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Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Bill TextTo strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through the establishment of partnership arrangements with bachelor-degree-granting institutions. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Higher Education Science and Technology Competitiveness Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to public institutions of higher education to establish and implement statewide articulation agreements that provide a seamless transition for the transfer of students from two-year institutions to four-year institutions through a common core curricula in math, science, engineering, and technology that reflects the workforce needs of private industry.
Latest Action: 02/27/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 126. Bill TextCommending the University of Southern California Trojan football team for its victory in the 2007 Rose Bowl. 2/27/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Commends the University of Southern California (USC) Trojan football team and USC President Steven B. Sample for USC's victory in the 2007 Rose Bowl.
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Latest Action: 04/16/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4550 text as passed Senate: CR S4550 text of measure as introduced: CR S4507) Bill TextA resolution expressing the condolences of the Senate on the tragic events at Virginia Tech University. 4/16/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the heartfelt condolences of the Senate to the victims and their families, and to students, faculty, administration and staff and their families who have been deeply affected by the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. Expresses its hope that the tragedy will lead to a shared national commitment to take steps that will help our communities prevent such tragedies in the future. Recognizes that Virginia Tech has served as an exemplary institution of teaching, learning, and research for well over a century and will continue these proud and historic traditions.
Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Bill TextHonoring the life of Betty Shabazz. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Honors the life of Betty Shabazz (civil and human rights advocate and wife of Malcolm X).
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Latest Action: 04/18/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 306. Bill TextOffering 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. 4/18/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Offers 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 these tragic events. Expresses hope that losses from the mass shooting will lead to a national commitment to take steps to help our communities prevent such tragedies from occurring in the future. Recognizes that Virginia Tech [...] show full description
Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Bill TextCongratulating Berkeley College on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. 4/26/2007--Introduced. Congratulates Berkeley College (East Orange, New Jersey) on its 75th anniversary. Commends the President of Berkeley College, Dr. Mildred Garcia, and the administration, faculty, staff, students, and alumnae of the College for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the community.
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Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Bill TextTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to preserve the educational status and financial resources of military personnel called to active duty. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Military Educational Parity Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education, as a condition of their participation in the student aid program, to grant students who are called or ordered to active duty a military leave of absence while serving on active duty and for one year after conclusion of such service. Entitles students receiving such leave, upon release from active duty, to be restored to prior educational status attained without loss of academic credits earned, scholarships or grants awarded, or tuition or fees paid, unless those have been refunded. Requires institutions to give such students certain refunds of tuition or fees paid prior to active duty. Includes as active duty, in the case of [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1914-1915) Bill TextA bill to ensure that Federal student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible in order to provide more grant aid to students. 2/13/2007--Introduced. Student Aid Reward Act of 2007 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a Student Aid Reward (SAR) Program of payments to encourage institutions of higher education (IHEs) to participate in the student loan program under title IV that is most cost-effective for taxpayers. Requires that a SAR payment to an IHE equal at least 50% of the savings to the federal government generated by the IHE's participation in the most cost-effective student loan program, rather than one not cost-effective for taxpayers. Requires IHEs receiving SAR payments to: (1) provide student loans under that most cost-effective program for five years after the payment date; and (2) use payment funds, where appropriate, to supplement student Pell Grants. [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/09/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 687. Bill TextResolution recognizing Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., for his contributions to the civil rights movement in the United States, his tireless work to reduce the threat of nuclear conflict, and his efforts to secure the peaceful resolution of international conflicts. 10/9/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Celebrates the 90th birthday of Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh. Honors Reverend Hesburgh for a lifetime of selfless dedication to the Catholic Church, our Nation, and the University of Notre Dame.
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Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to establish a pilot program to provide grants to encourage eligible institutions of higher education to establish and operate pregnant and parenting student services offices for pregnant students, parenting students, prospective parenting students who are anticipating a birth or adoption, and students who are placing or have placed a child for adoption. 3/19/2007--Introduced. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a pilot program to provide grants to encourage eligible institutions of higher education to establish and operate pregnant and parenting student services offices for pregnant students, parenting students, prospective parenting students anticipating a birth or adoption, and students who are placing or have placed a child for adoption. Authorizes grantees to to extend office services to pregnant or parenting employees and their spouses.
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Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes for the reduction of health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. 5/6/2008--Introduced. Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to: (1) conduct, coordinate, and support research and other activities with respect to pre-diabetes and diabetes in minority populations; and (2) conduct and support programs to treat diabetes in minority populations.Requires the Director of NIH, through the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, to provide for: (1) health care professionals' mentoring; and (2) minority health professionals' participation in diabetes-focused [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Dodd. With written report No. 110-327. Bill TextAn original bill to establish requirements for private lenders to protect student borrowers receiving private educational loans, and for other purposes. 4/21/2008--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act of 2007 - Title I: Preventing Unfair and Deceptive Private Educational Lending Practices and Eliminating Conflicts of Interest - (Sec. 101) Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a private educational lender from: (1) offering or providing any gift to specified educational institutions or their personnel in exchange for any advantage or consideration provided to such lender related to its educational loan activities; or (2) engaging in revenue sharing with such institutions.Prohibits such lender from marketing loans [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Bill TextTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose their emergency response and evacuation procedures. 4/9/2008--Introduced. Virginia Tech Victims Campus Emergency Response Policy and Notification Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require schools participating in title IV student assistance programs to include current campus policies regarding immediate emergency response and evacuation procedures in their required annual security reports to current and prospective students and staff. Requires such procedures to include: (1) notifying students and staff within 30 minutes after confirmation that an emergency exists on campus or public property; and (2) testing such procedures annually.
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Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Bill TextTo limit excessive fluctuations in tuition to help students and families plan for college costs. 11/9/2007--Introduced. Truth-in-Tuition Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) that are participating in the Act's student assistance programs to provide each prospective cohort of students applying to enter their undergraduate or graduate programs with a binding, multi-year tuition and fee schedule for the normal duration of such studies. Requires the Secretary of Education to waive the application of such requirement to IHEs that are unable to comply because of events causing them severe economic distress. Directs the Secretary to award: (1) competitive grants to IHEs that, for an academic year, have a net tuition (tuition and fees, minus grant amounts) increase that does not exceed the percentage change in the higher education price index; and (2) bonus amounts to IHEs that guarantee that their net [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 11/06/2007 - Mr. Lynch moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. Bill TextExpressing the support and sympathy of the House of Representatives and the people of the United States for the victims of the tragic fire that occurred in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, on October 28, 2007. 11/6/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses condolences to the families and friends of Lauren Mahon, Allison Walden, Travis Cale, Justin Anderson, Emily Yelton, William Rhea, and Cassidy Pendley and offers hope for the recovery of students who were injured in the fire that occurred in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, on October 28, 2007. Expresses gratitude for the efforts of those who responded and support for all of the students, faculty, administration, and staff at the University of South Carolina and Clemson University.
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Latest Action: 10/30/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Bill TextOffering condolences regarding the tragic fire in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, which killed six University of South Carolina students and one student from Clemson University on October 28, 2007. 10/30/2007--Introduced. Offers the House of Representatives' heartfelt condolences to those killed or deeply affected by the tragic fire on October 28, 2007, in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, which took the lives of six University of South Carolina students and one student from Clemson University.
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Latest Action: 10/09/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 687. Bill TextResolution recognizing Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., for his contributions to the civil rights movement in the United States, his tireless work to reduce the threat of nuclear conflict, and his efforts to secure the peaceful resolution of international conflicts. 10/9/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Celebrates the 90th birthday of Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh. Honors Reverend Hesburgh for a lifetime of selfless dedication to the Catholic Church, our Nation, and the University of Notre Dame.
Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8637-8638 text as passed Senate: CR S8637-8638 text of measure as introduced: CR S8621) Bill TextA resolution commending the Oregon State University baseball team for winning the 2007 College World Series. 6/27/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Commends the Oregon State University baseball team on successfully defending its 2007 College World Series championship title.
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Latest Action: 11/15/2007 - By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 110-231. Bill TextA bill to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. 7/24/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Higher Education Amendments of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise HEA programs and to extend the authorization of appropriations for them through FY2013. Title I: General Provisions - (Sec. 101) Adds definitions of a critical foreign language, distance education, and poverty line. Provides that critical foreign languages are those contained on the list designated by the Secretary of Education in the Federal Register on August 5, 1985, but allows the Secretary to set language priorities according to the purposes of a specific program and national security, economic competitiveness, and educational needs. States that poverty line refers to the poverty line applicable to a family of the size involved. (Sec. 102) Revises [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/27/2007 - Signed by President. Bill TextTo provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008. 9/27/2007--Public Law. (There are 5 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on September 6, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) College Cost Reduction and Access Act - Title I: Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education - (Sec. 101) Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to repeal the formula for calculating an individual Pell grant which includes, in part, the sum of the student's tuition. (Thus eliminates the "tuition sensitivity provision" which currently prohibits maximum Pell grant awards to students attending low-tuition institutions of higher education (IHEs) even if their income is low enough otherwise to qualify for the maximum award.) Authorizes and appropriates $11 million for FY2008 [...] show full description
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