H.R.4137: To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

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To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. 8/14/2008--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on July 30, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Higher Education Opportunity Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise and reauthorize HEA programs. Title I: General Provisions - (Sec. 101) Revises the general definition of an institution of higher education (IHE) to include schools that: (1) admit students whose secondary education was conducted in a home school setting; (2) award degrees (not necessarily bachelor's degrees) that are acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional degree program; and (3) enroll students who will be dually or concurrently enrolled in a secondary school. (Sec. 102) Revises the definition of an IHE for purposes of title [...]

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08/31/2008 - Cleared for White House.
08/14/2008 - Signed by President.
08/14/2008 - Became Public Law No: 110-315.
08/06/2008 - Presented to President.
07/31/2008 - Cleared for White House.

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08/31/2008 - Cleared for White House.
08/14/2008 - Signed by President.
08/14/2008 - Became Public Law No: 110-315.
08/06/2008 - Presented to President.
07/31/2008 - Cleared for White House.
07/31/2008 - Mr. Miller, George brought up conference report H. Rept. 110-803 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 1389.
07/31/2008 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 4137.
07/31/2008 - Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
07/31/2008 - On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 380 - 49 (Roll no. 544).
07/31/2008 - Conference report considered in Senate.
07/31/2008 - Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 83 - 8. Record Vote Number: 194.
07/31/2008 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
07/31/2008 - Mr. Miller, George brought up conference report H. Rept. 110-803 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 1389. (consideration: CR H7658-7673)
07/31/2008 - On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 380 - 49 (Roll no. 544). (consideration: CR H7673)
07/31/2008 - Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 83 - 8. Record Vote Number: 194. (consideration: CR S7878)
07/30/2008 - Conference report H. Rept. 110-803 filed. (text of conference report: CR H7353-7517)
07/30/2008 - Conference report H. Rept. 110-803 filed.
07/29/2008 - Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
07/29/2008 - Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7591)
07/29/2008 - S.AMDT.5250 Amendment SA 5250 proposed by Senator Durbin for Senator Kennedy. (consideration: CR S7591) In the nature of a substitute.
07/29/2008 - S.AMDT.5250 Amendment SA 5250 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
07/29/2008 - Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
07/29/2008 - Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Kennedy; Dodd; Harkin; Mikulski; Bingaman; Murray; Reed; Clinton; Obama; Sanders; Brown; Enzi; Gregg; Alexander; Burr; Isakson; Murkowski; Hatch; Roberts; Allard; Coburn. (consideration: CR S7591)
07/29/2008 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
07/29/2008 - Mr. Miller, George asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
07/29/2008 - On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.
07/29/2008 - Conferees agreed to file conference report. (consideration: CR S7591)
07/29/2008 - The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Education and Labor for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Miller, George, Hinojosa, Tierney, Wu, Bishop (NY), Altmire, Yarmuth, Courtney, Andrews, Scott (VA), Davis (CA), Davis (IL), Hirono, Keller, Petri, McMorris Rodgers, Foxx, Kuhl (NY), Walberg, Castle, Souder, Ehlers, Biggert, and McKeon.
07/29/2008 - The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of secs. 951 and 952 of the House bill, and secs. 951 and 952 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Conyers, Waters, and Gohmert.
07/29/2008 - The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Science and Technology for consideration of secs. 961 and 962 of the House bill, and sec. 804 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Gordon, Baird, and Neugebauer.
07/29/2008 - Mr. Miller, George asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference. (consideration: CR H7269)
07/29/2008 - On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H7269)
02/25/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.948 Amendment (A016) offered by Mr. Baird. An amendment numbered 19 printed in House Report 110-523 to direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study on the costs and benefits of making student aid available to less than half-time students. The Secretary would then make recommendations on how to best design a demonstration loan program targeted for less than half-time students.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.948 On agreeing to the Baird amendment (A016) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.949 Amendment (A017) offered by Mr. Crowley. An amendment numbered 21 printed in House Report 110-523 to allow community college students to have $10 forgiven from their student loans for every hour they dedicate to mentoring an at-risk child.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.949 On agreeing to the Crowley amendment (A017) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.950 Amendment (A018) offered by Mr. Cooper. An amendment numbered 22 in House Report 110-523 to increase the authorization level,from $300 million to$500 million, for the 103 Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Increases the authorization level, from $100 million to $125 million, for the 18 Historically Black Graduate Institutions.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.950 On agreeing to the Cooper amendment (A018) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.951 Amendment (A019) offered by Mr. Ryan (OH). An amendment numbered 23 printed in House Report 110-523 to create a pilot competitive grant program (available to no more than 10 colleges) to assist institutions of higher education in setting up college textbook rental programs.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.951 On agreeing to the Ryan (OH) amendment (A019) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.952 Amendment (A020) offered by Mr. Van Hollen. An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 110-523 to authorize Teach for America at $20 million for FY09 and $25 million for FY10.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.952 On agreeing to the Van Hollen amendment (A020) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.953 Amendment (A021) offered by Mrs. Gillibrand. An amendment numbered 25 printed in House Report 110-523 to provide that institutions of Higher Education shall adopt a statement of current policy concerning the working relationship of campus security personnel with State and local law enforcement agencies for the investigation of felonies or a report of a missing student.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.942 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Yarmuth. (consideration: CR H762-763; text: CR H762) Amendment provides competitive Teach to Reach grants to eligible partnerships to provide general education teacher candidates with the knowledge and skills to effectively instruct students with disabilities in their classrooms. Eligible partnerships must include an institution of higher education; a special education department within that institution, and a high-need local education agency.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.953 On agreeing to the Gillibrand amendment (A021) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.954 Amendment (A022) offered by Mr. Murphy, Patrick. An amendment numbered 26 printed in House Report 110-523 to help students and families plan financially for higher education by requiring that colleges provide information about the anticipated cost of a post-secondary degree. Institutions would have the option of offering either a multi-year tuition and fee schedule or a traditional, single-year tuition and fee schedule with a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of a student's net costs.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.933 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. George Miller. (consideration: CR H736-751; text: CR H736-749) Amendment makes technical changes to the bill, as well as changes to the provisions on college costs to a more consumer friendly approach, while keeping the focus on accountability; revises the definition of the state funds that count toward meeting the State Maintenance of Effort requirement; revises a technical amendment to Pell grant funding; modifies the Cohort Default Rate provisions to provide for a transition period before the new sanctions are imposed and provides for targeted technical assistance to schools in danger of losing their federal student aid as a result of high Cohort Default Rates; provides assurances that students will be aware of lower-cost federal student aid options before turning to more expensive private loans and a means to help students avoid potentially compromising their federal aid eligibility by inadvertently relying on private student loans or borrowing excess amounts of private student loans; and includes studies.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.954 On agreeing to the Murphy, Patrick amendment (A022) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.934 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. McKeon. (consideration: CR H751-752; text: CR H751) Amendment requires the National Research Council to conduct a study of the regulat ions on institutions of higher education.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.955 Amendment (A023) offered by Mr. Shuler. An amendment numbered 27 printed in House Report 110-523 to authorize a competitive grant program through the Department of Education that would allow institutions of higher education or consortia to create longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student data. The amendment authorizes programs in no more than five states for a period of three years.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.935 Amendments (A003) offered by Mr. Hinojosa. (consideration: CR H752-755; text: CR H752-753) Amendment comprised of the following amendments offered en bloc: Amendments Nos. 3, 8, 20, 14 and 15 printed in House Report 110-523 to: 1.) authorize discretion currently exercised by the Secretary of Education to reserve for competitive grants to Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities for construction, maintenance, or renovation of campus facilities a percentage of funds appropriated for Tribal Colleges and Universities under Title III of the Higher Education Act; and 2.) to prevent interest from accruing for active duty service members and qualifying National Guard members for the duration of their activation up to 60 months when serving in a combat zone; and 3.) to ensure that competitive Sustainability Planning Grants explicitly provide for `greenhouse gas emissions reductions' to reduce the, threat of global warming and adds an eligibility requirement to FIPSE to ensure that institutions meet current energy efficiency standards. Additionally, includes a sense of Congress that the Federal Perkins Loan Program, which provides low-interest loans to help needy students finance a degree in higher education, should remain a campus-based aid program and to support increased funds to provide more low-income students with options; and 4.) to make a technical correction to the Graduat e Assistance in Areas of National Need.(GAANN) program to clarify Congressional intent that a Masters Degree level institution or program is eligible to be the lead recipient of a grant under the GAANN program; and 5.) to prohibit a state from charging members of the armed forces who are on active duty for more than 30 days and whose domicile or permanent duty station is in such state, and such members' dependents, more than the in-state tuition for attending a public institution of higher education (IHE) in that state. Provides that, even if such members' permanent duty station is subsequently changed to a location outside the state, they or their dependents must continue to be charged no more than the in-state tuition if they remain continuously emolled at such IHE in the state.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.955 On agreeing to the Shuler amendment (A023) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.936 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Petri. (consideration: CR H755-756, H778; text: CR H755) Amendment requires the existing Education-Treasury Study Group to evaluate the feasibility of an alternative market-based reform to the Federal Family Education Loan Program. The recommended alternative should reduce federal costs to taxpayers and use savings to increase need-based grant aid to low-income students.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.936 On agreeing to the Petri amendment (A004) Agreed to by recorded vote: 260 - 153 (Roll no. 36).
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.937 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Petri. (consideration: CR H756-758, H778-779; text: CR H756) Amendment extends the new audit and reporting provisions applied only to the Direct Loan program to the Federal Family Education Loan Program.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.937 On agreeing to the Petri amendment (A005) Agreed to by recorded vote: 222 - 191 (Roll no. 37).
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.938 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Castle. (consideration: CR H758; text: CR H758) Amendment requires the Quality Efficiency Task Forces to develop annual benchmarks for the top 5 percent of institutions in each institution category that have the largest increase in their tuition and fees over the most recent three year period in which data is available. The amendment also requires those institutions not meeting the benchmarks to provide the Secretary of Education a detailed explanation of the reasons why the institution did not meet such benchmarks.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.939 On agreeing to the Davis (IL) amendment (A007) Failed by recorded vote: 179 - 236 (Roll no. 38).
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.939 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Davis (IL). (consideration: CR H758-760, H779-780; text: CR H758) Amendment sought to restore protections to private student loan borrowers similar to those afforded other unsecured debtors by allowing the discharge of private student loans via bankruptcy.
02/07/2008 - The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4137.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.940 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Sestak. (consideration: CR H760-761; text: CR H760) Amendment to include physical therapists as an occupation defined as an area of national need to qualify for student loan forgiveness under Sec. 428K of the Higher Education Act.
02/07/2008 - The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.941 Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Sestak. (consideration: CR H761-762; text: CR H761) Amendment amends the articulation agreement strategies that may be employed by states and institutions of higher education to include management systems regarding course equivalency, transfer of credit, and articulation.
02/07/2008 - The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.942 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Yarmuth. (consideration: CR H762-763; text: CR H62) Amendment provides competitive Teach to Reach grants to eligible partnerships to provide general education teacher candidates with the knowledge and skills to effectively instruct students with disabilities in their classrooms. Eligible partnerships must include an institution of higher education; a special education department within that institution, and a high-need local education agency.
02/07/2008 - Mr. Ferguson moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.943 Amendment (A011) offered by Mr. Hastings (FL). (consideration: CR H763-765; text: CR H763-764) Amendment authorizes a nationwide pilot program through the Department of Education to promote holistic community-centered partnerships aimed at mitigating gang violence and reducing recidivism rates among juvenile ex-offenders previously detained for gang-related offenses.
02/07/2008 - The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.944 Amendment (A012) offered by Mr. Welch (VT). (consideration: CR H765-766; text: CR H765) Amendment requires annual reporting by colleges and universities on how much of their endowment was paid out each year for the purpose of containing college costs.
02/07/2008 - On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 194 - 216 (Roll no. 39).
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.945 Amendment (A013) offered by Ms. Johnson, E. B.. (consideration: CR H766-767; text: CR H766) Amendment expands Pell Grant eligibility to children who lost a parent or guardian as a result of the conflicts in Iraq or Afghanistan. These children will be eligible for the maximum amount of Pell Grant assistance.
02/07/2008 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.946 Amendment (A014) offered by Mr. Stupak. (consideration: CR H767-768; text: CR H767) Amendment provides federal student loan relief to borrowers who go into school administration in low-income school districts. Applies to any borrower who has been employed as a full-time school superintendent, principal, or other administrator for five consecutive complete school years in a school district in a low-income area.
02/07/2008 - On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 354 - 58 (Roll no. 40).
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.947 Amendment (A015) offered by Mr. Doggett. (consideration: CR H768-769; text: CR H768) Amendment encourages the prepopulation of FAFSA income and asset information, by t axpayer consent, with tax data provided directly from the IRS to the Department of Education, and allows the Secretary of Education to provide for the use of second preceding tax year information.
02/07/2008 - The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 4137.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.948 Amendment (A016) offered by Mr. Baird. (consideration: CR H769-770; text: CR H769) Amendment directs the Secretary of Education to conduct a study on the costs and benefits of making student aid available to less than half-time students. The Secretary would then make recommendations on how to best design a demonstration loan program targeted for less than half-time students.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.949 Amendment (A017) offered by Mr. Crowley. (consideration: CR H770-771; text: CR H770) Amendment allows community college students to have $10 forgiven from their student loans for every hour they dedicate to mentoring an at-risk child.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.950 Amendment (A018) offered by Mr. Cooper. (consideration: CR H771-772; text: CR H771) Amendment increases the authorization level for the 103 Historically Black Colleges and Universities from $300 million to $500 million. Also increases the authorization levelfor the 18 Historically Black Graduate Institutions from $100 million to $125 million.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.951 Amendment (A019) offered by Mr. Ryan (OH). (consideration: CR H772-773; text: CR H772) Amendment creates a pilot competitive grant program (available to no more than 10 colleges) to assist institutions of higher education in setting up college textbook rental programs.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.952 Amendment (A020) offered by Mr. Van Hollen. (consideration: CR H773-775; text: CR H773) Amendment authorizes Teach for America at $20 million for Fiscal Year 2009 and $25 million for Fiscal Year 2010.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.953 Amendment (A021) offered by Mrs. Gillibrand. (consideration: CR H775-776; text: CR H775) Amendment provides that institutions of Higher Education shall adopt a statement of current policy concerning the working relationship of campus security personnel with State and local law enforcement agencies for the investigation of felonies or a report of a missing student.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.954 Amendment (A022) offered by Mr. Murphy, Patrick. (consideration: CR H776-777; text: CR H776) Amendment helps students and families plan financially for higher education by requiring that colleges provide information about the anticipated cost of a post-secondary degree. Institutions would have the option of offering either a multi-year tuition and fee schedule or a traditional, single-year tuition and fee schedule with a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of a student's net costs.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.955 Amendment (A023) offered by Mr. Shuler. (consideration: CR H777-778; text: CR H777) Amendment authorizes a competitive grant program through the Department of Education that would allow institutions of higher education or consortia to create longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student data. The amendment authorizes programs in no more than five states for a period of three years.
02/07/2008 - Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4137 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.
02/07/2008 - GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4137.
02/07/2008 - Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 956. (consideration: CR H641-645)
02/07/2008 - ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Hinojosa asked unanimous consent that, during further consideration of H.R. 4137 pursuant to H. Res. 956, the Chair may reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting under clause 6 of rule 18 and clauses 8 and 9 of rule 20. Agreed to without objection.
02/07/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H645-783; text of measure as reported in House: CR H658-636)
02/07/2008 - GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole resumed general debate on H.R. 4137.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.933 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. George Miller. (consideration: CR H736-751; text: CR H736-749) An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-523 to make technical changes to the bill, as well as changes to the provisions on college costs to a more consumer friendly approach, while keeping the focus on accountability; revises the definition of the state funds that count toward meeting the State Maintenance of Effort requirement; revises a technical amendment to Pell grant funding; modifies the Cohort Default Rate provisions to provide for a transition period before the new sanctions are imposed and provides for targeted technical assistance to schools in danger of losing their federal student aid as a result of high Cohort Default Rates; provides assurances that students will be aware of lower-cost federal student aid options before turning to more expensive private loans and a means to help students avoid potentially compromising their federal aid eligibility by inadvertently relying on private student loans or borrowing excess amounts of private student loans; and includes studies.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the George Miller (CA) amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.934 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. McKeon. (consideration: CR H751-752; text: CR H751) An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-523 to require the National Research Council to conduct a study of the regulat ions on institutions of higher education.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKeon amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.935 Amendments (A003) offered by Mr. Hinojosa. (consideration: CR H752-755; text: CR H752-753) An amendment comprised of the following amendments offered en bloc: Amendments Nos. 3, 8, 20, 14 and 15 printed in House Report 110-523 to: 1.) authorize discretion currently exercised by the Secretary of Education to reserve for competitive grants to Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities for construction, maintenance, or renovation of campus facilities a percentage of funds appropriated for Tribal Colleges and Universities under Title III of the Higher Education Act; and 2.) to prevent interest from accruing for active duty service members and qualifying National Guard members for the duration of their activation up to 60 months when serving in a combat zone; and 3.) to ensure that competitive Sustainability Planning Grants explicitly provide for `greenhouse gas emissions reductions' to reduce the, threat of global warming and adds an eligibility requirement to FIPSE to ensure that institutions meet current energy efficiency standards. Additionally, includes a sense of Congress that the Federal Perkins Loan Program, which provides low-interest loans to help needy students finance a degree in higher education, should remain a campus-based aid program and to support increased funds to provide more low-income students with options; and 4.) to make a technical correction to the Graduat e Assistance in Areas of National Need.(GAANN) program to clarify Congressional intent that a Masters Degree level institution or program is eligible to be the lead recipient of a grant under the GAANN program; and 5.) to prohibit a state from charging members of the armed forces who are on active duty for more than 30 days and whose domicile or permanent duty station is in such state, and such members' dependents, more than the in-state tuition for attending a public institution of higher education (IHE) in that state. Provides that, even if such members' permanent duty station is subsequently changed to a location outside the state, they or their dependents must continue to be charged no more than the in-state tuition if they remain continuously emolled at such IHE in the state.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hinojosa en bloc amendments.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.936 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Petri. (consideration: CR H755-756, H778; text: CR H755) An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-523 to require the existing Education-Treasury Study Group to evaluate the feasibility of an alternative market-based reform to the Federal Family Education Loan Program. The recommended alternative should reduce federal costs to taxpayers and use savings to increase need-based grant aid to low-income students.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Petri amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.937 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Petri. (consideration: CR H756-758, H778-779; text: CR H756) An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-523 to extend the new audit and reporting provisions applied only to the Direct Loan program to the Federal Family Education Loan Program.
02/07/2008 - POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Petri amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McKeon demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.938 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Castle. (consideration: CR H758; text: CR H758) An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-523 to require the Quality Efficiency Task Forces to develop annual benchmarks for the top 5 percent of institutions in each institution category that have the largest increase in their tuition and fees over the most recent three year period in which data is available. The amendment also requires those institutions not meeting the benchmarks to provide the Secretary of Education a detailed explanation of the reasons why the institution did not meet such benchmarks.
02/07/2008 - POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Petri amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Price(GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.939 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Davis (IL). (consideration: CR H758-760, H779-780; text: CR H758) An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-523 to restore protections to private student loan borrowers similar to those afforded other unsecured debtors by allowing the discharge of private student loans via bankruptcy.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castle amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.940 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Sestak. (consideration: CR H760-761; text: CR H760) An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 110-523 to include physical therapists as an occupation defined as an area of national need to qualify for student loan forgiveness under Sec. 428K of the Higher Education Act.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Davis(IL) amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.941 Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Sestak. (consideration: CR H761-762; text: CR H761) An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 110-523 to amend the articulation agreement strategies that may be employed by states and institutions of higher education to include management systems regarding course equivalency, transfer of credit, and articulation.
02/07/2008 - POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Davis(IL) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McKeon demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.942 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Yarmuth. (consideration: CR H762-763; text: CR H62) An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 110-523 to provide competitive Teach to Reach grants to eligible partnerships to provide general education teacher candidates with the knowledge and skills to effectively instruct students with disabilities in their classrooms. Eligible partnerships must include an institution of higher education; a special education department within that institution, and a high-need local education agency.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sestak amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.943 Amendment (A011) offered by Mr. Hastings (FL). (consideration: CR H763-765; text: CR H763-764) An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 110-523 to authorize a nationwide pilot program through the Department of Education to promote holistic community-centered partnerships aimed at mitigating gang violence and reducing recidivism rates among juvenile ex-offenders previously detained for gang-related offenses.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Yarmuth amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.944 Amendment (A012) offered by Mr. Welch (VT). (consideration: CR H765-766; text: CR H765) An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 110-523 to require annual reporting by colleges and universities on how much of their endowment was paid out each year for the purpose of containing college costs.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hastings (FL) amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.945 Amendment (A013) offered by Ms. Johnson, E. B.. (consideration: CR H766-767; text: CR H766) An amendment numbered 16 printed in House Report 110-523 to expand Pell Grant eligibility to children who lost a parent or guardian as a result of the conflicts in Iraq or Afghanistan. These children will be eligible for the maximum amount of Pell Grant assistance.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Welch amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.946 Amendment (A014) offered by Mr. Stupak. (consideration: CR H767-768; text: CR H767) An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 110-523 to provide federal student loan relief to borrowers who go into school administration in low-income school districts. Applies to any borrower who has been employed as a full-time school superintendent, principal, or other administrator for five consecutive complete school years in a school district in a low-income area.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Eddie Bernice Johnson amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.947 Amendment (A015) offered by Mr. Doggett. (consideration: CR H768-769; text: CR H768) An amendment numbered 18 printed in House Report 110-523 to encourage the prepopulation of FAFSA income and asset information, by t axpayer consent, with tax data provided directly from the IRS to the Department of Education, and allows the Secretary of Education to provide for the use of second preceding tax year information.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stupak amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.948 Amendment (A016) offered by Mr. Baird. (consideration: CR H769-770; text: CR H769) An amendment numbered 19 printed in House Report 110-523 to direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study on the costs and benefits of making student aid available to less than half-time students. The Secretary would then make recommendations on how to best design a demonstration loan program targeted for less than half-time students.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Doggett amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.949 Amendment (A017) offered by Mr. Crowley. (consideration: CR H770-771; text: CR H770) An amendment numbered 21 printed in House Report 110-523 to allow community college students to have $10 forgiven from their student loans for every hour they dedicate to mentoring an at-risk child.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Baird amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.950 Amendment (A018) offered by Mr. Cooper. (consideration: CR H771-772; text: CR H771) An amendment numbered 22 in House Report 110-523 to increase the authorization level,from $300 million to$500 million, for the 103 Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Increases the authorization level, from $100 million to $125 million, for the 18 Historically Black Graduate Institutions.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crowley amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.951 Amendment (A019) offered by Mr. Ryan (OH). (consideration: CR H772-773; text: CR H772) An amendment numbered 23 printed in House Report 110-523 to create a pilot competitive grant program (available to no more than 10 colleges) to assist institutions of higher education in setting up college textbook rental programs.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cooper amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.952 Amendment (A020) offered by Mr. Van Hollen. (consideration: CR H773-775; text: CR H773) An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 110-523 to authorize Teach for America at $20 million for FY09 and $25 million for FY10.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ryan (OH) amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.953 Amendment (A021) offered by Mrs. Gillibrand. (consideration: CR H775-776; text: CR H775) An amendment numbered 25 printed in House Report 110-523 to provide that institutions of Higher Education shall adopt a statement of current policy concerning the working relationship of campus security personnel with State and local law enforcement agencies for the investigation of felonies or a report of a missing student.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Van Hollen amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.954 Amendment (A022) offered by Mr. Murphy, Patrick. (consideration: CR H776-777; text: CR H776) An amendment numbered 26 printed in House Report 110-523 to help students and families plan financially for higher education by requiring that colleges provide information about the anticipated cost of a post-secondary degree. Institutions would have the option of offering either a multi-year tuition and fee schedule or a traditional, single-year tuition and fee schedule with a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of a student's net costs.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gillibrand amendment.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.955 Amendment (A023) offered by Mr. Shuler. (consideration: CR H777-778; text: CR H777) An amendment numbered 27 printed in House Report 110-523 to authorize a competitive grant program through the Department of Education that would allow institutions of higher education or consortia to create longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student data. The amendment authorizes programs in no more than five states for a period of three years.
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Patrick Murphy (PA) amendment.
02/07/2008 - Mr. Ferguson moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor. (consideration: CR H780-782; text: CR H780)
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shuler amendment.
02/07/2008 - The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H781)
02/07/2008 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Ferguson motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment adding a new Title XII regarding Limitations on Expenditures.
02/07/2008 - On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 194 - 216 (Roll no. 39). (consideration: CR H781-782)
02/07/2008 - The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H780)
02/07/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H645-783)
02/07/2008 - The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR H658-636)
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.934 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. McKeon. (consideration: CR H751-752; text: CR H751) Amendment requires the National Research Council to conduct a study of the regulations on institutions of higher education.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.935 Amendments (A003) offered by Mr. Hinojosa. (consideration: CR H752-755; text: CR H752-753) Amendment comprised of the following amendments offered en bloc: Amendments Nos. 3, 8, 20, 14 and 15 printed in House Report 110-523 to: 1) authorize discretion currently exercised by the Secretary of Education to reserve for competitive grants to Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities for construction, maintenance, or renovation of campus facilities a percentage of funds appropriated for Tribal Colleges and Universities under Title III of the Higher Education Act; 2) prevent interest from accruing for active duty service members and qualifying National Guard members for the duration of their activation up to 60 months when serving in a combat zone; 3) ensure that competitive Sustainability Planning Grants explicitly provide for `greenhouse gas emissions reductions' to reduce the threat of global warming; add an eligibility requirement to FIPSE to ensure that institutions meet current energy efficiency standards and include a sense of Congress that the Federal Perkins Loan Program, which provides low-interest loans to help needy students finance a degree in higher education, should remain a campus-based aid program and to support increased funds to provide more low-income students with options; 4) makes a technical correction to the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program to clarify Congre.sional intent that a Masters Degree level institution or program is eligible to be the lead recipient of a grant under the GAANN program; 5) prohibits a state from charging members of the armed forces who are on active duty for more than 30 days and whose domicile or permanent duty station is in such state, and such members' dependents, more than the in-state tuition for attending a public institution of higher education (IHE) in that state; further provides that, even if such members' permanent duty station is subsequently changed to a location outside the state, they or their dependents must continue to be charged no more than the in-state tuition if they remain continuously emolled at such IHE in the state.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.940 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Sestak. (consideration: CR H760-761; text: CR H760) Amendment includes physical therapists as an occupation defined as an area of national need to qualify for student loan forgiveness under Sec. 428K of the Higher Education Act.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.942 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Yarmuth. (consideration: CR H762-763; text: CR H762) Amendment provides competitive Teach to Reach grants to eligible partnerships to provide general education teacher candidates with the knowledge and skills to effectively instruct students with disabilities in their classrooms. Eligible partnerships must include an institution of higher education, a special education department within that institution, and a high-need local education agency.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.946 Amendment (A014) offered by Mr. Stupak. (consideration: CR H767-768; text: CR H767) Amendment provides federal student loan relief to borrowers who go into school administration in low-income school districts. Relief applies to any borrower who has been employed as a full-time school superintendent, principal, or other administrator for five consecutive complete school years in a school district in a low-income area.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.947 Amendment (A015) offered by Mr. Doggett. (consideration: CR H768-769; text: CR H768) Amendment encourages the prepopulation of FAFSA income and asset information, by taxpayer consent, with tax data provided directly from the IRS to the Department of Education, and allows the Secretary of Education to provide for the use of second preceding tax year information.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.950 Amendment (A018) offered by Mr. Cooper. (consideration: CR H771-772; text: CR H771) Amendment increases the authorization level for the 103 Historically Black Colleges and Universities from $300 million to $500 million and increases the authorization level for the 18 Historically Black Graduate Institutions from $100 million to $125 million.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.935 Amendments (A003) offered by Mr. Hinojosa. (consideration: CR H752-755; text: CR H752-753) Amendment comprised of the following amendments offered en bloc: Amendments Nos. 3, 8, 20, 14 and 15 printed in House Report 110-523 and which appear on pages H752-H753 of the Congressional Record dated February 7, 2008.
02/07/2008 - Rule H. Res. 956 passed House.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.948 Amendment (A016) offered by Mr. Baird. (consideration: CR H769-770; text: CR H769) Amendment directs the Secretary of Education to conduct a study on the costs and benefits of making student aid available to less-than-half-time students. The Secretary would then make recommendations on how to best design a demonstration loan program targeted for less than half-time students.
02/07/2008 - Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 956.
02/07/2008 - House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 956 and Rule XVIII.
02/07/2008 - The Speaker designated the Honorable Ed Pastor to act as Chairman of the Committee.
02/07/2008 - Mr. Hinojosa moved that the Committee rise.
02/07/2008 - On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4137 as unfinished business.
02/07/2008 - Considered as unfinished business.
02/07/2008 - The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.933 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. George Miller. An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-523 to make technical changes to the bill, as well as changes to the provisions on college costs to a more consumer friendly approach, while keeping the focus on accountability; revises the definition of the state funds that count toward meeting the State Maintenance of Effort requirement; revises a technical amendment to Pell grant funding; modifies the Cohort Default Rate provisions to provide for a transition period before the new sanctions are imposed and provides for targeted technical assistance to schools in danger of losing their federal student aid as a result of high Cohort Default Rates; provides assurances that students will be aware of lower-cost federal student aid options before turning to more expensive private loans and a means to help students avoid potentially compromising their federal aid eligibility by inadvertently relying on private student loans or borrowing excess amounts of private student loans; and includes studies.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.933 On agreeing to the Miller, George amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.934 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. McKeon. An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-523 to require the National Research Council to conduct a study of the regulat ions on institutions of higher education.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.934 On agreeing to the McKeon amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.935 Amendments (A003) offered by Mr. Hinojosa. An amendment comprised of the following amendments offered en bloc: Amendments Nos. 3, 8, 20, 14 and 15 printed in House Report 110-523 to: 1.) authorize discretion currently exercised by the Secretary of Education to reserve for competitive grants to Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities for construction, maintenance, or renovation of campus facilities a percentage of funds appropriated for Tribal Colleges and Universities under Title III of the Higher Education Act; and 2.) to prevent interest from accruing for active duty service members and qualifying National Guard members for the duration of their activation up to 60 months when serving in a combat zone; and 3.) to ensure that competitive Sustainability Planning Grants explicitly provide for `greenhouse gas emissions reductions' to reduce the, threat of global warming and adds an eligibility requirement to FIPSE to ensure that institutions meet current energy efficiency standards. Additionally, includes a sense of Congress that the Federal Perkins Loan Program, which provides low-interest loans to help needy students finance a degree in higher education, should remain a campus-based aid program and to support increased funds to provide more low-income students with options; and 4.) to make a technical correction to the Graduat e Assistance in Areas of National Need.(GAANN) program to clarify Congressional intent that a Masters Degree level institution or program is eligible to be the lead recipient of a grant under the GAANN program; and 5.) to prohibit a state from charging members of the armed forces who are on active duty for more than 30 days and whose domicile or permanent duty station is in such state, and such members' dependents, more than the in-state tuition for attending a public institution of higher education (IHE) in that state. Provides that, even if such members' permanent duty station is subsequently changed to a location outside the state, they or their dependents must continue to be charged no more than the in-state tuition if they remain continuously emolled at such IHE in the state.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.935 On agreeing to the Hinojosa amendments (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.936 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Petri. An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-523 to require the existing Education-Treasury Study Group to evaluate the feasibility of an alternative market-based reform to the Federal Family Education Loan Program. The recommended alternative should reduce federal costs to taxpayers and use savings to increase need-based grant aid to low-income students.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.937 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Petri. An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-523 to extend the new audit and reporting provisions applied only to the Direct Loan program to the Federal Family Education Loan Program.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.938 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Castle. An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-523 to require the Quality Efficiency Task Forces to develop annual benchmarks for the top 5 percent of institutions in each institution category that have the largest increase in their tuition and fees over the most recent three year period in which data is available. The amendment also requires those institutions not meeting the benchmarks to provide the Secretary of Education a detailed explanation of the reasons why the institution did not meet such benchmarks.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.938 On agreeing to the Castle amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.939 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Davis (IL). An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-523 to restore protections to private student loan borrowers similar to those afforded other unsecured debtors by allowing the discharge of private student loans via bankruptcy.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.940 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Sestak. An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 110-523 to include physical therapists as an occupation defined as an area of national need to qualify for student loan forgiveness under Sec. 428K of the Higher Education Act.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.940 On agreeing to the Sestak amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.941 Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Sestak. An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 110-523 to amend the articulation agreement strategies that may be employed by states and institutions of higher education to include management systems regarding course equivalency, transfer of credit, and articulation.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.941 On agreeing to the Sestak amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.942 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Yarmuth. An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 110-523 to provide competitive Teach to Reach grants to eligible partnerships to provide general education teacher candidates with the knowledge and skills to effectively instruct students with disabilities in their classrooms. Eligible partnerships must include an institution of higher education; a special education department within that institution, and a high-need local education agency.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.942 On agreeing to the Yarmuth amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.943 Amendment (A011) offered by Mr. Hastings (FL). An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 110-523 to authorize a nationwide pilot program through the Department of Education to promote holistic community-centered partnerships aimed at mitigating gang violence and reducing recidivism rates among juvenile ex-offenders previously detained for gang-related offenses.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.943 On agreeing to the Hastings (FL) amendment (A011) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.944 Amendment (A012) offered by Mr. Welch (VT). An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 110-523 to require annual reporting by colleges and universities on how much of their endowment was paid out each year for the purpose of containing college costs.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.944 On agreeing to the Welch (VT) amendment (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.945 Amendment (A013) offered by Ms. Johnson, E. B.. An amendment numbered 16 printed in House Report 110-523 to expand Pell Grant eligibility to children who lost a parent or guardian as a result of the conflicts in Iraq or Afghanistan. These children will be eligible for the maximum amount of Pell Grant assistance.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.945 On agreeing to the Johnson, E. B. amendment (A013) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.946 Amendment (A014) offered by Mr. Stupak. An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 110-523 to provide federal student loan relief to borrowers who go into school administration in low-income school districts. Applies to any borrower who has been employed as a full-time school superintendent, principal, or other administrator for five consecutive complete school years in a school district in a low-income area.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.946 On agreeing to the Stupak amendment (A014) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.947 Amendment (A015) offered by Mr. Doggett. An amendment numbered 18 printed in House Report 110-523 to encourage the prepopulation of FAFSA income and asset information, by t axpayer consent, with tax data provided directly from the IRS to the Department of Education, and allows the Secretary of Education to provide for the use of second preceding tax year information.
02/07/2008 - H.AMDT.947 On agreeing to the Doggett amendment (A015) Agreed to by voice vote.
02/06/2008 - Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 956 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4137 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.
12/19/2007 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-500, Part I.
12/19/2007 - Committee on Judiciary discharged.
12/19/2007 - Committee on Science and Technology discharged.
12/19/2007 - Committee on Financial Services discharged.
12/19/2007 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 305.
11/15/2007 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
11/15/2007 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 0.
11/14/2007 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
11/09/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science and Technology, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
11/09/2007 - Referred to House Education and Labor
11/09/2007 - Referred to House Judiciary
11/09/2007 - Referred to House Science and Technology
11/09/2007 - Referred to House Financial Services