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110th Congress 
 2d Session             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                 Report
                                                                110-923
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                                                 Union Calendar No. 596


                        REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES

                                 OF THE

                    COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

                               DURING THE

                             110th CONGRESS

                                     


                                     

 December 19, 2008.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed


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                    COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

                  GEORGE MILLER, California, Chairman

Dale E. Kildee, Michigan, Vice       Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, 
    Chairman                             California,
Donald M. Payne, New Jersey            Ranking Minority Member
Robert E. Andrews, New Jersey        Thomas E. Petri, Wisconsin
Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott, Virginia  Peter Hoekstra, Michigan
Lynn C. Woolsey, California          Michael N. Castle, Delaware
Ruben Hinojosa, Texas                Mark E. Souder, Indiana
Carolyn McCarthy, New York           Vernon J. Ehlers, Michigan
John F. Tierney, Massachusetts       Judy Biggert, Illinois
Dennis J. Kucinich, Ohio             Todd Russell Platts, Pennsylvania
David Wu, Oregon                     Ric Keller, Florida
Rush D. Holt, New Jersey             Joe Wilson, South Carolina
Susan A. Davis, California           John Kline, Minnesota
Danny K. Davis, Illinois             Bob Inglis, South Carolina\1\
Raul M. Grijalva, Arizona            Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington
Timothy H. Bishop, New York          Kenny Marchant, Texas
Linda T. Sanchez, California         Tom Price, Georgia
John P. Sarbanes, Maryland           Luis G. Fortuno, Puerto Rico
Joe Sestak, Pennsylvania             Charles W. Boustany, Jr., 
David Loebsack, Iowa                     Louisiana
Mazie Hirono, Hawaii                 Virginia Foxx, North Carolina
Jason Altmire, Pennsylvania          John R. ``Randy'' Kuhl, Jr., New 
John A. Yarmuth, Kentucky                York
Phil Hare, Illinois                  Rob Bishop, Utah
Yvette D. Clarke, New York           David Davis, Tennessee
Joe Courtney, Connecticut            Timothy Walberg, Michigan
Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire     Dean Heller, Nevada\2,3\

                     Mark Zuckerman, Staff Director
                  Vic Klatt, Republican Staff Director
                      (resigned February 8, 2008)
                Sally Stroup, Republican Staff Director
                      (appointed February 9, 2008)

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  \1\Resigned March 9, 2007.
  \2\Appointed March 12, 2007.
  \3\Resigned February 25, 2008.
                                     
                         STANDING SUBCOMMITTEES

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  Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education

                   DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan, Chairman

Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott, Virginia  Michael N. Castle, Delaware,
Dennis J. Kucinich, Ohio               Ranking Minority Member
Susan A. Davis, California           Peter Hoekstra, Michigan
Danny K. Davis, Illinois             Mark E. Souder, Indiana
Raul M. Grijalva, Arizona            Vernon J. Ehlers, Michigan
Donald M. Payne, New Jersey          Judy Biggert, Illinois
Rush D. Holt, New Jersey             Bob Inglis, South Carolina\1\
Linda T. Sanchez, California         Luis G. Fortuno, Puerto Rico
John P. Sarbanes, Maryland           Rob Bishop, Utah
Joe Sestak, Pennsylvania             Todd Russell Platts, Pennsylvania
David Loebsack, Iowa                 Ric Keller, Florida
Mazie Hirono, Hawaii                 Joe Wilson, South Carolina
Phil Hare, Illinois                  Charles W. Boustany, Jr., 
Lynn C. Woolsey, California              Louisiana
Ruben Hinojosa, Texas                John R. ``Randy'' Kuhl, Jr., New 
                                         York
                                     Dean Heller, Nevada\2,3\

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          Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning,
                          and Competitiveness


                    RUBEN HINOJOSA, Texas, Chairman

George Miller, California            Ric Keller, Florida,
John F. Tierney, Massachusetts         Ranking Minority Member
David Wu, Oregon                     Thomas E. Petri, Wisconsin
Timothy H. Bishop, New York          Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington
Jason Altmire, Pennsylvania          Virginia Foxx, North Carolina
John A. Yarmuth, Kentucky            John R. ``Randy'' Kuhl, Jr., New 
Joe Courtney, Connecticut                York
Robert E. Andrews, New Jersey        Timothy Walberg, Michigan
Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott, Virginia  Michael N. Castle, Delaware
Susan A. Davis, California           Mark E. Souder, Indiana
Danny K. Davis, Illinois             Vernon J. Ehlers, Michigan
Mazie Hirono, Hawaii                 Judy Biggert, Illinois
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            Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities

                 CAROLYN McCARTHY, New York, Chairwoman

Yvette D. Clarke, New York           Todd Russell Platts, Pennsylvania,
Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire       Ranking Minority Member
Dennis J. Kucinich, Ohio             Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, 
Raul M. Grijalva, Arizona                California
John P. Sarbanes, Maryland           Bob Inglis, South Carolina\1\
Jason Altmire, Pennsylvania          Kenny Marchant, Texas
John A. Yarmuth, Kentucky            Luis G. Fortuno, Puerto Rico
                                     David Davis, Tennessee
                                     Dean Heller, Nevada\2,3\

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  \1\Resigned March 9, 2007.
  \2\Appointed March 12, 2007.
  \3\Resigned February 25, 2008.
         Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions

                ROBERT E. ANDREWS, New Jersey, Chairman

George Miller, California            John Kline, Minnesota,
Dale E. Kildee, Michigan               Ranking Minority Member
Carolyn McCarthy, New York           Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, 
John F. Tierney, Massachusetts           California
David Wu, Oregon                     Kenny Marchant, Texas
Rush D. Holt, New Jersey             Charles W. Boustany, Jr., 
Linda T. Sanchez, California             Louisiana
Joe Sestak, Pennsylvania             David Davis, Tennessee
David Loebsack, Iowa                 Peter Hoekstra, Michigan
Phil Hare, Illinois                  Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington
Yvette D. Clarke, New York           Tom Price, Georgia
Joe Courtney, Connecticut            Virginia Foxx, North Carolina
                                     Timothy Walberg, Michigan
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                 Subcommittee on Workforce Protections

                LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California, Chairwoman

Donald M. Payne, New Jersey          Joe Wilson, South Carolina,
Timothy H. Bishop, New York            Ranking Minority Member
Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire     Tom Price, Georgia
Phil Hare, Illinois                  John Kline, Minnesota


                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                          House of Representatives,
                          Committee on Education and Labor,
                                 Washington, DC, December 19, 2008.
Hon. Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk of the House of Representatives,
    Washington, DC.
    Dear Ms. Miller: Pursuant to Rule XI, clause 1, paragraph 
(d) of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, I am 
hereby transmitting the Activities Report of the Committee on 
Education and Labor for the 110th Congress. I circulated this 
report to all members of the Committee on December 17, 2008 and 
received no views before transmitting this report to the House 
today.
    This report summarizes the activities of the Committee and 
its subcommittees with respect to its legislative and oversight 
responsibilities.
            Sincerely,
                                             George Miller,
                                                          Chairman.
                            C O N T E N T S

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Introduction.....................................................     1
Full Committee...................................................     1
    I. Summary of Activities.....................................     1
        A. Full Committee Accomplishments........................     1
        B. Oversight Plan and Activities.........................     6
    II. Hearings Held by the Full Committee......................     9
    III. Markups Held by the Full Committee......................    11
    IV. Legislative Activities...................................    12
        A. Legislation Enacted Into Law (Bills Referred to 
          Committee).............................................    12
        B. Legislation Enacted Into Law (Bills Not Referred to 
          Committee).............................................    16
        C. Legislation Passed the House (Bills Referred to 
          Committee).............................................    17
        D. Legislation Passed the House in Another Measure.......    25
        E. Legislation Passed the House (Bills Not Referred to 
          Committee).............................................    25
        F. Legislation With Filed Committee Reports..............    26
        G. Legislation Ordered Reported From Full Committee (Not 
          Enacted Into Law or Passed by House)...................    26
        H. Conference Reports Filed With Education and Labor 
          Members Appointed as Conferees.........................    27
    V. Committee on Education and Labor Statistics...............    27
        A. General Statistics on Referred Matters................    27
        B. Not Referred Matters Containing Committee's 
          Jurisdiction...........................................    27
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary 
  Education......................................................    27
    I. Summary of Activities.....................................    27
    II. Hearings Held by the Early Childhood, Elementary and 
      Secondary Education Subcommittee...........................    30
    III. Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and 
      Secondary Education Statistics.............................    30
Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and 
  Competitiveness................................................    30
    I. Summary of Activities.....................................    30
    II. Hearings Held by the Higher Education, Lifelong Learning 
      and Competitiveness Subcommittee...........................    32
    III. Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and 
      Competitiveness Statistics.................................    32
Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.................    33
    I. Summary of Activities.....................................    33
    II. Hearings Held by the Healthy Families and Communities 
      Subcommittee...............................................    35
    III. Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities 
      Statistics.................................................    35
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions...........    35
    I. Summary of Activities.....................................    35
    II. Hearings Held by the Health, Employment, Labor and 
      Pensions Subcommittee......................................    36
    III. Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions 
      Statistics.................................................    37
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections............................    37
    I. Summary of Activities.....................................    37
    II. Hearings Held by the Workforce Protections Subcommittee..    39
    III. Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Statistics........    40


                                                 Union Calendar No. 596
110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     110-923

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                  ACTIVITIES AND SUMMARY REPORT OF THE
                    COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

                                _______
                                

 December 19, 2008.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

 Mr. George Miller of California, from the Committee on Education and 
                     Labor, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                             FULL COMMITTEE


                        I. Summary of Activities

    In December 2006, Representative George Miller (D-CA), the 
new Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, 
announced that the Committee would be dedicated to the mission 
of strengthening America's middle class in the 110th Congress. 
And over the past two years, the Committee has delivered on its 
promise to help America's students, workers, and families.

                   A. FULL COMMITTEE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Affordable Colleges

    The Committee has enacted three laws that together will 
make college more affordable and accessible for middle class 
students, create a more efficient, consumer-friendly, and fair 
American higher education system, and protect federal student 
loans from turmoil in the economy.
          The College Cost Reduction and Access Act--provides 
        the greatest increase in federal student aid since the 
        GI Bill, and at no new cost to taxpayers (enacted 
        September 27, 2007).
          The Higher Education Opportunity Act--re-shapes our 
        nation's higher education programs by increasing 
        transparency and accountability on college tuition 
        pricing, making textbook costs more manageable, 
        simplifying the federal student aid application 
        process, providing students with new consumer 
        protections for federal and private student loans, and 
        more (enacted August 14, 2008).
          The Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 
        2008--safeguards students' federal college loan access, 
        reduces their dependence on more expensive private 
        loans, and helps families hit hard by the mortgage 
        crisis and rising medical costs (enacted May 7, 2008).

High Quality Education

    The Committee enacted legislation to strengthen the 
nation's premiere early childhood program, giving more young 
children the skills they need to succeed in school and in life. 
The Committee also helped enact emergency aid to help Gulf 
Coast schools and colleges still working to recover from 
Katrina and Rita. In addition, the Committee took a key step 
toward improving learning conditions for schoolchildren by 
passing legislation to help schools modernize their facilities 
and become more energy-efficient.
          The Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 
        2007--helps more children arrive at kindergarten ready 
        to succeed by improving teacher and classroom quality. 
        (enacted December 12, 2007).
          Aid to Gulf Coast Area Schools--provides $60 million 
        to schools and universities devastated by Hurricanes 
        Katrina and Rita (enacted May 25, 2007, as part of the 
        U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery 
        and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act).
          The 21st Century Green High Performing Schools Act--
        helps ensure that every child can learn in a safe, 
        environmentally-friendly, and modern classroom by 
        helping public schools around the country undergo much-
        needed repair and renovation projects. (passed by 
        House).
          The No Child Left Inside Act--improves environmental 
        education for schoolchildren inside and outside of the 
        nation's classrooms (passed by House).
          Education Begins at Home Act--provides critical 
        support services to families, reduces child abuse, and 
        helps more children arrive at school ready to succeed 
        by expanding access to voluntary early childhood home 
        visitation programs for parents and children (passed by 
        Committee).
          Providing Resources Early for Kids Act--partners with 
        states to improve the quality of state-funded preschool 
        programs, which collectively serve over one million 
        young children (passed by Committee).

Safe Children and Youth

    The Committee enacted laws to protect America's children 
and youth, including runaway, homeless and missing children, 
and to increase penalties when employers violate child labor 
laws. The House also passed legislation to protect teens in 
public and private residential programs.
          Runaway and Homeless Youth Protection Act--improves 
        and supports programs that help re-engage runaway and 
        homeless youth who are on the streets and without 
        family or community supports (enacted October 8, 2008).
          Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007--
        funds the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
        Children and offers tools to assist families and 
        communities in keeping children safe (enacted June 3, 
        2008).
          Child Labor Protection Act--increases penalties for 
        violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act that result 
        in the death or serious injury of a child (enacted May 
        21, 2008 as part of the Genetic Information 
        Nondiscrimination Act).
          Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens 
        Act of 2008--protects teens by creating basic health 
        and safety standards for private and public residential 
        programs (including therapeutic boarding schools, 
        wilderness camps, boot camps, and behavior modification 
        facilities), preventing deceptive marketing by these 
        programs, holding them accountable for violating the 
        law, and asking states to step in to protect teens in 
        such programs (passed House).

A Competitive Workforce

    The Committee has enacted legislation that builds on the 
principles Democrats first laid out in their ``Innovation 
Agenda--A Commitment to Competitiveness to Keep America Number 
One.'' These new laws will help prepare more Americans for jobs 
in emerging, high-tech industries that will keep our nation 
more competitive and create more good-paying jobs here at home.
          The 21st Century Competitiveness Act--strengthens 
        education and job training programs for students who 
        want to enter careers in science, technology, 
        engineering and math--fields that are vital to our 
        ability to compete in a global economy. (enacted August 
        8, 2007).
          The Green Jobs Act of 2007--helps train American 
        workers for ``green'' jobs in the renewable energy and 
        energy-efficiency industries (enacted December 19, 
        2007, as part of the Energy Independence and Security 
        Act of 2007).

Fairness in the Workplace

    During the first 100 hours of the 110th Congress, the House 
passed the first increase in the minimum wage in ten years. 
Since then, Committee has passed a series of key measures to 
strengthen workers' rights, improve workplace safety, end 
discriminatory practices that have unfairly eroded workers' pay 
and other benefits, and help workers balance demands of work 
and family.
          Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007--raises the national 
        hourly wage floor from $5.15 to $7.25 over three years. 
        The first two annual increases have already taken 
        effect, boosting the current minimum wage to $6.55 
        (enacted May 25, 2007).
          Leave Time for Military Families--provides six months 
        of unpaid leave to workers with family members who have 
        been wounded in military duty, and allows families to 
        take leave to deal with deployment (enacted January 28, 
        2008, as part of FY 2008 Defense Authorization).
          Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007--
        protects personal genetic information from 
        discriminatory use by health insurers and employers 
        (enacted May 21, 2008).
          ADA Amendments Act of 2008--stops discrimination 
        against individuals with disabilities by restoring the 
        original intent of the Americans with Disabilities Act 
        (enacted September 25, 2008).
          The Paul Wellstone-Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity 
        and Addiction Equity Act--ensures better access to 
        treatment for people suffering from mental illnesses 
        and substance addictions (enacted October 3, 2008, as 
        part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act).
          The Employee Free Choice Act--strengthens workers' 
        rights to join together to bargain for better wages, 
        benefits and working conditions, reforming a badly 
        broken union election process that is rife with 
        intimidation and harassment of workers (passed by the 
        House).
          The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act--restores the rights 
        of workers victims of pay discrimination by overturning 
        a Supreme Court decision that made it harder for 
        workers to pursue their civil rights claims (passed by 
        House).
          Paycheck Fairness Act--strengthens the rights of 
        women and men to receive equal pay for equal work 
        (passed by House).
          The Supplementary Mine Improvement and Emergency 
        Response Act--helps prevent mining disasters, improve 
        emergency response when disasters do occur, and reduce 
        long-term health risks facing miners (passed by House).
          Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act--forces 
        the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
        to protect workers from exposure to an artificial 
        flavoring commonly used in popcorn and other foods, 
        which causes a debilitating lung disease (passed by 
        House).
          Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 
        2007--guarantees the rights of state and local 
        firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical 
        service workers to collectively bargain for better 
        wages, benefits, and working conditions (passed by 
        House).
          Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees 
        and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act--restores 
        the rights of professional employees like nurses and 
        skilled craft workers to organize and collectively 
        bargain after Bush agency decisions sought to strip 
        these rights (passed by Committee).
          Employment Non-Discrimination Act--prohibits 
        employment discrimination, preferential treatment, and 
        retaliation on the basis of sexual orientation by 
        employers with 15 or more employees (passed by House).
          The Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust 
        Explosion and Fires Act--requires the U.S. Occupational 
        Safety and Health Administration to issue rules 
        regulating combustible industrial dusts, like sugar 
        dust, that can build up to hazardous levels and explode 
        (passed by House).
          The Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act--
        ensures that flight attendants and pilots are eligible 
        to take unpaid family and medical leave to care for 
        themselves, newborn children, and sick or injured 
        family members under the Family and Medical Leave Act 
        (passed by House).
          Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by 
        Globalization Act--provides workers with more advance 
        notice of impending layoffs, strengthens penalties for 
        businesses that fail to give employees proper notice, 
        and extends health care coverage for workers; also 
        extends COBRA coverage in certain situations (passed by 
        House as part of the Trade and Globalization Act of 
        2007).
          Indentured Servitude Abolition Act of 2007--holds 
        employers and foreign labor contractors responsible for 
        foreign workers recruited for jobs in the United States 
        by requiring clear and accurate disclosure of terms of 
        employment to recruited workers, outlawing exorbitant 
        fees paid by workers to recruiters, and by requiring 
        foreign labor recruiters to register with the 
        Department of Labor (passed in House as part of the 
        Trafficking Victims Protection Act).

Retirement Security

    While roughly 50 million American workers now have 401(k) 
style retirement plans, studies show that the vast majority of 
these workers don't know how much they are paying in fees to 
the companies that service their 401(k) plans--fees that could 
be eating away at their retirement savings. The Committee 
passed legislation to help workers better understand these 
hidden fees and strengthen their retirement security.
          The 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security 
        Act--ensures that Americans have clear and complete 
        information about fees that could be cutting deeply 
        into their 401(k) plans (passed by Committee).
          The Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act--
        temporarily suspends a tax penalty for seniors who do 
        not take a minimum withdrawal from their depleted 
        retirement accounts, such as 401(k)s (passed by House).

Accountability and Responsibility

    The Committee conducted oversight over government agencies 
in its jurisdiction, shining a light on the Bush 
administration's failures to safeguard taxpayer dollars used to 
fund education programs and its efforts to weaken protections 
for workers. In some cases, the Committee's investigations 
paved the way for legislation and spurred the U.S. Department 
of Justice to pursue a criminal investigation.
          Mismanagement and Conflicts of Interest in the 
        Reading First Program. The Committee launched an 
        investigation into Reading First, a federal program 
        designed to strengthen schoolchildren's reading skills, 
        after independent government investigations found that 
        Department of Education officials used the program to 
        inappropriately steer federal contracts to products 
        that they had close connections to or financial ties 
        with. The Committee's months-long probe included 
        several investigative hearings that revealed that 
        egregious conflicts of interest were pervasive in the 
        program.
          Unethical Practices in the Student Loan Industry. The 
        Committee launched investigations into questionable 
        tactics that lenders were using to curry favor with 
        colleges and universities, and into deceptive practices 
        that lenders were using to market their loans to 
        students. The investigations led to the House passing 
        legislation to clean up the student loan industry and 
        protect students from predatory lending practices, and 
        the release of a new consumer guide for student 
        borrowers by the Federal Trade Commission.
          Crandall Canyon Mine Tragedy. When a disaster at the 
        Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah killed six miners and 
        three rescue workers--the worst coal mining tragedy in 
        2007--the Committee immediately launched an 
        investigation. The Committee's investigations and other 
        inquiries found that this tragedy was largely 
        preventable--the result of an irresponsible mine 
        operator and a negligent U.S. Mine Health and Safety 
        Administration. The Committee referred the matter to 
        the U.S. Justice Department for a criminal 
        investigation.

By the Numbers

    The Committee has held 115 hearings and heard from 696 
witnesses in its efforts to grow and strengthen the nation's 
middle class. In the next Congress, the Committee will continue 
to build on this record by working to improve the lives of 
children, students, workers and families.
    How laws enacted by the Committee have affected American 
families:
     13 million of the nation's lowest paid workers 
will see their pay raised by the minimum wage increase.
     Working families of more than 2 million active 
duty military personnel and reservists will be able to take 
unpaid leave to deal with issues that arise when a family 
member is deployed overseas or is seriously injured in combat.
     Millions of workers with disabilities have had 
their rights to equal opportunity and fair treatment on the job 
restored.
     More than one million of the nation's most 
disadvantaged children will receive a better early education 
each year.
     $20 billion provided in new additional federal 
college aid for low- and middle-income students over the next 
five years--and at no new cost to taxpayers.
     5.5 million students who take out need-based 
federal student loans each year have already seen the interest 
rates on their loans drop by 0.8 percent; and will continue to 
see interests rates decrease in each of the next three years.
     More than five million students who receive the 
Pell Grant scholarship could see an increase of $1,090 in the 
scholarship by 2013.
     $4,000 a year in up-front tuition assistance for 
students who commit to teaching in high-need public schools or 
subject areas.

                    B. OVERSIGHT PLAN AND ACTIVITIES

1. House Rule X, Clause 2(d)(1)

    Each standing committee of the House is required to adopt 
formally an oversight plan at the beginning of each year. 
Specifically, Rule X, 2(d)(1) states in part:
          [E]ach standing committee shall, in a meeting that is 
        open to the public and a quorum present, adopt its 
        oversight plan for that Congress. Such plan shall be 
        submitted simultaneously to the Committee on Oversight 
        and Government Reform and to the Committee on House 
        Administration.

2. Jurisdiction of the Committee on Education and Labor

    Rule X of the Rules of the House vest in the Committee on 
Education and Labor (Committee) jurisdiction over issues 
dealing with students, education, workers, and workplace 
policy.
          1. Child labor.
          2. Gallaudet University and Howard University and 
        Hospital.
          3. Convict labor and the entry of goods made by 
        convicts into interstate commerce.
          4. Food programs for children in schools.
          5. Labor standards and statistics.
          6. Education or labor generally.
          7. Mediation and arbitration of labor disputes.
          8. Regulation or prevention of importation of foreign 
        laborers under contract.
          9. Workers' compensation.
          10. Vocational rehabilitation.
          11. Wages and hours of labor.
          12. Welfare of miners.
          13. Work incentive program.

3. General Oversight Responsibilities

    According to House Rule X, Clause 2(a): The various 
standing committees shall have general oversight 
responsibilities as provided in paragraph (b) in order to 
assist the House in----
          (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of----
          (A) the application, administration, execution, and 
        effectiveness of Federal laws; and
          (B) conditions and circumstances that may indicate 
        the necessity or desirability of enacting new or 
        additional legislation; and
          (2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of 
        changes in Federal laws, and of such additional 
        legislation as may be necessary or appropriate.
          (b)(1) In order to determine whether laws and 
        programs addressing subjects within the jurisdiction of 
        a committee are being implemented and carried out in 
        accordance with the intent of Congress and whether they 
        should be continued, curtailed, or eliminated, each 
        standing committee (other than the Committee on 
        Appropriations) shall review and study on a continuing 
        basis----
          (A) the application, administration, execution, and 
        effectiveness of laws and programs addressing subjects 
        within its jurisdiction;
          (B) the organization and operation of Federal 
        agencies and entities having responsibilities for the 
        administration and execution of laws and programs 
        addressing subjects within its jurisdiction.

4. Exercise of Oversight Responsibilities

    Oversight is a constitutional responsibility of the 
Congress and a core objective of the Committee. Accordingly, 
the Committee will thoroughly oversee and investigate the 
various agencies, departments, and programs within its 
jurisdiction. In doing so, the Education and Labor Committee 
will actively consult with other House committees having 
concurrent or germane jurisdiction.
    In its oversight proceedings, the Committee will make full 
use of formal hearings--held in Washington, D.C. and 
regionally--and ``e-hearings'' to ensure all relevant voices 
are heard and made part of the official record. The Committee 
will conduct Member and staff site examinations, correspond 
with impacted parties and review audits and investigations by, 
among others, the Congressional Research Service, Government 
Accountability Office, the United States Attorney General and 
the Offices of the Inspectors General of the Departments of 
Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services. The Committee 
has identified the following areas for oversight and 
investigation in the 110th Congress.
    Strengthening the Middle Class: The Committee will 
investigate trends in economic conditions and employment 
practices generally that affect the ability of the Nation's 
workers to acquire and maintain decent standards of living for 
themselves and their families, including trade issues and 
compensation, benefits, and other workplace policies and 
practices.
    Higher Education: The Committee seeks solutions that will 
make higher education more affordable and accessible to the 
middle class. The ever-increasing cost of college admission 
prevents many qualified students from obtaining a higher 
education. At four-year public colleges and universities, 
tuition has increased by about 40 percent since 2001. Since 
July 1, 2006, interest rates on new Stafford loans are fixed at 
6.8 percent. Accordingly, the Committee will examine strategies 
to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our Nation's 
postsecondary education system and explore ways to contain 
higher education costs. The Committee will also examine very 
closely the various loan and grant programs available to 
qualified students to identify the best practices going 
forward.
    Retirement Security: The Committee will explore options for 
greater transparency and understandable disclosure of the 
various fees that 401(k) sponsors charge plan participants to 
establish, maintain and invest their plans. The Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) requires 401(k) plan 
sponsors to disclose only limited information on such fees. 
More than 45 million Americans are invested in these tax-
deferred, defined contribution plans with assets totaling more 
than $2 trillion for their future retirement. Many of these 
investors are unaware of all the plan fees that could be 
cutting deeply into their savings. Therefore, the Committee 
will examine closely the disclosure practices among plan 
sponsors and the relationships among the various players in 
these defined contribution plans. The Committee will also 
review the Department of Labor's practices and authority under 
ERISA to oversee plan fees.
    Public Education: The Committee will investigate the 
implementation and funding priorities of the 5-year-old No 
Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act seeking to close the academic 
achievement gap among the Nation's public school students. 
Although the Committee supports the overall integrity and core 
objectives of NCLB, it seeks more diligent oversight of the 
Department of Education's implementation of the law to improve 
NCLB's effectiveness. Accordingly, the Committee will 
thoroughly investigate specific aspects of the Department's 
implementation of the law to ensure that the core objectives of 
NCLB are met. The Committee also seeks to distinguish between 
remedies that address problems with implementation of the law 
and the lack of federal, state, and local resources.
    Welfare of Miners: In addition to examining the 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration's efforts to 
protect our Nation's workers, the Committee will conduct 
thorough oversight on worker safety conditions in America's 
coal and non-coal mines. Last year was one of the deadliest 
years in recent history for America's miners. During this 
Congress, the Committee will ensure that all voices affected by 
mining safety issues are heard and that existing miner laws and 
regulations are implemented and strengthened. The Committee 
will review the implementation of the MINER Act and investigate 
the process for investigating miner safety complaints. The 
Committee will examine and bring to light all available 
information about last year's tragedies at Aracoma Alma, Darby 
and Sago, and examine the thoroughness and fairness of MSHA's 
investigative approach.
    Labor Rights: The Committee will examine closely the laws, 
regulations and practices affecting all our Nation's workers. 
The Committee will conduct thorough oversight of the Department 
of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the 
National Labor Relations Board to ensure they are making and 
effectively enforcing the rules needed to protect workers, 
including the Nation's wage and hour, child labor, health and 
safety, organizing and collective bargaining, and workplace 
discrimination laws. Such oversight will include an examination 
of the effectiveness of voluntary compliance programs in 
relation to the enforcement of workers' and retirees' rights. 
In addition, the Committee will investigate where appropriate 
international labor issues, including those involving the 
importation and trafficking of men, women and children bound 
for involuntary servitude and other human rights abuses.
    Fraud, Waste and Abuse: Where appropriate, the Committee 
will investigate specific concerns raised by Members and staff 
regarding allegations of fraud, waste and abuse. The Committee 
will remain vigilant over the taxpayer's investment in 
government, and the health and safety of the Nation's workers, 
students and children.
    The Committee reserves the right to review and investigate 
the general legislative, administrative, and regulatory issues 
affecting its jurisdiction.

                II. Hearings Held by the Full Committee


110th Congress, First Session

January 31, 2007--Hearing on ``Strengthening America's Middle 
        Class: Evaluating the Economic Squeeze on America's 
        Families'' (110-2).
February 7, 2007--Hearing on ``Strengthening America's Middle 
        Class: Finding Economic Solutions to Help America's 
        Families'' (110-3).
March 6, 2007--Hearing on ``Are Hidden 401(k) Fees Undermining 
        Retirement Security?'' (110-7).
March 13, 2007--Joint Hearing with the Senate Health, 
        Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on ``Elementary 
        and Secondary Act Reauthorization: Improving NCLB to 
        Close the Achievement Gap'' (110-9).
March 21, 2007--Hearing on ``ESEA Reauthorization: Options for 
        Improving NCLB's Measures of Progress'' (110-11).
March 22, 2007--Hearing on ``The BP-Texas City Disaster and 
        Worker Safety'' (110-12).
March 26, 2007--Hearing on ``How Effective are Existing 
        Programs in Helping Workers Impacted by International 
        Trade?'' (110-15).
March 28, 2007--Hearing on ``Protecting the Health and Safety 
        of America's Mine Workers'' (110-17).
April 20, 2007--Hearing on ``Mismanagement and Conflicts of 
        Interest in the Reading First Program'' (110-22).
April 23, 2007--Hearing on ``NCLB: Preventing Dropouts and 
        Enhancing School Safety'' (110-23).
April 24, 2007--Hearing on ``Strengthening the Middle Class: 
        Ensuring Equal Pay for Women'' (110-24).
April 25, 2007--Hearing on ``Examining Unethical Practices in 
        the Student Loan Industry'' (110-26).
May 10, 2007--Hearing on ``Accountability for the Department of 
        Education's Oversight of Student Loans and the Reading 
        First Program'' (110-32).
May 11, 2007--Hearing on ``ESEA Reauthorization: Boosting 
        Quality in the Teaching Profession'' (110-34).
May 15, 2007--Hearing on ``Best Practices for Making College 
        Campuses Safe'' (110-36).
May 16, 2007--Hearing on ``Evaluating the Effectiveness of 
        MSHA's Mine Safety and Health Programs'' (110-38).
June 7, 2007--Hearing on ``Protecting U.S. and Guest Workers: 
        the Recruitment and Employment of Temporary Foreign 
        Labor'' (110-45).
June 12, 2007--Hearing on ``Justice Denied? The Implications of 
        the Supreme Court's Ledbetter v. Goodyear Employment 
        Discrimination Decision'' (110-47).
September 10, 2007--Hearing on ``Miller/McKeon Discussion Draft 
        of ESEA Reauthorization'' (110-61).
September 12, 2007--Hearing on ``Why Weren't 9/11 Workers 
        Protected at the World Trade Center?'' (110-62).
October 3, 2007--Hearing on ``The Perspective of the Families 
        at Crandall Canyon'' (110-66).
October 4, 2007--Hearing on ``H.R. 3185, the 401(k) Fair 
        Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007'' (110-
        67).
October 10, 2007--Hearing on ``Cases of Child Neglect and Abuse 
        at Private Residential Treatment Facilities'' (110-68).
November 1, 2007--Hearing on ``Barriers to Equal Educational 
        Opportunities: Addressing the Risings Costs of a 
        College Education'' (110-70).

110th Congress, Second Session

January 23, 2008--Hearing on ``Investing in Early Education: 
        Paths to Improving Children's Success'' (110-75).
January 29, 2008--Hearing on ``H.R. 3195, the ADA Restoration 
        Act of 2007'' (110-76).
February 13, 2008--Hearing on ``Modern Public School 
        Facilities: Investing in the Future'' (110-78).
March 4, 2008--Hearing on ``Challenges and Opportunities for 
        Improving School Nutrition'' (110-80).
March 12, 2008--Hearing on ``H.R. 5522, the Combustible Dust 
        and Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008'' (110-
        82).
March 13, 2008--Hearing on ``America's Black Colleges and 
        Universities: Models of Excellence and Challenges for 
        the Future'' (110-83).
March 14, 2008--Hearing on ``Ensuring the Availability of 
        Federal Student Loans'' (110-84).
April 24, 2008--Hearing on ``Child Abuse and Deceptive 
        Marketing by Residential Programs for Teens'' (110-89).
May 6, 2008--Hearing on ``Do Federal Programs Ensure U.S. 
        Workers Are Recruited First Before Employers Hire from 
        Abroad'' (110-90).
May 21, 2008--Hearing on ``The National Mathematics Advisory 
        Panel Report: Foundations for Success'' (110-93).
June 11, 2008--Hearing on ``H.R. 2343, the Education Begins at 
        Home Act'' (110-95).
June 19, 2008--Hearing on ``Hidden Tragedy: Underreporting of 
        Workplace Injuries and Illnesses'' (110-97).
June 24, 2008--Hearing on ``Is OSHA Failing to Adequately 
        Enforce Construction Safety Rules?'' (110-98).
July 9, 2008--Hearing on ``The Rising Cost of Food and Its 
        Impact on Federal Child Nutrition Programs'' (110-100).
July 15, 2008--Hearing on ``Is the Department of Labor 
        Effectively Enforcing Our Wage and Hour Laws?'' (110-
        101).
July 17, 2008--Hearing on ``Mayor and Superintendent 
        Partnerships in Education: Closing the Achievement 
        Gap'' (110-102).
July 22, 2008--Hearing on ``Innovation in Education through 
        Business and Education STEM Partnerships'' (110-103).
July 24, 2008--Hearing on ``The Benefits of Physical and Health 
        Education for Our Nation's Children'' (110-104).
September 25, 2008--Hearing on ``Safeguarding Retiree Health 
        Benefits'' (110-112).
October 7, 2008--Hearing on ``The Impact of the Financial 
        Crisis on Workers' Retirement Security'' (110-113).
October 22, 2008--Field Hearing on ``The Impact of the 
        Financial Crisis on Workers' Retirement Security'' 
        (110-114).
October 24, 2008--Hearing on ``Building an Economic Recovery 
        Package: Creating and Preserving Jobs in America'' 
        (110-115).

                III. Markups Held by the Full Committee


110th Congress, First Session

January 24, 2007--Organizational Meeting. The Committee Rules 
        for the 110th Congress were adopted by voice vote. 
        Subcommittee assignments were announced.
February 14, 2007--The Oversight Plan was adopted by unanimous 
        consent. H.R. 493 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by voice vote. H.R. 800 was 
        ordered favorably reported, as amended, to the House by 
        a vote of 26 to 19.
March 14, 2007--H.R. 1429 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 42 to 1.
June 13, 2007--H.R. 2669 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 30 to 16.
June 20, 2007--H.R. 980 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 42 to 1. H.R. 2693 
        was ordered favorably reported, as amended, to the 
        House by voice vote.
June 27, 2007--H.R. 2857 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 44 to 0, 2 present. 
        H.R. 2847 was ordered favorably reported, as amended, 
        to the House by a vote of 26 to 18, 1 present. H.R. 
        2831 was ordered favorably reported, as amended, to the 
        House by a vote of 25 to 20.
July 18, 2007--H.R. 1424 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 33 to 9.
September 19, 2007--H.R. 1644 was ordered favorably reported, 
        as amended, to the House by a vote of 26 to 20.
October 18, 2007--H.R. 3685 was ordered favorably reported to 
        the House by a vote of 27 to 21. H.R. 3796 was ordered 
        favorably reported, as amended, to the House by a vote 
        of 26 to 18.
October 31, 2007--H.R. 2768 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 26 to 18.
November 14, 15, 2007--H.R. 4137 was ordered favorably 
        reported, as amended, to the House by a vote of 45 to 
        0.
December 5, 2007--A Committee Resolution to add a Rule 24 to 
        the Rules of the Committee on Education and Labor was 
        ordered favorably reported, as amended, by voice vote.

110th Congress, Second Session

April 9, 2008--H.R. 5715 was ordered favorably reported to the 
        House by voice vote. H.R. 5522 was ordered favorably 
        reported, as amended, to the House by voice vote.
April 16, 2008--H.R. 3185 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 25 to 19.
April 30, 2008--H.R. 3021 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 28 to 19.
May 14, 2008--H.R. 2744 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 43 to 0. H.R. 5876 
        was ordered favorably reported, as amended, to the 
        House by a vote of 27 to 16.
June 18, 2008--H.R. 3195 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 43 to 1. H.R. 2343 
        was ordered favorably reported, as amended, to the 
        House by voice vote. H.R. 3036 was ordered favorably 
        reported, as amended, to the House by a vote of 37 to 
        8.
June 25, 26, 2008--H.R. 3289 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 31 to 11.
July 24, 2008--H.R. 1338 was ordered favorably reported, as 
        amended, to the House by a vote of 26 to 17.

                       IV. Legislative Activities


     A. LEGISLATION ENACTED INTO LAW (BILLS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE)

H.J. Res. 62 (Public Law 110-370) Native American Heritage Day 
        Act of 2008. Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe.
H.R. 2, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, 
        George. H.R. 2 was enacted in H.R. 2206, U.S. Troop 
        Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq 
        Accountability Appropriations Act of 2008 (Public Law 
        110-28).
H.R. 100, Veterans' Equity in Education Act of 2007. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Davis, Susan A. H.R. 100 was enacted in H.R. 4137, 
        College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 
        (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 493 (Public Law 110-233) Genetic Information 
        Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter, 
        Louise McIntosh.
H.R. 451, Next Generation Hispanic-Serving Institutions Act. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben. H.R. 451 was enacted in 
        H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 
        2008 (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 629, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
        authorize grants for institutions of higher education 
        serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Wu, David. H.R. 629 was enacted in H.R. 4137, 
        College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 
        (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 694, Minority Serving Institution Digital Wireless 
        Technology Opportunity Act. Sponsor: Rep. Towns, 
        Edolphus. H.R. 694 was enacted in H.R. 4137, College 
        Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 
        110-315).
H.R. 717, Community College Partnership Act of 2007. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Wu, David. H.R. 717 was enacted in H.R. 4137, 
        College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 
        (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 773, Diploma Integrity Protection Act of 2007. Sponsor: 
        Rep. McCollum, Betty. Provisions were enacted in H.R. 
        4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 
        (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 887, GRAD Act. Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn. H.R. 887 
        was enacted in H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and 
        Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 890, Student Loan Sunshine Act. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, 
        George. H.R. 890 was enacted in H.R. 4137, College 
        Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 
        110-315).
H.R. 916, John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive 
        Act of 2007. Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David. H.R. 916 was 
        enacted in H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and 
        Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 1051, National STEM Scholarship Database Act. Sponsor: 
        Holt, Rush. H.R. 1051 was enacted in H.R. 4137, College 
        Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 
        110-315).
H.R. 1424 (Public Law 110-343) Paul Wellstone Mental Health and 
        Addiction Equity Act of 2008/ Emergency Economic 
        Stabilization Act of 2008. Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, 
        Patrick J.
H.R. 1429 (Public Law 110-134) Improving Head Start for School 
        Readiness Act of 2007. Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Dale E.
H.R. 1522, One-Stop Student Financial Aid Information Act of 
        2007. Sponsor: Rep. Keller, Ric. H.R. 1522 was enacted 
        in H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act 
        of 2008 (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 1608, College Aid Made EZ Act. Sponsor: Emanuel, Rahm. 
        H.R. 1608 was enacted in H.R. 4137, College Opportunity 
        and Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 1687, Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Kind, Ron. H.R. 1687 was enacted in H.R. 4137, 
        College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 
        (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 1971, Teach for America Act. Sponsor: Rep. Van Hollen, 
        Chris. H.R. 1971 was enacted in H.R. 4137, College 
        Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 
        110-315).
H.R. 2220, Mental Health Security for America's Families in 
        Education Act of 2007. Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Tim. 
        Provisions were enacted in H.R. 4137, College 
        Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 
        110-315).
H.R. 2517 (Public Law 110-240) Protecting Our Children Comes 
        First Act of 2007. Sponsor: Rep. Lampson, Nick.
H.R. 2637, Child Labor Protection Act of 2007. Sponsor: 
        Woolsey, Lynn C. Enacted in H.R. 493, Genetic 
        Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (Public Law 
        110-233).
H.R. 2669 (Public Law 110-84) College Cost Reduction and Access 
        Act. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George.
H.R. 2707, To reauthorize the Underground Railroad Educational 
        and Cultural Program. Sponsor: Rep. Kucinich, Dennis. 
        H.R. 2707 was enacted in H.R. 4137, College Opportunity 
        and Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 2847, Green Jobs Act of 2007. Sponsor: Rep. Solis, Hilda 
        L. Language included in H.R. 3221, Housing and Economic 
        Recovery Act of 2008, which was enacted in H.R. 6, 
        Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public 
        Law 110-140).
H.R. 2851 (Public Law 110-381) Michelle's Law. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Hodes, Paul W.
H.R. 3195, ADA Amendments Act of 2008. Sponsor: Rep. Hoyer, 
        Steny H. Enacted in S. 3406 (Public Law 110-325).
H.R. 3091, Patsy T. Mink Fellowship. Sponsor: Rep. Woolsey, 
        Lynn C. H.R. 3091 was enacted in H.R. 4137, College 
        Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 
        110-315).
H.R. 3209, To support the establishment and operation of 
        Teachers Professional Development Institutes. Sponsor: 
        Rep. DeLauro, Rosa. Provisions were enacted in H.R. 
        4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 
        (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 3221, Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Pelosi, Nancy. Enacted in H.R. 6, Energy 
        Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
        140).
H.R. 3317, GEAR UP Enhancement Act of 2007. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Fattah, Chaka. H.R. 3317 was enacted in H.R. 4137, 
        College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 
        (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 3450, College Student Success Act. Sponsor: Rep. Yarmuth, 
        John A. H.R. 3450 was enacted in H.R. 4137, College 
        Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 
        110-315).
H.R. 3512, College Textbook Affordability and Transparency Act 
        of 2007. Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Julia. H.R. 3512 was 
        enacted in H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and 
        Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 3597, Increasing Education Opportunities for Nurses and 
        Nurse Faculty Act of 2007. Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, 
        Carolyn. H.R. 3597 was enacted in H.R. 4137, College 
        Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 
        110-315).
H.R. 3625 (Public Law 110-93) To make permanent the waiver 
        authority of the Secretary of Education with respect to 
        student financial assistance during a war or other 
        military operation or national emergency. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Sestak, Joe.
H.R. 3631, Revolutionizing Education Through Digital Investment 
        Act of 2007. Sponsor: Rep. Yarmuth, John A. H.R. 3631 
        was enacted in H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and 
        Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 3637, Higher Education Sustainability Act of 2007. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl. H.R. 3637 was enacted 
        in H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act 
        of 2008 (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 4137 (Public Law 110-315) College Opportunity and 
        Affordability Act of 2008. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, 
        George.
H.R. 4139, College and University Rural Education (CURE) Act of 
        2007. Sponsor: Space, Zachary T. Provisions were 
        enacted in H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and 
        Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 4152, Firefighter Higher Education Incentive Act of 2007. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. H.R. 4152 was enacted 
        in H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act 
        of 2008 (Public Law 110-315).
H.R. 5524, Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Yarmuth, John A. Enacted in S. 2982, Reconnecting 
        Homeless Youth Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-378).
H.R. 5715 (Public Law 110-227) Ensuring Continued Access to 
        Student Loans Act of 2008. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, 
        George.
H.R. 6889 (Public Law 110-350) To extend the authority of the 
        Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student 
        loans for an additional year, and for other purposes. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George.
H.R. 6890 (Public Law 110-366) To extend the waiver authority 
        for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of 
        subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-
        148, relating to elementary and secondary education 
        hurricane recovery relief, and for other purposes. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Melancon, Charlie.
H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health 
        Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. Sponsor: 
        Kennedy, Patrick J. Enacted in H.R. 1424, Paul 
        Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 
        2008/ Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 
        (Public Law 110-343).
H.R. 7327 (Public Law number unavailable at the time of this 
        report) The Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act. 
        Sponsor: Rangel, Charles B.
S. 442, John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act 
        of 2007. Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard. Provisions of 
        S. 442 were enacted in H.R. 4137, College Opportunity 
        and Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-315).
S. 938, Accessing College through Comprehensive Early Outreach 
        and State Partnerships Act. Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack. 
        Provisions of S. 938 were enacted in H.R. 4137, College 
        Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 
        110-315).
S. 1002 (Public Law 110- 19) Older Americans Reauthorization 
        Technical Corrections Act. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, 
        Edward M.
S. 1167, Civil Legal Assistance Attorney and Loan Repayment 
        Act. Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom. Provisions of S. 1167 
        were enacted in H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and 
        Affordability Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-315).
S. 2271 (Public Law 110-174) Sudan Accountability and 
        Divestment Act of 2007. Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher 
        J.
S. 3180 (Public Law 110-256) A bill to temporarily extend the 
        programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
        Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M.
S. 3712 (Public Law number unavailable at the time of this 
        report) A bill to make a technical correction in the 
        Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity 
        and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. Sponsor: Sen. 
        Kennedy, Edward M.

   B. LEGISLATION ENACTED INTO LAW (BILLS NOT REFERRED TO COMMITTEE)

H.R. 6 (Public Law 110-140) Energy Independence and Security 
        Act of 2007. Sponsor: Rep. Rahall, Nick Joe. Contains 
        H.R. 2847.
H.R. 2206 (Public Law 110-28) U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' 
        Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability 
        Appropriations Act, 2007. Sponsor: Rep. Obey, David R. 
        Contains H.R. 2.
H.R. 2272 (Public Law 110-69) America Creating Opportunities to 
        Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, 
        Education, and Science Act. Sponsor: Rep. Gordon Bart.
H.R. 2419 (Public Law 110-243) Food, Conservation, and Energy 
        Act of 2008. Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. Contains 
        provisions within the committee's jurisdiction.
H.R. 2638 (Public Law 110-329). Consolidated Security, Disaster 
        Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E.
H.R. 2642 (Public Law 110-252) Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
        2008. Sponsor: Rep. Edwards, Chet. H.R. 2642 contains 
        provisions within the committee's jurisdiction 
        pertaining to emergency unemployment compensation and 
        veterans' educational assistance.
H.R. 2764 (Public Law 110-161) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
        2008. Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. H.R. 2764 contains 
        provisions within the committee's jurisdiction.
H.R. 6124 (Public Law 110-246) Food, Conservation, and Energy 
        Act of 2008. Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. Contains 
        an extra title left out of H.R. 2419.
H.R. 6867 (Public Law 110-449) Unemployment Compensation 
        Extension Act of 2008. Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim.
S. 1704 (Public Law 110-44) First Higher Education Extension 
        Act of 2007. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M.
S. 1868 (Public Law 110-51) Second Higher Education Extension 
        Act of 2007. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M.
S. 2258 (Public Law 110-109) Third Higher Education Extension 
        Act of 2007. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M.
S. 2371 (Public Law 110-153) A bill to amend the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 to make technical corrections. 
        Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M.
S. 2733 (Public Law 110-198) Higher Education Extension Act of 
        2008. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M.
S. 2929 (Public Law 110-230) A bill to temporarily extend the 
        programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
        Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M.
S. 2982/H.R. 5524 (Public Law 110-378) Reconnecting Homeless 
        Youth Act of 2008. Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.
S. 3001 (Public Law 110-417) Duncan Hunter National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009. Sponsor: Sen. 
        Levin, Carl. Contains provisions within the Committee's 
        jurisdiction.
S. 3035 (Public Law 110-238) A bill to temporarily extend the 
        programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
        Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M.
S. 3180 (Public Law 110- 256) A bill to temporarily extend the 
        programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
        Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M.
S. 3352 (Public Law 110-300) A bill to temporarily extend the 
        programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
        Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, Edward M.

     C. LEGISLATION PASSED THE HOUSE (BILLS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE)

H. Con. Res. 2, Expressing the sense of the Congress that 
        schools in the United States should honor the 
        contributions of individuals from the territories of 
        the United States by including such contributions in 
        the teaching of United States history. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Christensen, Donna M.
H. Con. Res. 31, Honoring the Mare Island Original 21ers for 
        their efforts to remedy racial discrimination in 
        employment at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Miller, George.
H. Con. Res. 68, Honoring the life and accomplishments of Gian 
        Carlo Menotti and recognizing the success of the 
        Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, South Carolina, 
        which he founded. Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr.
H. Con. Res. 112, Supporting the goals and ideas of a National 
        Child Care Worthy Wage Day. Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, 
        Carolyn.
H. Con. Res. 121, Recognizing the benefits and importance of 
        school-based music education, and for other purposes. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Cooper, Jim.
H. Con. Res. 239, Recognizing and honoring birthparents who 
        carry out an adoption plan. Sponsor: Rep. Schmidt, 
        Jean.
H. Con. Res. 264, Honoring the University of Hawaii for its 100 
        years of commitment to public higher education. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Hirono, Mazie K.
H. Con. Res. 372, Supporting the goals and ideals of Black 
        Music Month and to honor the outstanding contributions 
        that African American singers and musicians have made 
        to the United States. Sponsor: Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn 
        C.
H. Con. Res. 405, Recognizing the first full week of April as 
        ``National Workplace Wellness Week''. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie.
H. Con. Res. 416, Commending Barter Theatre on the occasion of 
        its 75th anniversary. Sponsor: Rep. Boucher, Rick.
H. J. Res. 58, Supporting the goals and ideas of a National 
        Child Care Worthy Wage Day. Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted.
H. Res. 25, Calling on the Board of Directors of the National 
        High School Mock Trial Championship to accommodate 
        students of all religious faiths. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Rothman, Steven R.
H. Res. 29, Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
        Mentoring Month 2007. Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A.
H. Res. 39, Commending the University of Florida Gators for 
        their victory in the 2006 Bowl Championship Series. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie.
H. Res. 43, Commending the Boise State University Broncos 
        football team for winning the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K.
H. Res. 51, Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel
H. Res. 57, Congratulating Illinois State University as it 
        celebrates its sesquicentennial. Sponsor: Rep. Weller, 
        Jerry.
H. Res. 62, Congratulating the Grand Valley State University 
        Lakers for winning the 2006 NCAA Division II Football 
        National Championship. Sponsor: Rep. Hoekstra, Peter.
H. Res. 70, Congratulating the University of California at 
        Santa Barbara men's soccer team, the 2006 National 
        Collegiate Athletic Association Champions. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Capps, Lois.
H. Res. 82, Commending the University of Louisville Cardinals 
        football team for their victory in the 2007 Orange 
        Bowl. Sponsor: Rep. Yarmuth, John A.
H. Res. 95, Expressing the sense of the House of 
        Representatives supporting the goals and ideals of 
        Campus Fire Safety Month, and for other purposes. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs.
H. Res. 99, Commending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln 
        volleyball team for winning the NCAA Division I Women's 
        Volleyball Championship. Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian.
H. Res. 120, Recognizing the African American spiritual as a 
        national treasure . Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L.
H. Res. 126, Commending the University of Southern California 
        Trojan football team for its victory in the 2007 Rose 
        Bowl. Sponsor: Rep. Watson, Diane E.
H. Res. 131, Recognizing and honoring the lifetime 
        contributions of Rafael Jose Diaz-Balart on the 
        dedication of the Rafael Diaz-Balart Hall at the 
        Florida International University College of Law. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Meek, Kendrick B.
H. Res. 135, Expressing the sense that a National Historically 
        Black Colleges and Universities Week should be 
        established. Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice.
H. Res. 154, Recognizing Stax Records for enriching the 
        Nation's Cultural life with ``50 years of soul''. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve.
H. Res. 182, Commending and congratulating Virginia State 
        University on the occasion of its 125th anniversary. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy.
H. Res. 210, Commending the Appalachian State University 
        football team for winning the 2006 National Collegiate 
        Athletic Association Division I-AA Football 
        Championship . Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia.
H. Res. 216, Commending the Juniata College volleyball team for 
        winning the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball 
        Championship. Sponsor: Rep. Shuster, Bill.
H. Res. 259, Honoring and recognizing the work of the Meals On 
        Wheels Association of America, its member senior 
        nutrition programs throughout the country, and their 
        annual March For Meals campaigns. Sponsor: Rep. 
        LoBiondo, Frank A.
H. Res. 266, Supporting the goals and ideals of Professional 
        Social Work Month and the World Social Work Day. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol.
H. Res. 290, Honoring the contributions of the Rocky Mountain 
        Senior Games on its 30th anniversary for significantly 
        improving the health and well-being of older Americans. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N.
H. Res. 292, Expressing the sense of the House of 
        Representatives that schools should celebrate National 
        Garden Month through a curriculum that includes outdoor 
        learning. Sponsor: Rep. Pryce, Deborah.
H. Res. 293, Supporting the goals and ideals highlighted 
        through National Volunteer Week. Sponsor: Rep. Shea-
        Porter, Carol.
H. Res. 298, To commend the University of Florida Gators for 
        their historic win in the 2007 National Collegiate 
        Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball 
        Tournament. Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff.
H. Res. 300, Commending the achievements of the Rutgers 
        University women's basketball team and applauding the 
        character and integrity of their student-athletes. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank Jr.
H. Res. 306, Offering heartfelt condolences to the victims and 
        their families regarding the horrific violence at 
        Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, and to the 
        students, faculty, administration and staff and their 
        families who have been deeply affected by the tragic 
        events that occurred there. Sponsor: Rep. Boucher, 
        Rick.
H. Res. 320, Congratulating the University of Tennessee women's 
        basketball team for winning the 2007 NCAA Division I 
        Women's Basketball Championship. Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, 
        John J., Jr.
H. Res. 325, Congratulating the University of Tennessee women's 
        basketball team for winning the 2007 NCAA Division I 
        Women's Basketball Championship. Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, 
        Bart.
H. Res. 329, Congratulating the Barton College men's basketball 
        team for winning the 2007 NCAA Division II Men's 
        Basketball National Championship. Sponsor: Rep. Jones, 
        Walter B., Jr.
H. Res. 334, Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
        Community College Month. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Brad.
H. Res. 344, Congratulating charter schools and their students, 
        parents, teachers, and administrators across the United 
        States for their ongoing contributions to education, 
        and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Boustany, Charles 
        W., Jr.
H. Res. 365, Honoring San Jose State University for its 150 
        years of commitment to public higher education. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Honda, Michael M.
H. Res. 371, In observance of National Physical Education and 
        Sports Week. Sponsor: Rep. Altmire, Jason.
H. Res. 376, Recognizing annually a National Classified School 
        Employee of the Year and honoring the valuable 
        contributions of Classified School Employees in the 
        United States. Sponsor: Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C.
H. Res. 384, Congratulating the University of Wyoming Cowgirls 
        for winning the Women's National Invitational 
        Tournament for the first time and for their most 
        successful season in school history. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Cubin, Barbara.
H. Res. 385, Recognizing National AmeriCorps Week. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Yarmuth, John A.
H. Res. 406, Celebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the 
        Education Amendments of 1972, also known as the Patsy 
        Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, and 
        recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal of 
        educational opportunities for women and girls. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Hirono, Mazie K.
H. Res. 436, Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the 
        University of Central Arkansas. Sponsor: Rep. Snyder, 
        Vic.
H. Res. 472, Congratulating and commending the Wichita State 
        University women's bowling team for winning the 2007 
        United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Bowling 
        National Championship. Sponsor: Rep. Tiahrt, Todd.
H. Res. 474, Recognizing the immeasurable contributions of 
        fathers in the healthy development of children, 
        supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging 
        greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their 
        children, especially on Father's Day. Sponsor: Rep. 
        McIntyre, Mike.
H. Res. 475, Congratulating the University of Arizona Wildcats 
        for winning the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic 
        Association Division I Softball Championship. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Grijalva, Raul M.
H. Res. 485, Expressing appreciation for the profound public 
        service and educational contributions of Donald Jeffry 
        Herbert, fondly known as ``Mr. Wizard''. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Ehlers, Vernon J.
H. Res. 493, Congratulating the women's water polo team of the 
        University of California, Los Angeles, for winning the 
        2007 NCAA Division I Women's Water Polo National 
        Championship, and congratulating UCLA on its 100th NCAA 
        sports national title, making it the most accomplished 
        athletic program in NCAA history. Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, 
        Jerry.
H. Res. 511, Congratulating the men's volleyball team of the 
        University of California, Irvine, for winning the 2007 
        NCAA Division I Men's Volleyball National Championship. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Campbell, John.
H. Res. 515, Congratulating the Oregon State University Beavers 
        baseball team for winning the 2007 National Collegiate 
        Athletic Association Division I College World Series. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Hooley, Darlene.
H. Res. 590, Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
        Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the 
        sense of the House of Representatives that Congress 
        should raise awareness of domestic violence in the 
        United States and its devastating effects on families 
        and communities. Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted.
H. Res. 631, Honoring the sacrifice and courage of the six 
        missing miners and three rescuers who were killed in 
        the Crandall Canyon mine disaster in Utah, and 
        recognizing the rescue crews for their outstanding 
        efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Matheson, Jim.
H. Res. 655, Honoring the life and accomplishments of Katherine 
        Dunham. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B.
H. Res. 709, Recognizing and honoring the 50th anniversary of 
        the dedication of the Sam Rayburn Library and Museum on 
        October 9, 2007, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Hall, Ralph M.
H. Res. 762, Supporting the goals of National Bullying 
        Prevention Awareness Week. Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, 
        Carolyn.
H. Res. 768, Honoring the life of Thomas ``Tommy'' Makem. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol.
H. Res. 789, Honoring public child welfare agencies, nonprofit 
        organizations and private entities providing services 
        for foster children. Sponsor: Rep. Bachmann, Michele.
H. Res. 870, Congratulating the 200th Anniversary of the 
        University of Maryland School of Medicine. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Cummings, Elijah E.
H. Res. 884, Providing for the concurrence by the House in the 
        Senate amendments to H.R. 3997, with an amendment. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B.
H. Res. 901, Congratulating University of Florida Quarterback 
        Timothy `Tim' Tebow for winning the Heisman Trophy and 
        honoring both his athletic and academic achievements. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Ander.
H. Res. 908, Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
        Mentoring Month. Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty.
H. Res. 916, Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel.
H. Res. 924, Congratulating Iowa State University of Science 
        and Technology for 150 years of leadership and service 
        to the United States and the world as Iowa's land-grant 
        university. Sponsor: Rep. Braley, Bruce L.
H. Res. 930, Supporting the goals and ideals of ``Career and 
        Technical Education Month'' . Sponsor: Rep. Baird, 
        Brian.
H. Res. 932, Expressing support for designation of the week of 
        February 4 through February 8, 2008 as ``National 
        School Counseling Week''. Sponsor: Rep. Sanchez, Linda 
        T.
H. Res. 933, Commending the Louisiana State University Tigers 
        football team for winning the 2007 Bowl Championship 
        Series national championship game. Sponsor: Rep. Baker, 
        Richard H.
H. Res. 938, Commending the West Virginia University 
        Mountaineer football team for exemplifying the pride, 
        determination, and spirit of the Mountain State and 
        overcoming adversity with skill, commitment, and 
        teamwork to win the 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Mollohan, Alan B.
H. Res. 948, Congratulating the University of Kansas (``KU'') 
        football team for winning the 2008 FedEx Orange Bowl 
        and having the most successful year in program history. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Boyda, Nancy E.
H. Res. 978, Expressing support for the designation of the week 
        of March 3-7, 2008, as ``School Social Work Week'' to 
        promote awareness of the vital role of school social 
        workers in schools, and in the community as a whole, in 
        helping students prepare for their future as productive 
        citizens. Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J.
H. Res. 1007, Expressing the condolences of the House to those 
        affected by the devastating shooting incident of 
        February 14, 2008, at Northern Illinois University in 
        DeKalb, Illinois. Sponsor: Rep. Manzullo, Donald A.
H. Res. 1013, Expressing the sense of the Congress that 
        providing breakfast in schools through the National 
        School Breakfast Program has a positive impact on 
        classroom performance Recognizing importance of school 
        breakfast. Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen.
H. Res. 1050, Recognizing Pittsfield, Massachusetts, as being 
        home to the earliest known reference to the word 
        ``baseball'' in the United States as well as being the 
        birthplace of college baseball. Sponsor: Rep. Olver, 
        John W.
H. Res. 1051, Congratulating James Madison University in 
        Harrisonburg, Virginia, for 100 years of service and 
        leadership to the United States. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Goodlatte, Bob.
H. Res. 1059, Congratulating the Adrian College Bulldogs men's 
        hockey team for winning the Midwest Collegiate Hockey 
        Association regular season title and postseason 
        tournament and for having the best first year win-loss 
        record in Division III history. Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, 
        Timothy.
H. Res. 1088, Recognizing and commending the Alvin Ailey 
        American Dance Theater for 50 years of service as a 
        vital American cultural ambassador to the world. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold.
H. Res. 1096, Commending the University of Kansas Jayhawks for 
        winning the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic 
        Association Division I basketball championship. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Dennis.
H. Res. 1097, Expressing support for the designation of the 
        month of April 2008, as National Child Abuse Prevention 
        Month to provide attention to the tragic circumstances 
        that face some of our Nation's children on a daily 
        basis and to underscore our commitment to preventing 
        child abuse and neglect so that all children can live 
        in safety and security. Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe.
H. Res. 1100, Congratulating the University of Iowa Hawkeyes 
        Wrestling Team on Winning the 2008 NCAA Division I 
        National Wrestling Championships. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Loebsack, David.
H. Res. 1119, Supporting the goals and ideals highlighted 
        through National Volunteer Week. Sponsor: Rep. Platts, 
        Todd Russell.
H. Res. 1130, Recognizing the roles and contributions of 
        America's teachers to building and enhancing our 
        Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well being. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam.
H. Res. 1133, Congratulating Winona State University on winning 
        the 2008 Division II men's basketball championships. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Walz, Timothy J.
H. Res. 1142, Recognizing May 25, 2008, as National Missing 
        Children's Day. Sponsor: Rep. Lampson, Nick.
H. Res. 1147, Congratulating the Northern Kentucky University 
        Norse women's basketball team, champions of the 2008 
        National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II 
        tournament. Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Geoff.
H. Res. 1149, Expressing support for the designation of April 
        2008 as National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month, and 
        supporting efforts to devote new resources to research 
        the causes of the disease, environmental and otherwise, 
        along with treatments and workforce strategies to 
        support individuals with sarcoidosis. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Davis, Danny K.
H. Res. 1151, Congratulating the University of Tennessee 
        women's basketball team for winning the 2008 National 
        Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's 
        Basketball Championship. Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, John J., 
        Jr.
H. Res. 1154, Supporting the mission and goals of Workers 
        Memorial Day in order to honor and remember the workers 
        who have been killed or injured in the workplace. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice.
H. Res. 1155, Honoring the recipients of the El Dorado Promise 
        scholarship. Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Mike.
H. Res. 1168, Congratulating charter schools and their 
        students, parents, teachers, and administrators across 
        the United States for their ongoing contributions to 
        education, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Boustany, Charles W., Jr.
H. Res. 1173, Recognizing AmeriCorps Week. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Matsui, Doris O.
H. Res. 1225, Expressing support for designation of June 2008 
        as ``National Safety Month''. Sponsor: Rep. Davis, 
        Danny K.
H. Res. 1229, Recognizing the achievements of America's high 
        school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2008, 
        promoting the importance of encouraging intellectual 
        growth, and rewarding academic excellence of all 
        American high school students. Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, 
        Gregory W.
H. Res. 1242, Honoring the life, musical accomplishments, and 
        contributions of Louis Jordan on the 100th anniversary 
        of his birth. Sponsor: Rep. Snyder, Vic.
H. Res. 1243, Recognizing the immeasurable contributions of 
        fathers in the healthy development of children, 
        supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging 
        greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their 
        children, especially on Father's Day. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Sullivan, John.
H. Res. 1259, Congratulating the Hamilton College Continentals 
        on winning the NCAA Division III women's lacrosse 
        championship. Sponsor: Rep. Arcuri, Michael A.
H. Res. 1261, Congratulating East High School in Denver, 
        Colorado, on winning the 2008 ``We the People: The 
        Citizen and the Constitution'' national competition. 
        Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana.
H. Res. 1286, Recognizing and celebrating the 20th anniversary 
        of the National Black Arts Festival. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Lewis, John.
H. Res. 1288, Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
        Campus Safety Awareness Month. Sponsor: Rep. Sestak, 
        Joe.
H. Res. 1296, Supporting the designation of a National Child 
        Awareness Month to promote awareness of children's 
        charities and youth-serving organizations across the 
        United States and recognizing their efforts on behalf 
        of children and youth as a positive investment for the 
        future of our Nation. Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken.
H. Res. 1323, Commending the Arizona State University softball 
        team for their victory in the 2008 Women's College 
        World Series. Sponsor: Rep. Mitchell, Harry E.
H. Res. 1332, Recognizing the importance of connecting foster 
        youth to the workforce through internship programs, and 
        encouraging employers to increase employment of former 
        foster youth. Sponsor: Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A.
H. Res. 1355, Expressing support for designation of Disability 
        Pride Day and recognizing that all people, including 
        those living with disabilities, have the right, 
        responsibility, and ability to be active, contributing 
        members of our society and fully engaged as citizens. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K.
H. Res. 1372, Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 
        University of Nebraska at Omaha and recognizing the 
        partnership between the City of Omaha, its citizens, 
        and the University to build a vibrant and dynamic 
        community. Sponsor: Rep. Terry, Lee.
H. Res. 1413, Acknowledging the accomplishments and goals of 
        the Youth Impact Program . Sponsor: Rep. Watson, Diane 
        E.
H. Res. 1430, Expressing support for the goals of the National 
        Step Up for Kids Day by promoting national awareness of 
        the needs of the children, youth, and families of the 
        United States, celebrating children, and expressing the 
        need to make their future and well-being a national 
        priority. Sponsor: Rep. Loebsack, David.
H. Res. 1440, Expressing support for designation of the month 
        of October as ``National Work and Family Month''. 
        Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn.
H. Res. 1463, Recognizing the benefits of service-learning as a 
        teaching strategy to effectively engage youth in the 
        community and classroom, and supporting the goals of 
        the National Learn and Serve Challenge. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Platts, Todd Russell.
H. Res. 1464, Recognizing and honoring the 50th anniversary of 
        the founding of AARP. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George.
H.R. 5, College Student Relief Act of 2007. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Miller, George.
H.R. 642, Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire 
        Prevention Act. Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs.
H.R. 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008. 
        Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L.
H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act of 2007. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Miller, George.
H.R. 980, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 
        2007. Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Dale E.
H.R. 990, Pell Grant Equity Act of 2007. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, 
        George.
H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness Act. Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa 
        L.
H.R. 1473, Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act. Sponsor: Rep. Barrow, 
        John.
H.R. 2559, First Higher Education Extension Act of 2007. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George.
H.R. 2693, Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C.
H.R. 2744, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Timothy H.
H.R. 2768, S-MINER Act. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George.
H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Miller, George.
H.R. 3021, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School 
        Facilities Act. Sponsor: Rep. Chandler, Ben.
H.R. 3036, No Child Left Inside Act of 2008. Sponsor: Rep. 
        Sarbanes, John P.
H.R. 3361, Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 
        2008. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B.
H.R. 3685, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007. Sponsor: 
        Rep. Frank, Barney.
H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B.
H.R. 3927, Third Higher Education Extension Act of 2007. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George.
H.R. 4153, College Cost Reduction and Access Act Technical 
        Amendments of 2007. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George.
H.R. 4154, To increase the insurance limitations on Federal 
        insurance for bonds issued by the designated bonding 
        authority for Historically Black Colleges and 
        Universities capital financing. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, 
        George.
H.R. 4848, To extend for one year parity in the application of 
        certain limits to mental health benefits, and for other 
        purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank Jr.
H.R. 4926, Josh Miller HEARTS Act. Sponsor: Rep. Sutton, Betty.
H.R. 5522, Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust 
        Explosions and Fires Act of 2008. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, 
        George.
H.R. 6358, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens 
        Act of 2008. Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George.
H.R. 6382, Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 
        2008. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B.
H.R. 6633, Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008. 
        Sponsor: Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle.

           D. LEGISLATION PASSED THE HOUSE IN ANOTHER MEASURE

H.R. 3796, To make permanent the waiver authority of the 
        Secretary of Education with respect to student 
        financial assistance during a war or other military 
        operation or national emergency. The text of H.R. 3796 
        was added to H.R. 3920.

   E. LEGISLATION PASSED THE HOUSE (BILLS NOT REFERRED TO COMMITTEE)

H. Con. Res. 99, Revising the congressional budget for the 
        United States Government for fiscal year 2007, 
        establishing the congressional budget for the United 
        States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting 
        forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
        2009 through 2012.
H. Con. Res. 312, Revising the congressional budget for the 
        United States Government for fiscal year 2008, 
        establishing the congressional budget for the United 
        States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting 
        forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
        2010 through 2013.
H. Res. 836, Granting the authority provided under clause 
        4(c)(3) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives to the Committee on Education and Labor 
        for purposes of its investigation into the deaths of 9 
        individuals that occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine 
        near Huntington, Utah.
H.R. 180, Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act. Contains 
        provisions pertaining to Employee Benefit Plans.
H.R. 362, 10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds Science and Math 
        Scholarship Act.
H.R. 720, Water Quality Financing Act of 2007.
H.R. 1257, Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act.
H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2008 (Senate version is S. 1547).
H.R. 1777, Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2008.
H.R. 2347, Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2007. Contains 
        provisions pertaining to Employee Benefit Plans.
H.R. 3093, Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008.
H.R. 3161, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
        Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
        Act, 2008.
H.R. 3887, William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection 
        Reauthorization Act of 2007.
H.R. 4986, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2008.
H.R. 5724, United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement 
        Implementation Act.
H.R. 5749, Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 
        2008.
H.R. 5781, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008.
H.R. 7110, Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008.
S. Con. Res. 21, An original concurrent resolution setting 
        forth the congressional budget for the United States 
        Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the 
        appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 
        2009 through 2012.
S. Con. Res. 70, An original concurrent resolution setting 
        forth the congressional budget for the United States 
        Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the 
        appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 
        2010 through 2013.
S. 1642, Higher Education Amendments of 2007.

              F. LEGISLATION WITH FILED COMMITTEE REPORTS

H.R. 2343, Education Begins at Home Act (House Report 110-818, 
        Part 1)
H.R. 2857, Generations Invigorating Volunteering and Education 
        (GIVE) Act (House Report 110-420)
H.R. 5876, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens 
        Act of 2008 (House Report 110-669)

          G. LEGISLATION ORDERED REPORTED FROM FULL COMMITTEE
            (NOT ENACTED INTO PUBLIC LAW OR PASSED BY HOUSE)

H.R. 1644, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees 
        and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act.
H.R. 3185, 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act 
        of 2007.
H.R. 3289, Providing Resources Early for Kids Act of 2007.

H. CONFERENCE REPORTS FILED WITH EDUCATION AND LABOR MEMBERS APPOINTED 
                              AS CONFEREES

H.R. 1429,* Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 
        2007 (House Report 110-439).
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    *Bills referred to Committee.
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H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2008 (House Report 110-447).
H.R. 2669,* College Cost Reduction and Access Act (House Report 
        110-317).
H.R. 2272, America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully 
        Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and 
        Science Act (House Report 110-289).
H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (House 
        Report 110-627).
H.R. 4137,* Higher Education Opportunity Act (House Report 110-
        803).

             V. Committee on Education and Labor Statistics


               A. GENERAL STATISTICS ON REFERRED MATTERS

Total Number of Bills and Resolutions Referred....................   904
Total Number of Hearings..........................................   115
    Total Number of Hearings Held by Full Committee...............    46
Total Number of Field Hearings....................................    12
    Total Number of Field Hearings Held by Full Committee.........     1
Total Number of Markup Sessions...................................    19
Total Number of Measures Ordered Reported by the Full Committee...    29
Total Number of Filed Reports.....................................    26
    Total Number of Committee Reports.............................    23
    Total Number of Filed Conference Reports......................     3
Total Number of Conferences with Committee Members Appointed as 
    Conferees.....................................................     6
Total Number of Bills and Resolutions Passed the House............   141
Total Number of Bills Enacted Into Law............................    52

      B. NOT REFERRED MATTERS CONTAINING COMMITTEE'S JURISDICTION

Total Number of Not Referred Bills That Passed the House..........    21
Total Number of Not Referred Bills Enacted Into Law...............    20

   SUBCOMMITEE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION


                        I. Summary of Activities

    The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and 
Secondary Education, chaired by Representative Dale E. Kildee 
(D-MI), has jurisdiction over education from early learning 
through the high school level including, but not limited to, 
elementary and secondary education, education of the disabled, 
the homeless and migrant and agricultural labor, school 
construction, overseas dependent schools, career and technical 
training, school safety and alcohol and drug abuse prevention, 
educational research and improvement, including the Institute 
of Education Sciences, and early care and education programs 
and early learning programs, including the Head Start Act and 
the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act.
    In the 110th Congress, the Subcommittee held hearings and 
helped to write legislation to improve early childhood 
education and development, provide millions of children, 
teachers and other educators with the opportunity to learn and 
teach in a safe, healthy, energy efficient, state-of-the-art 
school facility, and to inform the reauthorization of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
    In March 2007, Chairman Kildee, joined by full Committee 
Chairman George Miller (D-CA) and others, introduced H.R. 1429, 
the bipartisan Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act. 
The U.S. House of Representatives approved the conference 
report for H.R. 1429 in November 2007 by 381-36, and the 
President of the United States signed the bill into law in 
December 2007.
    Head Start has been the premiere early childhood education 
program in the United States since 1965. It has served more 
than 25 million children and their families and remains a 
cornerstone of our country's efforts to close the achievement 
gap, reduce poverty, and provide every child with the 
opportunity to succeed in school and in life.
    The Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act improves 
teacher and classroom quality, strengthens Head Start's focus 
on school readiness, expands access to Head Start, ensures that 
centers are well-administered, increases coordination between 
Head Start and state and local early education and development 
programs, and promotes comprehensive services that help 
children by helping their families.
    In particular, the new law:
     Improves teacher quality (under the law, half of 
Head Start teachers nationwide will have a bachelor's degree by 
2013);
     Ensures that Head Start classroom teachers and 
staff receive the training necessary to meet the needs of all 
children, including children with disabilities;
     Requires that career ladders and annual 
professional development plans be in place for full-time 
program staff;
     Requires the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to update Head Start's early learning standards and 
use of assessments in keeping with the best research on child 
development;
     Provides increased flexibility to serve children 
whose family income is up to 30 percent above the poverty line, 
while ensuring that serving the neediest children remains Head 
Start's top priority;
     Authorizes significant funding increases;
     Prioritizes expansion for Early Head Start, Indian 
Head Start, and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start;
     Improves program governance, including ensuring 
that parents continue to have a strong role;
     Increases coordination between Head Start and 
other children's programs; and
     Strengthens comprehensive services for families of 
Head Start children.
    In July 2007, Representative Ben Chandler (D-KY), joined by 
Chairmen Miller and Kildee, introduced H.R. 3021, the 21st 
Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, to 
support state and local efforts to ensure that children and 
teachers have modern school buildings. In May 2008, the 
Committee on Education and Labor favorably reported H.R. 3021 
to the full House of Representatives after adopting an 
amendment offered by Representative David Loebsack (D-IA) and 
Chairman Kildee that added green building standards and other 
provisions.
    The House of Representatives passed H.R. 3021 in June 2008 
by 250-164. In September 2008, the House of Representatives 
passed H.R. 7110, the Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act, 
introduced by Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-
WI). H.R. 7110 included $3 billion in school facilities funding 
based on the language of H.R. 3021.
    School buildings should be safe and healthy learning 
environments for children and teachers. But according to recent 
estimates, America's schools are hundreds of billions of 
dollars short of the funding needed to bring them up to good 
condition. Meanwhile, research shows a correlation between 
school facility quality and student achievement. Despite the 
need to modernize school buildings, since 2001 the federal 
government has provided almost no direct aid to help states and 
schools pay for school construction and repair. Modernizing 
school buildings would also create jobs in the construction 
industry, one of the industries hit hardest by the recent 
economic downturn. And modernizing school buildings to make 
them more energy efficient and more reliant on renewable 
sources of energy would save money and reduce emissions that 
contribute to global warming.
    In particular, the 21st Century Green High-Performing 
Public School Facilities Act would:
     Provide schools with access to funding for 
modernization, renovation and repair projects;
     Encourage energy efficiency and the use of 
renewable resources in schools and save money though the use of 
green building techniques;
     Provide additional aid to Gulf Coast schools still 
recovering from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita;
     Ensure fair wages and benefits for workers by 
applying Davis-Bacon protections to all grants;
     Improve student achievement and increase teacher 
retention by providing more children and teachers with a 
modern, safe, healthy place for learning;
     Boost the economy by improving communities and 
generating jobs;
    The Subcommittee also held 10 hearings on the 
reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 
in Washington, D.C.; Flint, Michigan; San Rafael, California; 
Gila River Indian Community (Sacaton, Arizona); Radnor, 
Pennsylvania; and Laurel, Maryland. The hearings addressed a 
wide variety of topics under the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act, including issues related to English-language 
learners, students with disabilities, local perspectives on the 
law, supplemental educational services, accountability, Indian 
education, state and local flexibility, afterschool programs, 
and environmental education.

  II. Hearings Held by the Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary 
                         Education Subcommittee


110th Congress, First Session

February 28, 2007--Hearing on ``Improving Head Start for 
        America's Children'' (110-6).
March 23, 2007--Hearing on ``Impact of NCLB on English Language 
        Learners'' (110-14).
March 29, 2007--Hearing on ``How NCLB Affects Students with 
        Disabilities'' (110-18).
April 12, 2007--Field Hearing on ``Local Perspectives on the No 
        Child Left Behind Act'' (110-19).
April 18, 2007--Hearing on ``Supplemental Educational Services 
        Under the No Child Left Behind Act: How to Improve 
        Quality and Access'' (110-20).
April 27, 2007--Field Hearing on ``Improving the No Child Left 
        Behind Act's Accountability System'' (110-27).
April 28, 2007--Field Hearing on ``The No Child Left Behind 
        Act's Impact on Indian Education'' (110-28).
May 14, 2007--Field Hearing on ``Examining Local Perspectives 
        on the No Child Left Behind Act'' (110-35).
June 7, 2007--Hearing on ``Reauthorization of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act: Current and Prospective 
        Flexibility under No Child Left Behind'' (110-46).
110th Congress, Second Session
March 11, 2008--Hearing on ``After School Programs: How the 
        Bush Administration's Budget Impacts Children and 
        Families'' (110-81).
April 22, 2008--Field Hearing on ``Environmental Education: 
        Teaching Our Children to Preserve Our Future'' (110-
        87).
September 9, 2008--Hearing on ``Challenges Facing Bureau of 
        Indian Education Schools in Improving Student 
        Achievement'' (110-108).

    III. Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary 
                          Education Statistics

Total Number of Bills and Resolutions Referred to Subcommittee....   159
Total Number of Hearings..........................................    12
    Field.........................................................     5

 SUBCOMMITEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION, LIFELONG LEARNING AND COMPETITIVENESS


                        I. Summary of Activities

    The Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and 
Competitiveness, chaired in the 110th Congress by 
Representative Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), has jurisdiction for 
education and training beyond the high school level including, 
but not limited to higher education generally, postsecondary 
student assistance and employment services, the Higher 
Education Act; postsecondary career and technical education, 
training and apprenticeship including the Workforce Investment 
Act, displaced homemakers, adult basic education (family 
literacy), rehabilitation, professional development and 
training programs from immigration funding, and pre-service and 
in-service teacher training. The Subcommittee also oversees 
another eight smaller programs.
    Chairman Hinojosa and his subcommittee colleagues provided 
a hearing schedule that highlighted the major issues included 
in the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, as amended. 
Hearing issues included: access and financing a higher 
education; approaches to college preparation; paying for 
college, barriers and solutions; preparing teachers for the 
classroom; institutional support for colleges and universities; 
building on the success of Title IX; international education; 
and, examining science, technology, engineering and math. In 
addition, to the hearings mentioned above, the Subcommittee 
also held two hearings previewing the reauthorization of the 
Workforce Investment Act.
    The Subcommittee's efforts served to set much of the 
foundation for the reauthorization of the higher education act, 
known as the Higher Education Opportunity Act, Public Law 110-
315, signed by the President on August 14, 2008. Chairman 
Hinojosa and the other Members of the Subcommittee were very 
active participants in the development, and negotiations of the 
following higher education legislation supported by the Full 
Committee: College Cost Reduction and Access Act (H.R. 2669); 
Student Loan Sunshine Act (H.R. 890); College Student Relief 
Act (H.R. 5); and The Ensuring Continued Access to Student 
Loans Act of 2008 (H.R. 5715). All of the mark-up sessions were 
held at Full Committee.
    The Higher Education Opportunity Act (H.R. 4137), which 
received bipartisan support in the final passage, expanded 
college access and support for low-income and minority students 
with increased authorization for a maximum Pell Grant to $8,000 
by 2014, by allowing students to receive Pell Grants year 
round, and by expanding funding for graduate student programs 
at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic 
Serving Institutions, and Predominately Black Institutions. The 
measure also simplified the federal student aid application 
process and made textbook costs more manageable.
    H.R. 4137 encouraged colleges to rein in price increases 
and provide consumers with helpful information by, among other 
things, creating a user-friendly website to provide students 
and families with helpful information, such as tuition prices, 
graduation rates, and popular majors, when making important 
education decisions. The measure restored integrity and 
accountability to the student loan programs by requiring 
institutions and lenders to adopt strict codes of conduct, 
providing students with fair and full information about their 
borrowing options when taking out and repaying student loans, 
and protecting students from aggressive marketing practices by 
lenders.
    H.R. 4137 also increased college aid and support for 
veterans and military families, ensured equal college 
opportunities for students with disabilities, boosted campus 
safety and disaster readiness plans, and encouraged colleges to 
adopt sustainable and energy-efficient practices.
    H.R. 4137 will strengthen our workforce and our 
competitiveness by creating programs to bolster students' 
interest in science, technology and critical foreign languages 
through collaborations with businesses and other stakeholders, 
improving teacher training and development programs and focuses 
on recruiting teachers into high demand science and technology 
fields, and encouraging students to enter vital public service 
jobs by authorizing up to $10,000 in loan forgiveness for 
public defenders, prosecutors, firefighters, military service 
members, first responders, law enforcement officers, educators, 
nurses, and others serving the public interest.

   II. Hearings Held by the Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and 
                      Competitiveness Subcommittee


110th Congress, First Session

March 8, 2007--Hearing on ``The State of Higher Education: How 
        Students Access and Finance a College Education'' (110-
        8).
March 22, 2007--Hearing on ``The Higher Education Act: 
        Approaches to College Preparation'' (110-13).
May 1, 2007--Hearing on ``Paying for a College Education: 
        Barriers and Solutions for Students and Families'' 
        (110-29).
May 17, 2007--Hearing on ``Preparing Teachers for the 
        Classroom: The Role of the Higher Education Act and No 
        Child Left Behind'' (110-39).
June 4, 2007--Field Hearing on ``Higher Education Act: 
        Institutional Support for College and Universities 
        Under Title III and Title V' (110-43).
June 19, 2007--Hearing on ``Building on the Success of 35 Years 
        of Title IX'' (110-48).
June 28, 2007--Hearing on ``Workforce Investment Act: 
        Recommendations to Improve the Effectiveness of Job 
        Training'' (110-51).
June 29, 2007--Joint Hearing with the Foreign Affairs 
        Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human 
        Rights and Oversight on ``International Students and 
        Visiting Scholars: Trends, Barriers, and Implications 
        for American Universities and U.S. Foreign Policy'' 
        (110-52).
July 26, 2007--Hearing on ``The Workforce Investment Act: Ideas 
        to Improve the Workforce Development System'' (110-58).
September 21, 2007--Field Hearing on ``Examining 
        Competitiveness Through Science, Technology, 
        Engineering and Math'' (110-65).

110th Congress, Second Session

June 19, 2008--Joint Hearing with the Foreign Affairs 
        Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human 
        Rights and Oversight on ``Restoring America's 
        Leadership Through Scholarships for Undergraduates from 
        Developing Countries: The Uniting Students in America 
        (USA) Proposal'' (110-96).

     III. Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and 
                       Competitiveness Statistics

Total Number of Bills and Resolutions Referred to Subcommittee....   143
Total Number of Hearings..........................................    11
    Field.........................................................     2

            SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTHY FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES


                        I. Summary of Activities

    The Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, 
chaired by Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), has 
jurisdiction over a wide range of issues which affect all of 
our nation's citizens, from school children to retirees. The 
subcommittee's jurisdiction includes child nutrition, poverty 
programs, environmental education, national domestic volunteer 
service programs, library and museum services, programs for the 
elderly and adolescent development and training programs 
including providing for the care and treatment of certain at 
risk youth. In the 110th Congress, the subcommittee undertook a 
bold agenda, with an emphasis on improving the lives of 
disconnected youth.
    The subcommittee recognized that there is an opportunity 
for national domestic volunteer service programs to play a 
significant role in educating a new generation of youth who can 
contribute to America's ability to compete in the global 
knowledge economy. Volunteerism and community service has been 
a part of American culture since the inception of our nation. 
There is no better way to bring community members together to 
address local or national challenges. The National and 
Community Service Act and Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
expired in 1996. Congress has done little in the effort to 
reauthorize these laws since they expired.
    In 2007, Subcommittee Chairwoman McCarthy, Ranking Member 
Todd Platts (R-PA) and Committee Chairman George Miller 
introduced H.R. 2857, the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism 
and Education (``GIVE'') Act which would have reauthorized and 
reformed national domestic service programs. In crafting the 
GIVE Act, Chairwoman McCarthy held a series of hearings to 
provide an overview of national service programs and hear 
recommendations to make long overdue improvements and updates 
to the current law. The bipartisan GIVE Act set a goal for the 
Corporation for National and Community Service of recruiting 
100,000 volunteers by 2012; increased service opportunities for 
middle and high school students through the Summer of Service 
program; encouraged alumni of national service programs to re-
engage in service activities through an alumni network and a 
Reserve Corps; called to duty our nation's scientists, 
technicians, engineers, and mathematicians (the STEM 
Professionals) to participate in service to increase our 
nation's competitiveness in the global knowledge economy and to 
reduce the digital divide in low-income and rural communities; 
emphasized the critical role of service in meeting the national 
priorities of emergency and disaster preparedness; and improved 
program integrity. The GIVE Act had a focus on expanding access 
to participation in volunteer programs to disadvantaged youth. 
Unfortunately, as a result of political maneuvering the 
legislation failed on the House floor by one vote.
    The Subcommittee continued its focus on disconnected youth 
by shepherding legislation through the process that would 
protect missing children and runaway youth.
    The Subcommittee worked closely with Representative Nick 
Lampson (D-TX) to see that H.R. 2517, the Protecting Our 
Children Comes First Act was successfully signed into law. The 
bipartisan bill reauthorized the Missing Children's Assistance 
Act and continued the work of the Department of Justice Office 
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Child Protection 
Division's missing and exploited children's programs. This law 
will help protect not only children who go missing, but also 
children who are sexually exploited.
    Furthermore, this law continues the authorization for 
National Incidence Studies, known as ``NISMART.'' These studies 
have helped law enforcement, Federal agencies, and nonprofits 
in their work to prevent children from going missing or to help 
children get home. Missing children are some of our most 
vulnerable young people, and this work is critical in 
protecting this population.
    The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 
serves not only as a national clearinghouse and resource center 
on missing children but also serves that same purpose for 
exploited children. Among multiple programs, NCMEC operates as 
a CyberTipline for tips and leads on child sexual exploitation.
    H.R. 2517 strengthens the ability of the Department of 
Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
and its programs, including the National Center for Missing and 
Exploited Children, to work to eradicate child pornography, 
guide efforts for online safety for children and unite 
families. These programs also support the work of law 
enforcement, including training law enforcement on multiple 
issues around missing, runaway, throwaway and sexually 
exploited children.
    H.R. 5524, The Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act was another 
bill which was a priority for the Subcommittee. Introduced by 
Representative John Yarmuth (D-KY), it was signed into law. The 
bill reauthorizes the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and will 
help some of our nation's most vulnerable youth, those who run 
away from home or who have no home.
    It is a tragic when children find themselves in situations 
where they leave their home for any number of reasons. Worse 
yet, too many of our nation's foster care youth find themselves 
released from the system at or around age 18 and left to fend 
for themselves without guidance or little to no assistance. 
They end up becoming part of the nearly 1.3 million runaway or 
homeless youth in our nation.
    This law will improve the basic center programs, street 
outreach programs, and the transitional living program, and 
includes an incidence study, so that we can learn more about 
runaway and homeless youth to better guide interventions and 
prevention. In addition, this law authorizes a national 
awareness campaign, because, as we heard in a Subcommittee 
hearing, it is just too easy to look away and dismiss the 
problem or that there is a societal margin of tolerance for 
youth homelessness.
    The Subcommittee also worked with Representative John 
Sarbanes (D-MD) on passage of his bill, H.R. 3036, the No Child 
Left Inside (NCLI) Act. This bill would support local and 
statewide efforts to expand and enhance environmental 
education. The NCLI Act amends the National Environmental 
Education Act of 1990 (NEEA) to enhance the teacher 
professional development opportunities provided by the 
Environmental Education and Training program and creates a new 
grant program focused on expanding the capacity of 
environmental education at the state and national level.
    Finally, the Subcommittee began to lay the framework for 
reauthorization of the School Lunch Programs and the Child 
Nutrition Act. The Subcommittee held hearings exploring the 
issues surrounding childhood obesity and the critical role 
federal programs can play in reducing this epidemic.

 II. Hearings Held by the Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee


110th Congress, First Session

February 27, 2007--Hearing on ``Strengthening Communities: An 
        Overview of Service and Volunteering in America'' (110-
        4).
April 19, 2007--Hearing on ``Renewing the Spirit of National 
        and Community Service'' (110-21).
May 10, 2007--Hearing on ``Using School Wellness Plans to Help 
        Fight Childhood Obesity'' (110-33).
June 4, 2007--Field Hearing on ``Protecting Our Youth: Paths to 
        Gang Prevention in Our Communities'' (110-42).
July 12, 2007--Joint Hearing with the Judiciary Committee's 
        Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee on 
        ``Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: 
        Overview and Perspectives'' (110-55).
July 24, 2007--Hearing on ``Runaway, Homeless and Missing 
        Children: Perspectives on Helping the Nation's 
        Vulnerable Youth'' (110-57).
September 18, 2007--Hearing on ``The Juvenile Justice and 
        Delinquency Prevention Act'' (110-63).
November 13, 2007--Hearing on ``LIHEAP: Overview and Current 
        Issues'' (110-72).

110th Congress, Second Session

May 8, 2008--Hearing on ``The National Endowment for the 
        Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts: 
        Overview of Programs and National Impact'' (110-91)
July 29, 2008--Hearing on ``Caring for the Vulnerable: The 
        State of Social Work in America'' (110-105).
September 11, 2008--Hearing on ``Examining the Roles of Museums 
        and Libraries in Strengthening Communities'' (110-109).

    III. Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities Statistics

Total Number of Bills and Resolutions Referred to Subcommittee....    87
Total Number of Hearings..........................................    11
    Field.........................................................     1

         SUBCOMMITTE ON HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT, LABOR AND PENSIONS


                        I. Summary of Activities

    Chaired by Representative Robert Andrews (D-NJ), the 
Health, Employment, Labor and Pension (HELP) Subcommittee has 
jurisdiction over all matters dealing with relationships 
between employers and workers generally including, but not 
limited to, the National Labor Relations Act, Labor Management 
Relations Act, Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment-related retirement 
security, including pension, health and other employee 
benefits, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 
and all matters related to equal employment opportunity and 
civil rights in employment, including affirmative action.
    During the 110th Congress, the Subcommittee has focused on 
providing health coverage for uninsured workers, strengthening 
workplace anti-discrimination measures, protecting an 
individual's right to collectively bargain and maintaining and 
expanding retirement security for American workers.
    The HELP Subcommittee held legislative hearings on the 
Genetic Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 (H.R. 493) which was 
signed into law on May 21, 2008 and the Paul Wellstone Mental 
Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (H.R. 1424) which was 
signed into law October 3, 2008. These two new laws protect 
workers by prohibiting an employer from refusing to hire, fire, 
or demote an individual based on their genetic information and 
requires employers, who offer mental health benefits to their 
employees, to provide the same level of coverage for all 
benefits under the plan.
    In addressing discrimination in the workplace, the HELP 
Subcommittee held two historic hearings in the 110th Congress. 
On September 5, 2007, Congressman Andrews chaired a legislative 
hearing to discuss the need for Employment Non-Discrimination 
Act of 2007 (ENDA), which would extend civil rights protections 
to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender (GLBT) persons in 
the workplace. Later that year, the House of Representatives 
passed for the first time in history a bill extend workplace 
protections to the GLBT community. On June 26, 2008, the HELP 
Subcommittee focused solely on workplace discrimination against 
transgender Americans.
    The HELP Subcommittee played a vital role in moving the 
Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) by holding a legislative 
hearing on February 8, 2007. EFCA would restore a worker's 
right to collectively bargain by providing a fair democratic 
process in choosing whether to join a union.
    On November 7, 2007, the HELP Subcommittee held a hearing 
on ``Securing Retirement Coverage for Future Generations,'' to 
examine various proposals that aim to extend a retirement plan 
to the over 74 million American workers without coverage. In 
addition, Chairman Andrews held a hearing on May 3, 2007 to 
review proposals to strengthen the Pension Protection Act, 
which was signed into law in 2006.

    II. Hearings Held by the Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions 
                              Subcommittee


110th Congress, First Session

January 30, 2007--Hearing on ``Protecting Workers from Genetic 
        Discrimination'' (110-1).
February 8, 2007--Hearing on ``Strengthening America's Middle 
        Class Through the Employee Free Choice Act'' (110-4).
March 15, 2007--Hearing on ``Examining Innovative Approaches to 
        Covering the Uninsured Through Employer-Provided Health 
        Benefits'' (110-10).
May 3, 2007--Hearing on ``Retirement Security: Strengthening 
        Pension Protections'' (110-30).
May 8, 2007--Hearing on ``Are NLRB and Court Rulings 
        Misclassifying Skilled and Professional Employees as 
        Supervisors?'' (110-31).
May 22, 2007--Hearing on ``Health Care Reform: Recommendations 
        to Improve Coordination of Federal and State 
        Initiatives'' (110-40).
June 5, 2007--Hearing on ``Ensuring Collective Bargaining 
        Rights for First Responders: H.R. 980, the Public 
        Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007'' 
        (110-44).
June 28, 2007--Joint Hearing with the Workforce Protections 
        Subcommittee and the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on 
        International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight 
        and Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere on 
        ``Protection and Money: U.S. Companies, Their 
        Employees, and Violence in Colombia'' (110-50).
July 10, 2007--Hearing on ``H.R. 1424: the Paul Wellstone 
        Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007'' (110-
        53).
July 24, 2007--Joint Hearing with the Workforce Protections 
        Subcommittee on ``The Misclassification of Workers as 
        Independent Contractors: What Policies and Practices 
        Best Protect Workers?'' (110-56).
September 5, 2007--Hearing on ``H.R. 3685: the Employment Non-
        Discrimination Act of 2007'' (110-60).
November 8, 2007--Hearing on ``Securing Retirement Coverage for 
        Future Generations'' (110-71).
December 13, 2007--Joint Hearing with the Senate Employment and 
        Workplace Safety Subcommittee on ``The National Labor 
        Relations Board: Recent Decisions and Their Impact on 
        Workers' Rights'' (110-73).

110th Congress, Second Session

February 12, 2008--Hearing on ``Protecting American Employees 
        from Workplace Discrimination'' (110-77).
February 26, 2008--Hearing on ``H.R. 2703: the Private Security 
        Officer Employment Authorization Act of 2007'' (110-
        79).
March 20, 2008--Field Hearing on ``H.R. 2833: the Preexisting 
        Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007'' 
        (110-85).
June 26, 2008--Hearing on ``An Examination of Discrimination 
        Against Transgender Americans in the Workplace'' (110-
        99).
July 30, 2008--Hearing on ``The Proposed Delta/Northwest 
        Airlines Merger: the Impact on Workers'' (110-106).

 III. Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Statistics

Total Number of Bills and Resolutions Referred to Subcommittee....    88
Total Number of Hearings..........................................    18
    Field.........................................................     1

                 SUBCOMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE PROTECTIONS


                        I. Summary of Activities

    The Workforce Protections Subcommittee, chaired by 
Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), has jurisdiction over wages 
and hours of labor including, but not limited to, Davis-Bacon 
Act, Walsh-Healey Act, Fair Labor Standards Act , workers' 
compensation including, Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
Compensation Act, Federal Employees' Compensation Act, Migrant 
and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, Service 
Contract Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Worker Adjustment 
and Retraining Notification Act, including training for 
dislocated workers, Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988, 
trade and immigration issues as they impact employers and 
workers, and workers' health and safety including, but not 
limited to, occupational safety and health, mine health and 
safety, youth camp safety, and migrant and agricultural labor 
health and safety.
    In the 110th Congress, the Subcommittee was very active on 
behalf of America's workers. It held four hearings on work-
family balance, including one field hearing on paid family and 
medical leave, as well as two legislative hearings, one on the 
Paycheck Fairness Act and another on the Military Family 
Support Act. The Paycheck Fairness Act was passed by the House, 
and the provisions of the Military Family Support Act, which 
provides up to 26 weeks of family and medical leave for a 
worker to provide care for a seriously injured servicemember 
who is a next of kin, were included in the Defense 
Authorization bill and signed into law. The Subcommittee also 
took the lead in providing comments to the Department of Labor 
on the Department's proposed regulations to the Family and 
Medical Leave Act, including the new military leave provisions.
    The Subcommittee also held six hearings on worker health 
and safety, including one field hearing on the spate of recent 
of fatal crane accidents on construction work sites. Three of 
these hearings were oversight hearings examining the poor 
record of OSHA under the Bush Administration in enforcing the 
law and in promulgating needed standards. In the health and 
safety area, the Chair of the Subcommittee introduced the 
Protecting America's Workers Act, which makes needed reforms to 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as well as the Popcorn 
Lung Disease Prevention Act, which passed in the House and 
mandates that OSHA promulgate a standard to regulate a 
dangerous chemical which causes a serious and life-threatening 
respiratory disease in microwave popcorn workers. In addition, 
the Subcommittee held a legislative hearing on the 
Supplementary Mine Improvement and Emergency Response Act, 
introduced in the wake of the Crandall Canyon tragedy and which 
was later passed by the House and provides needed protections 
to mine workers. Finally, the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
the Department of Labor's proposed ``secret rule,'' which would 
add another and unnecessary layer of review to the already 
lengthy process OSHA goes through in promulgating a health and 
safety standard.
    Moreover, in the 110th Congress, the Subcommittee held a 
hearing on protections for whistleblowers in response to 
comments by miners and their families that mine workers 
generally did not complain about unsafe working conditions 
because they feared they would lose their jobs. And as a result 
of the hearing, the Subcommittee Chair introduced legislation 
to expand whistleblower protections for private sector workers 
and to provide for a more streamlined appeals process.
    The Subcommittee also examined the activities of the 
Department of Labor's wage and hour division and held four 
hearings dealing with misclassification of workers as 
independent contractors, the enforcement of child labor laws, 
minimum wages and overtime for home health care workers and, in 
the wake of several ICE raids of the nation's workplaces, the 
effect of ICE workplace raids on the children of immigrants and 
their families.
    Finally, the Subcommittee held a hearing examining growing 
income inequality in this country.

      II. Hearings Held by the Workforce Protections Subcommittee


110th Congress, First Session

March 27, 2007--Hearing on ``Providing Fairness to Workers Who 
        Have Been Misclassified as Independent Contractors'' 
        (110-16).
April 24, 2007--Hearing on ``Have OSHA Standards Kept Up With 
        Workplace Hazards?'' (110-25).
May 15, 2007--Hearing on ``Private Sector Whistleblowers: Are 
        There Sufficient Legal Protections?'' (110-37).
May 24, 2007--Hearing on ``Workplace Safety: Why Do Millions of 
        Workers Remain Without OSHA Coverage?'' (110-41).
June 21, 2007--Hearing on ``Balancing Work and Family: What 
        Policies Best Support American Families?'' (110-49).
June 28, 2007--Joint Hearing with the Health, Employment, Labor 
        and Pensions Subcommittee and the Foreign Affairs 
        Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human 
        Rights and Oversight and Subcommittee on the Western 
        Hemisphere on ``Protection and Money: U.S. Companies, 
        Their Employees, and Violence in Colombia'' (110-50).
July 11, 2007--Hearing on ``H.R. 1338: The Paycheck Fairness 
        Act'' (110-54).
July 24, 2007--Joint Hearing with the Health, Employment, Labor 
        and Pensions Subcommittee on ``The Misclassification of 
        Workers as Independent Contractors: What Policies and 
        Practices Best Protect Workers?'' (110-56).
July 26, 2007--Hearing on ``H.R. 2768: the S-MINER Act, and 
        H.R. 2769: the Miner Health Enhancement Act of 2007'' 
        (110-59).
September 18, 2007--Hearing on ``The Family and Medical Leave 
        Act: Extending Coverage to Military Families Left at 
        Home'' (110-64).
October 25, 2007--Hearing on ``H.R. 3582: the Fair Home Health 
        Care Act'' (110-69).

110th Congress, Second Session

January 14, 2008--Field Hearing on ``Workplace Tragedies: 
        Examining Problems and Solutions'' (110-74).
April 10, 2008--Hearing on ``The 15th Anniversary of the Family 
        and Medical Leave Act: Achievements and Next Steps'' 
        (110-86).
April 23, 2008--Hearing on ``Improving Workplace Safety: 
        Strengthening OSHA Enforcement of Multi-Site 
        Employers'' (110-88).
May 20, 2008--Hearing on ``ICE Workplace Raids: Their Impact on 
        U.S. Children, Families, and Communities'' (110-92).
June 9, 2008--Field Hearing on ``Family-Friendly Leave 
        Policies: Improving How Workers Balance Home and 
        Family'' (110-94).
July 31, 2008--Hearing on ``The Growing Income Gap in the 
        American Middle Class'' (110-107).
September 17, 2008--Hearing on ``The Secret Rule: Impact of the 
        Department of Labor's Worker Health Risk Assessment 
        Proposal'' (110-110).
September 23, 2008--Hearing on ``Child Labor Enforcement: Are 
        We Adequately Protecting Our Children?'' (110-111).

         III. Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Statistics

Total Number of Bills and Resolutions Referred to Subcommittee....    80
Total Number of Hearings..........................................    19
    Field.........................................................     2

                                  
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