HIGHER EDUCATION ACT

Amendments

Education: recognize students who have completed secondary school education in home school setting as high school graduates (H.R. 6392), H2451 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Education: establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside U.S. and Canada to receive Federal student aid (see S. 3757), S442 [2FE]

——— expand definition of historically Black college or university to include schools established prior to November 8, 1965, so long as such schools meet all other required criteria (see H.R. 7660), H2296 [24FE]

——— 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. 7341), H2029 [4FE]

——— improve process for verification of Social Security numbers required to be provided for Federal student aid (see H.R. 7893), H2481 [12MR]

——— increase knowledge and skills of principals and school leaders relative to early childhood education (see S. 4190), S1614 [25MR]

——— increase maximum stipend amounts provided under Upward Bound projects (see H.R. 7690), H2327 [25FE]

——— 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 H.R. 7117), H919 [15JA]

——— prioritize program reviews of higher education institutions that disburse Federal financial aid without verifying identity of student whose application presents reasonable suspicion of identity fraud (see H.R. 7891), H2481 [12MR]

——— provide basic and emergency supplemental living assistance grants under student support services program (see H.R. 7689), H2327 [25FE]

——— provide grants for institutions of higher education to prevent alcohol and substance misuse (see H.R. 7019), H655 [12JA]

——— provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select right college and succeed once enrolled (see S. 3589), S89 [7JA]

——— require use of identity fraud detection system to review each Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to determine whether application presents reasonable suspicion of identity fraud (see H.R. 7892), H2481 [12MR]

——— reverse reductions in Federal loan availability for graduate and professional students (see S. 4039), S958 [10MR]

——— 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. 4114), S1090 [17MR] (see H.R. 8009), H2621 [19MR]

Education: recognize students who have completed secondary school education in home school setting as high school graduates (see S. 3747), S377 [29JA]

Taxation: expand deduction for student loan interest to include payments toward principal and increase value of deduction (see H.R. 7536), H2218 [12FE]

Remarks in House

Colleges and universities: provide for in-State tuition rates for certain residents of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and U.S. Virgin Islands (H.R. 6472), H2366, H2367 [3MR]

——— restrict contracts with foreign countries of concern and foreign entities of concern, H713 [13JA]

Dept. of Education: expand definition of historically Black college or university to include schools established prior to November 8, 1965, so long as such schools meet all other required criteria (H.R. 7660), H2424 [5MR]

——— require use of identity fraud detection system to review each Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to determine whether application presents reasonable suspicion of identity fraud (H.R. 7892), H2612 [19MR]

Education: recognize students who have completed secondary school education in home school setting as high school graduates (H.R. 6392), H2364–H2366 [3MR]

——— recognize students who have completed secondary school education in home school setting as high school graduates (H.R. 6392), correction in engrossment, H2451 [5MR]

Remarks in Senate

National TRIO Day: observance, S969 [11MR]

Reports filed

Accreditation for College Excellence Act: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.R. 2516) (H. Rept. 119–444), H717 [13JA]

College Financial Aid Clarity Act: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.R. 6502) (H. Rept. 119–460), H1170 [21JA]

Home School Graduation Recognition Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3747), S1009 [11MR]

Homeschool Graduation Recognition Act: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.R. 6392) (H. Rept. 119–492), H2117 [10FE]

Student Financial Clarity Act: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.R. 6498) (H. Rept. 119–461), H1170 [21JA]

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.R. 6472) (H. Rept. 119–495), H2185 [11FE]

Texts of

H.R. 6392, Homeschool Graduation Recognition Act, H2364 [3MR]

H.R. 6472, Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act, H2366 [3MR]

S. 3757, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act, S443 [2FE]