific University: anniversary, E1424, E1425 [12NO]

Fullerton College: tribute to men’s basketball team, H2877 [27MR]

Gaba, Barbara: Mainland-Pleasantville NAACP Education Award recipient, H9043 [19NO]

Garcia, Rachel: American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year award recipient, E869 [2JY]

Grand Canyon University: tribute to Speak Up, Stand Up and Save a Life conference and movement, E1346 [28OC]

Grant, Kailyn: U.S. Naval Academy appointee, E518 [1MY]

Great Lakes Maritime Academy: anniversary, E1555 [6DE]

Haxhiu, Qendrim: Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship program completion, E527 [2MY]

Hileman, Kevin: U.S. Naval Academy appointee, E518 [1MY]

Hillsborough Community College: anniversary, E964 [23JY]

Hitt, Chet: Victor Valley College Foundation Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E200 [25FE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H12152 [18DE]

Howard University: anniversary of School of Law, E114 [30JA]

——— tribute to Donald M. Payne, Sr., International Development Graduate Fellowship Program, H7389 [25JY]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, H1530 [13FE]

Illinois State University: anniversary of Mennonite College of Nursing, H1011 [23JA]

Illinois Wesleyan University: tribute to men’s golf team, H4227 [4JN]

Indian River State College: Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence recipient, H3119 [8AP]

Indiana: tribute to 6th Congressional District service academy nominees, H4776 [19JN]

Indiana University: anniversary, E1227 [27SE]

James Madison University: tribute to postgraduation employment rates, H5198 [26JN]

Johns, Brendon: U.S. Military Academy appointee, E517 [1MY]

Joyce-Gillespie-Harrington Educational and Charitable Foundation, Inc.: tribute to Black and Gold Scholarship Ball award recipients, E770 [13JN]

Jubilee Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 297), E433 [9AP]

Kappa Kappa Kappa, Inc.: anniversary of Beta Rho Chapter, E195 [22FE]

Keiser University: tribute to football team, E1471 [19NO]

——— tribute to men’s swimming team, E290 [12MR]

King, Derek: Victor Valley College Foundation Distinguished Service to Education Award recipient, E202 [25FE]

Lamar State College, Orange: anniversary, E72 [22JA]

Lawrence University: anniversary of Seely G. Mudd Library partnership with Federal Depository Library Program, E1376 [30OC]

Lesovsky, Dillon: Victor Valley College Foundation Young Alumni Hall of Fame Award recipient, E201 [25FE]

Louisiana State University: tribute to men’s basketball team, H2900, H2901 [28MR]

Mangum, Jake: Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame C Spire Ferriss Trophy recipient, H4705 [18JN]

McGillicuddy, Katie: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy appointee, E708 [4JN]

Minorities: enhance Federal science agencies’ efforts relative to the quality of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and research capacity at minority-serving institutions (H.R. 4372), H9353–H9356 [9DE]

Mitchell, Nathan: U.S. Naval Academy appointee, E707 [4JN]

Modesto Junior College: tribute to Hispanic Education Conference, E1281 [15OC]

Moroney, John: U.S. Naval Academy appointee, E707 [4JN]

Mount Aloysius College: tribute to events to honor life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., H1176 [24JA]

Murray, KY: inclusion in SafeWise (organization) Safest College Towns in America list, H8905 [15NO]

Napa Valley College: anniversary of Puente Program, E380 [1AP]

NASA: National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program funding, H4935 [20JN]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend, H9973, H9975 [10DE]

Nebraska: tribute to career and technical education programs, H2617 [11MR]

New York: commend passage of State legislation making tuition assistance programs available to certain aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and who entered the U.S. as children, H1161 [23JA]

New York Chiropractic College: anniversary, E1189 [20SE]

Newark, NJ: tribute to Bard High School Early College science faculty, H2629 [11MR]

Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.: anniversary of Apprentice School, E828 [24JN]

North Dakota State University: tribute to football team, H582 [15JA]

Northwestern University: anniversary of Institute for Policy Research, E732 [10JN]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (H.R. 2528), H3462 [7MY], H8005–H8010 [26SE]

Ohio Northern University: dedication of James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building, E1264 [8OC]

Oklahoma: anniversary of Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature, H8906 [15NO]

Pennsylvania State University: anniversary of crew team, H9384 [9DE]

——— tribute to Consortium To Combat Substance Abuse, H3296 [29AP]

——— tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H2049 [25FE]

Pennsylvania State University, Schuylkill: tribute to women’s cross-country team, H8905 [15NO]

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary of Iota Chapter, E1576 [11DE]

Plummer, Jake: College Football Hall of Fame inductee, E1452 [15NO]

Pollack, Jared: Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital, Katy, TX, Sports Medicine Scholarship recipient, E1117 [10SE]

Purdue University: anniversary, E577 [10MY]

——— tribute to marching band, E596 [15MY]

Rockland Community College, State University of New York: anniversary, E1294 [16OC]

San Jacinto College: National Council for Marketing and Public Relations District 4 Medallion Award recipient, E247 [5MR]

——— Public Relations Society of America, Houston Chapter Excalibur Award recipient, E247 [5MR]

Savannah College of Art and Design: anniversary, H3453 [7MY]

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary, E331 [21MR]

——— funding, H4703 [18JN]

Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (H.R. 36), H7173–H7176 [23JY], E2 [3JA], E976 [24JY]

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Founders’ Day, H8814 [13NO]

Sports: anniversary of college football, E1341 [24OC], E1353 [28OC], E1360, E1366 [29OC], E1384 [31OC], E1439 [14NO], E1517 [29NO]

St. Bonaventure University: anniversary of men’s basketball team, E1531 [4DE]

St. Cloud State University: Minnesota Central Regional Small Business Development Center recipient of SBA Minnesota Small Business Development Center of Excellence award, H2107 [26FE]

St. Francis University: Appalachian Regional Commission grant recipient, H7249 [24JY]

State University of New York, Plattsburgh: tribute to women’s ice hockey team, E467 [15AP]

Stephen F. Austin State University: tribute to women’s bowling team, E944 [18JY]

Stevens Institute of Technology: tribute, H3135 [9AP]

Stewart, Columba: National Endowment for the Humanities Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities designee, H7563 [10SE]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in Dept. of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California relative to termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H8777 [12NO], H8816–H8820 [13NO], H8836, H8837 [14NO]

Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling, H4025–H4030 [21MY], H4139, H4140, H4143, H4145, H4150 [23MY]

——— allow tax credit for employers providing student loan payment assistance for employees (H.R. 655), H1234 [28JA]

——— limit amount that the portion of a taxpayer’s tax refund attributable to the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit may be reduced by reason of student loan debt (H.R. 5114), H8884 [15NO]

——— provide for tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings (H.R. 1251), H3469 [7MY], E182 [14FE]

——— treat certain scholarships and fellowship grants as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax, H4124, H4143 [23MY]

Texas: tribute to 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E631 [20MY]

Texas A&M University-San Antonio: anniversary, E567 [9MY]

Texas Tech University: tribute to men’s basketball team, H3092 [4AP]

Tomlin, Lana: Victor Valley College Foundation Alumni Hall of Fame Award recipient, E205 [25FE]

Turner, Kim Garza: University of North Texas in DC Internship Program Legacy Award recipient, E541 [3MY]

U.S. Export Finance Agency: expand Advisory Committee by two positions to include member representation for 4-year universities and community colleges, H8887 [15NO]

——— include Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions in workforce recruitment efforts, H8885 [15NO]

——— include community colleges in workforce recruitment efforts, H8886 [15NO]

U.S. Naval Academy: tribute to mixed crew team, H7257 [24JY]

Uchitel, Julie: Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission Marshall Scholarship recipient, H1251 [29JA]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary, E268 [7MR], E286 [11MR]

University at Albany, State University of New York: anniversary, E550 [7MY]

University of Arkansas at Little Rock: tribute to Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, H1529 [13FE]

University of Bridgeport: tribute to women’s soccer team, E90 [24JA]

University of California, Berkeley: tribute to men’s swimming and diving team, E1487 [21NO]

University of California, Davis: tribute to Women’s Cardiovascular Medicine Program Women’s Heart Care Forum, E126 [4FE]

University of California, Los Angeles: anniversary, H4052 [21MY], E621 [17MY], E660, E661 [23MY]

——— tribute to women’s softball team, E869 [2JY], E1600 [17DE]

University of California, Merced: Education Dive (Internet site) University of the Year award recipient, H1532 [13FE]

——— inclusion in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Best Colleges’’ list, H7601 [11SE]

University of Cincinnati: anniversary, H536 [14JA], H983 [22JA]

University of Colorado Boulder: signing of U.N. Sports for Climate Action Framework, E673 [24MY]

University of Florida: inclusion in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Top Public Schools’’ list, H7824 [19SE]

University of Georgia: anniversary of College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Tifton Campus, E519 [1MY]

University of Houston: tribute to men’s basketball team, E342 [25MR]

University of Illinois at Chicago: tribute to John Marshall Law School, E1119 [10SE]

University of La Verne: inclusion in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ‘‘Social Mobility of Graduates’’ list, E741 [11JN]

University of Maryland: tribute to men’s basketball team, H2900, H2901 [28MR]

University of Michigan: anniversary of Medical School Program in Biomedical Sciences, E1184 [19SE]

——— construction of new Michigan Medicine adult medicine ‘‘green’’ facility, E1338 [23OC]

——— tribute to Express, Fulfill, Prosper (student group) fundraising dinner for mental health awareness, E1274 [11OC]

——— tribute to Weiser Diplomacy Center, E1130 [11SE]

University of Montana Western: tribute to women’s basketball team, H3091 [4AP]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: anniversary of Kenan-Flagler Business School, E1509 [26NO]

University of North Carolina at Charlotte: commemorate lives of shooting victims and commend first responders, H3550 [9MY]

University of North Georgia: tribute to ROTC Ranger Challenge team, E532 [2MY]

University of Oregon: anniversary of Institute for Policy Research and Engagement Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) AmeriCorps Program, E961 [23JY]

University of Pittsburgh Johnstown: tribute to PITTchFEST event, H5080 [25JN]

University of Rochester Medical Center: Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center recipient of Health Resources and Services Administration Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program grant, H4442 [12JN]

University of South Carolina: College of Pharmacy winners of MEDISCA, Inc., Student Pharmacist Compounding Competition, E677 [28MY]

University of Texas at Dallas: anniversary, H7588 [10SE], E1117 [10SE]

University of Virginia: tribute to Cyber Defense Team, E873 [5JY]

——— tribute to men’s basketball team, H2946 [2AP]

University of Wisconsin: tribute to women’s hockey team, H8790 [13NO]

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay: tribute to Vets 4 Vets Student Club, E1031 [2AU]

Utah Valley University: tribute to Utah International Mountain Forum efforts to advance sustainable mountain development particularly for women and girls, E453 [12AP]

Vanderbilt University: tribute to baseball team, E865 [28JN]

Vargas, Christina: Texas State Technical College Chancellor’s Excellence Award recipient, E943 [18JY]

Vascugenix, LLC: tribute, H5084 [25JN]

Veterans: importance of pro-bono legal services provided by public university law schools, H5015 [21JN]

Villas, NJ: Greater Cape May Elks Lodge 2389 winner of Division IV Elks National Foundation Chairman’s Challenge, H7697 [12SE]

Vincennes University: tribute to men’s basketball team, H2890 [28MR]

Voll, Kurt: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy appointee, E708 [4JN]

Voll, Owen: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy appointee, E708 [4JN]

Wagner, Roger: Victor Valley College Foundation Presidents’ Award recipient, E204 [25FE]

Waldrop, Jean: Harding University Suzanne Spurrier Academic Librarian Award recipient, H9162 [21NO]

Walker, Noelle: Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital, Katy, TX, Sports Medicine Scholarship recipient, E1120 [10SE]

Waukegan, IL: tribute to Waukegan to College program participants, E1065 [20AU]

Weiland, David J.: San Joaquin College of Law Alumni Hall of Fame inductee, E1100 [6SE]

West Point Association of Graduates: anniversary, H2631–H2635 [11MR], E281 [11MR], E327 [21MR], E641 [21MY], E1182 [19SE]

Winston-Salem State University: inclusion in Money (publication) best public historically Black universities and colleges for value list, H7549 [9SE]

Women: anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage, E769 [13JN]

Worcester County, MA: tribute to partnership between Worcester County Food Bank and Mount Wachusett Community College Food for Thought Campus Pantry, H5918 [17JY]

Remarks in Senate

Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University: anniversary, S6505 [12NO]

Arkansas: tribute to Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame inductees, S5244 [31JY]

Asia: express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests (S. Res. 67), S2395, S2396 [10AP]

Augusta University: anniversary of Dental College of Georgia (S. Res. 138), S2204 [2AP]

Baylor University: tribute to women’s basketball team (S. Res. 163), S2455 [11AP]

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 295), S5217 [31JY]

Central College: decision to lower tuition, S5453 [12SE]

Centre College: anniversary, S1269 [12FE]

China: assessment as threat relative to military capability, unfair trade practices, theft of intellectual property, and human rights violations, S6501–S6503 [12NO]

Chipola College: tribute to women’s softball team, S4454 [24JN]

Clemson University: tribute to football team, S44 [8JA], S129 [10JA]

——— tribute to football team (S. Res. 15), S146 [10JA]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing on China’s investment in U.S. education system, S1574 [28FE]

——— Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations release of ‘‘Threats to the U.S. Research Enterprise—China’s Talent Recruitment Plans’’ report, S6740 [21NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3155 [3JN], S4780 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Centers of Excellence funding for certain land-grant African-American colleges and universities, S6216 [29OC]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs, S55 [8JA]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report, S6377 [5NO]

Dept. of Education: address issues relative to increased levels of Federal student loan debt, S823–S826 [4FE]

——— amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (S. 416), S1137 [7FE]

——— automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (S. 2049), S4678 [28JN]

——— combat campus sexual violence (S. 976), S2305 [9AP], S2804 [14MY]

——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability, S6684 [20NO]

——— disapprove rule on borrower defense institutional accountability (S.J. Res. 56), S6797–S6799 [3DE], S7003–S7005 [12DE]

——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, S3020 [22MY], S4781 [11JY]

——— establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (S. 1204), S6646 [19NO]

——— establish an accountability system for colleges and universities based upon rates of student loans repayment, S824 [4FE]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (H.R. 276), S2098 [28MR]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to short-term job training programs (S. 839), S1905 [14MR], S2029–S2031 [27MR], S2559 [1MY], S3464 [13JN], S5457 [12SE], S6211 [29OC]

——— improve career and technical education, S2029–S2031 [27MR]

——— improve financial aid process for students and provide continued support for minority-serving institutions (S. 2557), S6645–S6648 [19NO], S6699–S6702 [20NO]

——— improve financial aid process for students and provide continued support for minority-serving institutions (S. 2557), unanimous-consent request, S6370 [5NO], S6647 [19NO], S6700–S6702 [20NO]

——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs, S6684 [20NO]

——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (S. 867), S2180–S2182 [2AP]

——— improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (S. 969), S2121 [1AP]

——— investigate role of officials in assisting for-profit colleges operated by Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC, to obtain accreditation, S5301–S5303 [1AU]

——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions, S5422 [11SE]

——— permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 5363), S6956 [10DE]

——— promote matriculation and increase in graduation rates for individuals with disabilities within higher education (S. 1176), S6646 [19NO]

——— proposed rule relative to Title IX protections for sexual assault and harassment victims on college campuses, S826 [4FE]

——— provide Federal Pell Grants to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans’ dependents (S. 1851), S3481 [13JN]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in Federal student loan programs (S. 968), S2120 [1AP]

——— provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and enhance institutional aid to address teacher and principal shortages (S. 752), S1795 [12MR]

——— provide military spouses who participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program a waiver from consecutive years of service requirement if their spouse is relocated pursuant to military orders (S. 532), S1386 [14FE]

——— provide pathways for debt-free higher education for those on a public service career path and enhance loan forgiveness for current public servants (S. 686), S1709 [6MR]

——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled (S. 1585), S6646 [19NO]

——— reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (S. 1803), S3366 [12JN], S5719 [26SE]

——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 2486), S5594, S5609 [19SE], S5619 [23SE], S5686 [25SE], S5720–S5722, S5731–S5733 [26SE], S6143, S6144 [24OC], S6370, S6378 [5NO], S6458 [7NO], S6645–S6648 [19NO], S6698, S6700, S6701 [20NO], S6865–S6867, S6885, S6886 [5DE]

——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (H.R. 2486), unanimous-consent request, S5593, S5594 [19SE], S5718, S5719 [26SE], S6142, S6143 [24OC], S6369 [5NO], S6646 [19NO], S6699 [20NO]

——— reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions (S. 1279), S5421 [11SE], S5878, S5879 [17OC]

——— reform Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (S. 303), S1646 [5MR], S2411 [11AP], S3148 [3JN]

——— require federally-funded colleges and universities to certify the school’s president and a member of the Board of Trustees have reviewed all reported incidents involving employee sexual misconduct (S. 808), S2541 [1MY]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (S. 1483), S2889 [15MY]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S731 [29JA]

——— simplify and shorten Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and amend Federal Pell Grant Program (S. 2667), S5970–S5973 [22OC], S6369–S6371 [5NO]

——— simplify college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (S. 1346), S5719 [26SE]

——— simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, S823 [4FE]

——— strengthen Federal-State partnerships in postsecondary education (S. 3028), S6994 [11DE]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (S. 1964), S4507 [25JN]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (S. 800), S5719 [26SE]

——— use an income-based repayment plan for Federal student loans, S824 [4FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish National Health Service Corps Rural Provider Loan Repayment Program (S. 2406), S6376, S6383 [5NO], S6940 [10DE]

——— reauthorize and expand Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (S. 304), S805 [31JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize work with cybersecurity consortia for training (S. 333), S6768 [21NO]

——— create a task force to address threat of foreign government influence and threats to academic research integrity on college campuses (S. 1879), unanimous-consent agreement, S4522 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a tiger team to address difficulties in implementation of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program after enactment of certain changes to housing allowances, S1354 [14FE]

——— establish clinical observation pilot program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school (H.R. 1271), S1712 [6MR], S1717 [7MR]

——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (H.R. 2196), S5118 [25JY]

——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (S. 2011), S4939 [18JY], S5351 [9SE]

——— require payment to individuals who are owed assistance under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program amounts that they are entitled to by law, S6592 [14NO]

Economic Development Administration: funding, S6209 [29OC]

Education: importance of career and technical education programs, S2559 [1MY]

Federal agencies and departments: engage and invest in historically Black colleges and universities, support and expand their participation in Federal programs, and track progress toward achieving goals (S. 461), S1281 [12FE], S7234 [19DE]

Foreign countries: address threats to federally-funded research from foreign governments, S3299 [11JN]

Freedom of speech: protect freedom of speech, thought, and expression (S. Res. 233), S3262 [5JN], S4601 [27JN]

GirlForward (organization): tribute, S4621 [27JN]

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion: tribute, S5837 [16OC]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, S556, S574 [24JA]

IMPACT for Energy Foundation: establish, S1577 [28FE]

Iowa: tribute to University of Iowa v. Iowa State University football game, S5485 [16SE]

John Brown University: anniversary, S5661 [24SE]

Kettering University: anniversary, S5789 [15OC], S6088 [23OC]

Menashi, Steven J.: suitability to be circuit judge relative to role in limiting student loan relief for students defrauded by for-profit colleges while serving as acting Dept. of Education general counsel, S6518, S6545 [13NO], S6582 [14NO], S6665 [19NO]

Mount St. Joseph University: anniversary, S4564 [26JN]

National GI Bill Commemoration Week: designate (S. Res. 256), S4146–S4148 [20JN]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (S. Res. 319), S5609 [19SE]

National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 37), S815 [31JA]

Nebraska: tribute to Leadership Education/Action Development (LEAD) Program participants, S1155 [11FE]

NOAA: National Sea Grant College Program funding, S6208 [29OC]

North Dakota State University: tribute to football team, S195 [15JA]

——— tribute to football team (S. Res. 17), S182 [14JA]

Northwest Missouri State University: tribute to men’s basketball team (S. Res. 185), S2623 [2MY]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (S. 2579), S5751 [26SE]

Olivet College: anniversary, S2511 [30AP]

Purdue University: tribute to marching band, S3081 [23MY]

Scates, Stephen J.: Southern Illinois University Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, S3246 [5JN]

Senate: legislative priorities, S5457–S5459 [12SE]

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary (S. Res. 256), S4146–S4148 [20JN]

Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary, S2268 [4AP]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in Dept. of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California relative to termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, S6491, S6494, S6504 [12NO], S6516, S6529 [13NO], S6620 [18NO]

Taxation: allow limited 529 college savings programs funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschooling, S6461 [7NO]

——— exclude from gross income certain federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty (S. 359), S921 [6FE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S5037 [24JY], S6871 [5DE]

——— extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of qualified education loans (S. 460), S4781 [11JY]

——— permit employers to make matching contributions to workers under certain retirement plans as if worker student loan payments were salary reduction contributions to the retirement plan (S. 1428), S2790 [13MY]

——— provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans who are receiving certain educational assistance (S. 537), S2755 [9MY]

——— reform low-income housing credit (S. 1703), S3218 [4JN]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: call for remaining a signatory to the Paris Agreement and support policies that promote reduction of global warming pollution and aim to meet objectives of the Paris Agreement, S6996 [11DE]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (S. Res. 106), S1799 [12MR]

University of Cincinnati: anniversary, S2035 [27MR]

University of Maryland: tribute to women’s lacrosse team (S. Res. 249), S3450 [12JN]

University of Montana Western: tribute to women’s basketball team, S2267 [4AP]

University of Nebraska-Lincoln: anniversary (S. Res. 82), S1527 [27FE]

University of North Carolina at Charlotte: commemorate lives of shooting victims and commend first responders, S2735 [8MY]

University of Tennessee: anniversary of marching band, S5597 [19SE]

University of Virginia: tribute to men’s basketball team (S. Res. 164), S2455 [11AP]

Utah: tribute to service academy nominees, S3049 [22MY]

Vanderbilt University: tribute to baseball team, S5307 [1AU]

Yale University: decision of Yale Law School to expand nondiscrimination policy to students who are affiliated with or work for organizations that have discriminatory hiring practices, S2304 [9AP]

Reports filed

Advancing Research To Prevent Suicide Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4704) (H. Rept. 116–342), H10257 [12DE]

ATC Hiring Reform Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1148) (S. Rept. 116–169), S6888 [5DE]

Clean Energy Jobs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2393), S7156 [18DE]

Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 36) (H. Rept. 116–153), H5773 [12JY]

Dept. of HHS Advanced Education Nursing Grants To Support Clinical Nurse Specialist Programs Extension: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 116–216), H7900 [24SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Credit Hour Requirement Reduction for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Program: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2196) (H. Rept. 116–118), H4769 [18JN]

Express Importance and Vitality of U.S. Alliances With Japan and the Republic of Korea, and Our Trilateral Cooperation in the Pursuit of Shared Interests: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 67), S2269 [4AP]

MSI STEM Achievement Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4372) (H. Rept. 116–269), H8729 [5NO]

National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 333) (S. Rept. 116–5), S1792 [12MR]

National Sea Grant College Program Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2405) (H. Rept. 116–323), H9293 [5DE]

Nuclear Energy Leadership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 903) (S. Rept. 116–114), S5663 [24SE]

Pathways to Health Careers Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3398) (H. Rept. 116–265), H8594 [29OC]

STEM Opportunities Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2528) (H. Rept. 116–184), H7479 [30JY]

Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3621) (H. Rept. 116–331), H9386 [9DE]

Songs

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Alma Mater (excerpt), H9214 [3DE]

‘‘West Point Alma Mater,’’ P.S. Reinecke, H2634 [11MR]

Statements

Dept. of HHS Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program Reauthorization and Expansion: several organizations, S805, S806 [31JA]

FAFSA Simplification Act: several college and university officials, S5973 [22OC]

FAFSA Simplification Hearing: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2603 [2MY]

Improve Higher Learning Accountability: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2809 [14MY]

Reauthorizing HEA—Addressing Campus Sexual Assault and Ensuring Student Safety and Rights: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2602 [2MY]

Strengthening Accountability To Protect Students and Taxpayers Hearing: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2381 [10AP]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2486, Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, H7751 [17SE]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4162, GI Bill Planning Act, H8781 [12NO]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4625, Protect the GI Bill Act, H8781 [12NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 127, express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests, H7885 [24SE]

H. Res. 327, encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults, H3312 [30AP]

H.R. 36, Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act, H7173–H7175 [23JY]

H.R. 276, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, H2060 [25FE]

H.R. 647, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, H8521–H8523 [28OC]

H.R. 728, Dept. of HHS advanced education nursing grants extension to support clinical nurse specialist programs, H8513 [28OC]

H.R. 1271, Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow’s Health Professionals (Vet HP) Act, H2335 [5MR]

H.R. 2196, Dept. of Veterans Affairs credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program reduction, H5046 [24JN]

H.R. 2486, Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, H7734 [17SE]

H.R. 2528, STEM Opportunities Act, H8005–H8009 [26SE]

H.R. 4162, GI Bill Planning Act, H8758 [12NO]

H.R. 4372, MSI STEM Achievement Act, H9353–H9355 [9DE]

H.R. 4625, Protect the GI Bill Act, H8746–H8749 [12NO]

H.R. 5363, Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, H9961–H9963 [10DE]

S. 333, National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act, S6768 [21NO]

S. 416, FAFSA Fairness Act, S1137 [7FE]

S. 461, HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of Results for Students (HBCU PARTNERS) Act, S1278, S1281 [12FE]

S. 608, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act, S1597 [28FE]

S. 1036, Affordable College Textbook Act, S2272–S2274 [4AP]

S. 1315, Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act, S2618 [2MY]

S. 1354, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, S2691–S2699 [7MY]

S. 1414, Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act, S2772 [9MY]

S. 1428, Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act, S2790 [13MY]

S. 1775, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, S3322 [11JN]

S. 2184, Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act, S4952 [18JY]

S. 2400, Expanding Cannabis Research and Information Act, S5253 [31JY]

S. 2523, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act, S5607 [19SE]

S. 3058, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act, S7057 [16DE]

S. Res. 15, tribute to Clemson University football team, S145 [10JA]

S. Res. 17, tribute to North Dakota State University football team, S181 [14JA]

S. Res. 37, National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week, S811 [31JA]

S. Res. 67, express importance and vitality of U.S. alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests, S1279 [12FE], S2396 [10AP]

S. Res. 82, University of Nebraska-Lincoln anniversary, S1544 [27FE]

S. Res. 106, United Negro College Fund, Inc., anniversary, S1798 [12MR]

S. Res. 138, Augusta University Dental College of Georgia anniversary, S2194 [2AP]

S. Res. 163, tribute to Baylor University women’s basketball team, S2441 [11AP]

S. Res. 164, tribute to University of Virginia men’s basketball team, S2441 [11AP]

S. Res. 185, tribute to Northwest Missouri State University men’s basketball team, S2620 [2MY]

S. Res. 233, protect freedom of speech, thought, and expression at colleges and universities, S3262 [5JN]

S. Res. 249, tribute to University of Maryland women’s lacrosse team, S3369 [12JN]

S. Res. 256, National GI Bill Commemoration Week and Servicemen’s Readjustment Act anniversary, S4177 [20JN]

S. Res. 262, affirm importance of Title IX, applaud increase in educational opportunities for women and girls, and recognize work left to be done to further increase such opportunities, S4461 [24JN]

S. Res. 295, Campus Fire Safety Month, S5256 [31JY]

S. Res. 319, National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, S5607 [19SE]

S. Res. 432, National College Application Month, S6675 [19NO]

S. Res. 449, call for remaining a signatory to U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement and support policies that promote reduction of global warming pollution and aim to meet objectives of the Paris Agreement, S6953 [10DE]

S.J. Res. 56, disapprove Dept. of Education rule on borrower defense institutional accountability, S5752 [26SE]