HIGHER EDUCATION ACT

Amendments

Colleges and universities: require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), H6175, H6176, H6177, H6178, H6179, H6181 [6DE]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), consideration (H. Res. 906), H6127 [5DE]

Articles and editorials

Lourdes Leads, H6031 [30NO]

Moral Decline of Elite Universities, S6033 [19DE]

Bills and resolutions

Colleges and universities: adjust definition of service in uniformed services relative to readmission requirements for servicemembers under Higher Education Act (see S. 2076), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 4244), H3070 [21JN]

——— authorize institutions of higher education to limit Federal loan amount that enrolled students may borrow (see H.R. 3414), H2424 [17MY]

——— improve transparency relative to use of personality traits in admissions (see H.R. 4447), H3159 [30JN]

——— 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. 3107), S5143 [24OC] (see H.R. 6039), H5043 [24OC]

——— prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring ideological oaths or similar statements by students, employees, or applicants (see H.R. 6848), H6997 [19DE]

——— provide new students with written statement and educational programming on their constitutional freedom of speech rights (see H.R. 3505), H2454 [18MY]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (see S. 3362), S5674 [29NO] (see H.R. 5933), H4998 [11OC]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), consideration (see H. Res. 906), H6109 [4DE]

——— require disclosure of certain foreign investments within endowments (see H.R. 6165), H5228 [1NO]

——— require disclosures of certain ties to organizations affiliated with China, Chinese Communist Party, and People’s Liberation Army (see S. 768), S743 [9MR] (see H.R. 944), H824 [9FE]

——— require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for occupations in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 889), S859 [21MR] (see H.R. 1682), H1300 [21MR]

——— track and record additional information on hate crimes (see H.R. 6883), H7006 [22DE]

Dept. of Education: add off-campus community service at selected after-school activities to Federal Work-Study Program (see S. 183), S172 [31JA] (see H.R. 654), H574 [31JA]

——— allow certain Federal student loans to be transferred from parent to child (see H.R. 6809), H6984 [14DE]

——— amend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to require online portal (see H.R. 6792), H6983 [14DE]

——— authorize additional grant activities for Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2470), H1698 [3AP]

——— award grants to establish teacher leader development programs (see S. 1502), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 3143), H2170 [9MY]

——— award higher education institutions grants for teaching English learners (see H.R. 3605), H2545 [23MY]

——— change certain Federal Pell Grant requirements for certain students with disabilities (see H.R. 4931), H4029 [26JY]

——— create demonstration program to encourage rural community stakeholders to partner together to help students enroll in college, graduate, and enter workforce (see S. 965), S933 [23MR]

——— double Pell Grant award amount, improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and reduce interest rates (see H.R. 1731), H1327 [22MR]

——— eliminate origination fees on Federal Direct loans (see S. 1004), S999 [28MR] (see H.R. 1842), H1528 [28MR]

——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, increase Pell Grant amounts, establish inclusive student success grants, and invest in low-income students and minority-serving institutions (see S. 1963), S2096 [14JN] (see H.R. 4117), H2931 [14JN]

——— ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups (see S. 985), S954 [27MR] (see H.R. 1816), H1464 [27MR]

——— ensure needs of college students with disabilities are taken into account in campus efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault (see S. 1070), S1088 [30MR] (see H.R. 2421), H1691 [30MR]

——— ensure public higher education institutions eschew policies that constrain expressive rights of students and ensure private institutions are transparent and accountable for speech policies (see S. 1511), S1602 [10MY] (see H.R. 2508), H1708 [6AP]

——— establish Career Pathway Grant Program to support partnerships between community or technical colleges and workforce development partners (see S. 2402), S3148 [19JY]

——— establish emergency grant aid program (see S. 1344), S1417 [27AP] (see H.R. 2967), H2084 [27AP]

——— establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for historically Black, Tribal, and minority-serving institutions (see S. 3086), S5110 [19OC] (see H.R. 5998), H5032 [19OC]

——— establish Honorable Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence to increase recruitment of diverse teachers and improve teacher training and retention programs (see H.R. 5478), H4344 [14SE]

——— establish Pell Plus program (see H.R. 5489), H4345 [14SE]

——— expand eligibility for participation in Federal Pell Grant Program to certain trade schools (see H.R. 221), H106 [9JA]

——— expand eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to adjunct faculty at colleges and universities (see S. 1353), S1418 [27AP]

——— expand eligibility of historically Black college or universities and predominantly Black institutions for certain graduate-level science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education grants (see H.R. 4176), H2958 [15JN]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to certain short-term workforce development programs (see S. 2442), S3459 [20JY] (see H.R. 496), H322 [25JA] (see H.R. 6585), H6143 [5DE]

——— expand use of college textbooks available under open license in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information (see S. 978), S954 [27MR] (see H.R. 1811), H1464 [27MR]

——— grant States authority to cap student loan amounts, make public information relative to student success, and require institutions of higher education pay fines for delinquent student loans (see S. 2629), S3754 [27JY] (see H.R. 5042), H4140 [27JY]

——— improve effectiveness and access to Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students more accurate understanding of true cost of college (see S. 531), S506 [27FE] (see H.R. 1214), H915 [27FE]

——— 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. 2728), H1886 [19AP]

——— include child development and early learning as community services under Federal Work-Study Program (see S. 2938), S4720 [27SE] (see H.R. 656), H574 [31JA]

——— include default and other data for each program of study of certain institutions of higher education in reports on cohort default data (see H.R. 3453), H2426 [17MY]

——— include in definition of cohort default rate certain loans made to parents on behalf of dependent student and to graduate students and submit report on default rate of such loans (see H.R. 3452), H2426 [17MY]

——— include service as veteran family caregiver as public service job for purposes of public service loan forgiveness program (see H.R. 1001), H837 [14FE]

——— increase Federal student loan limits for students in flight education and training programs (see S. 1292), S1381 [26AP] (see H.R. 2874), H2047 [26AP]

——— increase knowledge and skills of principals and school leaders relative to early childhood education (see S. 3066), S5087 [18OC]

——— increase maximum stipend amounts provided under Upward Bound projects (see H.R. 6264), H5543 [7NO]

——— increase period of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 961), H825 [9FE]

——— issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process (see S. 3379), S5692 [30NO] (see H.R. 6499), H5982 [29NO]

——— make grants to higher education institutions to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs (see S. 2441), S3459 [20JY] (see H.R. 4812), H3888 [20JY]

——— modify criteria for recognition of accrediting agencies or associations for institutions of higher education (see S. 1795), S1899 [1JN] (see H.R. 3803), H2740 [5JN]

——— prevent class-based loan forgiveness for Federal student loans without explicit appropriation of funds by Congress for such purpose (see S. 72), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 509), H323 [25JA]

——— prohibit accrediting agencies from requiring, encouraging, or coercing higher education institutions to meet political litmus tests or violate constitutional rights as condition of accreditation (see H.R. 3724), H2638 [25MY]

——— prohibit award of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that employ instructors funded by Chinese Communist Party (see H.R. 684), H576 [31JA]

——— prohibit higher education institutions participating in Federal student assistance programs from giving preferential treatment in admissions process to legacy students or donors (see S. 2524), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 4900), H4028 [26JY]

——— prohibit imposition of coronavirus vaccine mandates by higher education institutions (see H.R. 1374), H1113 [3MR]

——— prohibit institutions of higher education, elementary schools, and secondary schools from receiving Federal funds if those schools or institutions have covered relationships with covered persons (see S. 3443), S5851 [7DE]

——— prohibit institutions of higher education from mandating coronavirus vaccines for students or staff (see H.R. 5634), H4455 [21SE]

——— prohibit institutions of higher education that authorize antisemitic events on campus from participating in Federal student loan and grant programs (see S. 3078), S5088 [18OC] (see H.R. 3773), H2707 [31MY]

——— promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans (see H.R. 5740), H4498 [26SE]

——— provide additional amounts of loan forgiveness to teachers of English learners and teachers of bilingual and dual language immersion students (see H.R. 460), H276 [24JA]

——— provide additional funds for grants to strengthen historically Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 5895), H4989 [6OC]

——— provide basic and emergency supplemental living assistance grants under student support services program (see H.R. 6263), H5543 [7NO]

——— provide enhanced student loan relief to educators (see S. 963), S933 [23MR] (see H.R. 1757), H1408 [23MR]

——— provide Federal student loan borrowers monthly loan disclosure statement that includes projected payments, accrued interest, total cost of attendance, and other personalized details (see H.R. 1371), H1113 [3MR]

——— provide for deferment on repayment of loans for borrowers who are victims of sexual violence (see S. 2872), S4630 [20SE] (see H.R. 5588), H4436 [20SE]

——— provide for freedom of association protections on college campuses (see H.R. 1626), H1292 [17MR] (see H.R. 2451), H1692 [30MR]

——— provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in medical or dental internship or residency program (see S. 704), S714 [8MR] (see H.R. 1202), H914 [27FE]

——— provide for loan repayment simplification and income-driven repayment reform (see S. 1971), S2096 [14JN]

——— provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and enhance institutional aid to address teacher and principal shortages (see S. 2369), S3147 [19JY]

——— provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth (see S. 2849), S4589 [19SE] (see H.R. 5562), H4406 [19SE]

——— provide grants to higher education institutions to expand access to dual and concurrent enrollment programs and early/middle college programs (see S. 1092), S1089 [30MR]

——— provide program eligibility for distance education programs offered by foreign institutions of higher education (see S. 1168), S1134 [17AP]

——— provide student loan deferment for victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 409), S397 [14FE]

——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select right college and succeed once enrolled (see S. 1071), S1088 [30MR] (see H.R. 2401), H1690 [30MR]

——— provide transparency to consumers about college tuition costs relative to completion or graduation times and rates (see S. 478), S456 [16FE]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving student veteran centers (see S. 498), S456 [16FE] (see H.R. 1078), H852 [17FE]

——— reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (see S. 1397), S1463 [2MY] (see H.R. 322), H232 [12JA]

——— reauthorize foreign language and international education programs at colleges and universities and support research and innovation projects in such areas (see S. 239), S229 [2FE]

——— reauthorize grants for improving teacher education programs, strengthening teacher recruitment efforts, and providing training for prospective teachers (see S. 1341), S1417 [27AP] (see H.R. 2992), H2116 [28AP]

——— reinstate authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (see H.R. 6077), H5172 [26OC]

——— remove all adverse credit history relative to student loan from borrower who has rehabilitated loan (see H.R. 4594), H3477 [12JY]

——— remove record of default on certain loans made, insured, or guaranteed under Higher Education Act from borrower’s credit history upon full repayment of loan amount (see H.R. 4635), H3574 [13JY]

——— remove record of Federal student loan default from credit history upon loan consolidation (see H.R. 4591), H3477 [12JY]

——— replace interest on student loans with non-compounding financing fee and place borrowers in income-based repayment plan (see S. 300), S265 [7FE]

——— require accreditation standards for institutions of higher education to assess admissions practices that refrain from preferential treatment based on relationship to alumni and donors (see S. 3232), S5402 [7NO]

——— require annual reporting on assets of institutions of higher education (see S. 2187), S2224 [22JN] (see H.R. 4405), H3157 [30JN]

——— require certain college and university staff and faculty to report foreign gifts and contracts (see H.R. 5902), H4989 [6OC]

——— require disclosures of foreign donations, contracts, or gifts by institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1819), H1526 [28MR]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 2902), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 5685), H4462 [22SE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to provide notice of tuition levels for students (see H.R. 6134), H5227 [1NO]

——— require institutions of higher education to create venue-specific heat emergency action plan (see S. 2081), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 4256), H3070 [21JN]

——— require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents (see S. 2901), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 5646), H4455 [21SE]

——— require institutions of higher education to establish record-management plans in order to be accredited (see H.R. 6259), H5543 [7NO]

——— require institutions of higher education to file additional disclosures relating to gifts and contracts from foreign sources (see S. 2856), S4630 [20SE] (see H.R. 4145), H2956 [15JN]

——— require institutions of higher education to notify students receiving work-study assistance about potential eligibility for Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 2881), S4653 [21SE] (see H.R. 309), H231 [12JA]

——— 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. 1236), S1293 [20AP] (see H.R. 2802), H1914 [24AP]

——— require institutions of higher education to use uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools (see S. 528), S506 [27FE] (see H.R. 1198), H914 [27FE]

——— require reporting of certain incidents resulting in serious physical injuries or death at institutions of higher education (see S. 2461), S3521 [25JY] (see H.R. 4903), H4028 [26JY]

——— restore exemption of family farms and small businesses from definition of assets relative to Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (see S. 1237), S1293 [20AP] (see H.R. 1250), H969 [28FE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see S. 530), S506 [27FE] (see H.R. 1216), H915 [27FE]

——— strengthen disclosure requirements for institutions of higher education relative to foreign gifts and contracts (see H.R. 1739), H1407 [23MR]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (see S. 1349), S1418 [27AP] (see S. 1972), S2096 [14JN] (see H.R. 2957), H2084 [27AP]

Dept. of State: establish Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program (see S. 2261), S2359 [12JY] (see H.R. 4588), H3477 [12JY]

Depts. of Defense and Education: ensure current or former service members or civilian employees eligible for public service loan forgiveness program have periods of employment automatically certified and counted towards program (see S. 2949), S4720 [27SE]

Education: prohibit Federal funding to labor organizations for education professionals (see H.R. 174), H104 [9JA]

——— provide rules of construction that nothing in certain education legislation supports academic disciplines, programs, or activities that hold that U.S was founded on white supremacy and oppression (see H.R. 5326), H4217 [1SE]

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 3404), S5750 [5DE]

Foreign Service Families Act: extend provisions to intelligence community (see H.R. 6796), H6983 [14DE]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 230), H149 [10JA]

Taxation: expand deduction for student loan interest to include payments toward principal and increase value of deduction (see H.R. 6594), H6143 [5DE]

——— expand exclusion of Federal Pell Grants from gross income and improve coordination with American Opportunity Tax Credit (see S. 2920), S4678 [26SE] (see H.R. 3000), H2116 [28AP]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: amend and reauthorize (see H.R. 6655), H6739 [7DE]

Letters

Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act: Gisela Perez Kusakawa, Asian American Scholar Forum, H6168–H6170 [6DE]

——— several organizations, H6180 [6DE]

Recent rise in antisemitism on college and university campuses: Moshe Hauer, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, H6066 [1DE]

Remarks in House

Biden, President: Executive action to cancel Federal student loan debt for certain borrowers, H156 [11JA], H919 [28FE], H1160 [8MR], H1236–H1238 [9MR], H3076 [22JN], H3601 [14JY], H5475 [7NO]

Colleges and universities: add international organizations to definition of foreign sources for disclosures of foreign gifts, H6179–H6180 [6DE]

——— address influence of China in institutions of higher education, H1751–H1755 [17AP]

——— authorize institutions of higher education to limit Federal loan amount that enrolled students may borrow, H665 [2FE]

——— increase minimum length of time institutions must maintain information on foreign gifts and investments within endowments, H6177 [6DE]

——— prohibit institutions that commit three violations of foreign gifts reporting requirements from obtaining waivers or renewal of waivers, H6176 [6DE]

——— reduce threshold value at which foreign gifts must be reported, H6178, H6179 [6DE]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), H6150, H6166–H6187 [6DE]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), consideration (H. Res. 906), H6120–H6129 [5DE]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), corrections in engrossment, H6198 [6DE]

——— require foreign entities providing gifts to institutions disclose any ties to designated foreign terrorist organizations, H6177, H6178 [6DE]

——— revise public, searchable database to remove personally identifiable information of staff or faculty required to disclose gifts and contracts from foreign entities, H6176 [6DE]

Dept. of Education: add off-campus community service at selected after-school activities to Federal Work-Study Program (H.R. 654), E76 [31JA]

——— expand Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility to certain short-term workforce development programs (H.R. 496), H689 [6FE]

——— funding, H5818, H5819 [14NO]

——— promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans, H2560 [24MY]

——— provide for deferment on repayment of loans for borrowers who are victims of sexual violence (H.R. 5588), H4899 [29SE]

——— reauthorize grants for improving teacher education programs, strengthening teacher recruitment efforts, and providing training for prospective teachers (H.R. 2992), H2299 [11MY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 1216), H976 [1MR], H2970 [20JN]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 230), H146 [10JA]

Lourdes University: tribute to Courage Conversations Town Hall series to promote dialogue on and understanding of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, H6031 [30NO]

Supreme Court: decision in Biden v. Nebraska and Dept. of Education v. Brown relative to authority to forgive Federal student loan debt, H3183 [11JY]

——— hearing of arguments in Biden v. Nebraska and Dept. of Education v. Brown relative to authority to forgive Federal student loan debt, H975 [1MR]

Remarks in Senate

Biden, President: Executive action to cancel Federal student loan debt for certain borrowers, S181 [1FE], S853 [21MR]

Dept. of Education: authorize new student loan forgiveness program, S5886 [11DE]

——— create demonstration program to encourage rural community stakeholders to partner together to help students enroll in college, graduate, and enter workforce (S. 965), S934 [23MR]

——— ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information when applying for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), S5938 [13DE]

——— reauthorize and modify Federal TRIO Programs (S. 1397), S1465 [2MY]

——— reauthorize grants for improving teacher education programs, strengthening teacher recruitment efforts, and providing training for prospective teachers (S. 1341), S1421 [27AP]

——— require institutions of higher education to notify students receiving work-study assistance about potential eligibility for Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (S. 2881), S4657 [21SE]

——— require institutions of higher education to use uniform financial aid form with standard definitions for financial aid terms to make it easier to compare offers from different schools, S2171 [21JN]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S4224 [6SE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers, S2171 [21JN]

——— update postsecondary student data system to ensure students and families have access to accurate and complete information on student outcomes (S. 1972), S2171 [21JN]

Supreme Court: decision in Biden v. Nebraska and Dept. of Education v. Brown relative to authority to forgive Federal student loan debt, S2332 [12JY]

——— hearing of arguments in Biden v. Nebraska and Dept. of Education v. Brown relative to authority to forgive Federal student loan debt, S510, S511 [28FE], S2106 [15JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 5933, Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 906) (H. Rept. 118–298), H6109 [4DE]

Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5933) (H. Rept. 118–278), H5906 [24NO]

Statements

Decision in Applicability of Congressional Review Act to Dept. of Education’s Student Loan Debt Relief Website and Accompanying Federal Register Publication: GAO, S854–S856 [21MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 906, consideration of H.R. 5933, Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, H6120 [5DE]

H.R. 5933, Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, H6171–H6175 [6DE]

S. 978, Affordable College Textbook Act, S955–S957 [27MR]

S. 1353, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act, S1421 [27AP]

S. 2261, Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act, S2363 [12JY]

S. 3107, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act, S5146 [24OC]

S. 3404, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, S5751–S5761 [5DE]