| Also tagged in: Armed forces, Authorization, Budgets, Classified defense information, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense budgets, Defense economics, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Defense policy, Department of Energy, Education, Energy, Environmental protection, Executive departments Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Committee on Armed Services. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Levin. Without written report.
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Budgets, Criminal justice, District courts, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, Drug traffic, Education, Federal aid to education, Federally-guaranteed loans, Higher education, Labor, Law, Scholarships, Sentences (Criminal procedure), State and local government, State courts Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2149-2150)
Bill TextA bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 3/13/2008--Introduced. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to suspend students' eligibility for assistance under title IV for being convicted of committing controlled substance offenses while in receipt of such assistance only if the convicting courts order such suspension. (Currently, a conviction suffices.) | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Aged, Alaska, Armed forces, Authorization, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Citizenship education, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Community development, Compensatory education Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1560-1561)
Bill TextTo reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 3/10/2008--Introduced. Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, or the GIVE Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NSCA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) to revise the programs under such Acts and reauthorize appropriations for such programs through FY2012. Revises under NSCA: (1) the School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning programs and Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service (Learn and Serve programs); (2) National Service Trust programs (AmeriCorps); (3) the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC); and (4) the Investment for Quality and Innovation program. Eliminates the current Community-Based Learn and Serve programs. Establishes a new Learn and Serve program, Innovative Service-Learning Programs and Research, providing matching grants to: (1) provide community service-learning opportunities to elementary and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: College costs, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Education, Federal aid to education, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Higher education, Labor, Scholarships, Student aid, Student loan funds Latest Action: 02/06/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding institution financial aid offer form requirements. 2/6/2008--Introduced. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to: (1) prepare a report for specified congressional committees on the adequacy of the financial aid offer forms issued by federally-assisted institutions of higher education (IHEs); and (2) develop model financial aid offer formats based on the report's findings. Requires such formats to include, in a consumer-friendly manner, specified information regarding: (1) the student's total and net cost of attending the IHE; (2) available scholarships, loans, and work assistance; and (3) where to obtain additional information on the financial aid offered. Directs each IHE to use one of the model formats as part of its financial aid offer form, and provide such form to current or prospective students and their parents in time for them to consider the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Career education, College costs, Colleges, Community and school, Community colleges, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Dropouts, Economic policy, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Elementary and secondary education, Employee selection, Families, Federal aid to education Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the participation in higher education of, and to increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas. 1/30/2008--Introduced. College and University Rural Education (CURE) Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to partnerships between rural institutions of higher education (IHEs) and rural local educational agencies, rural education service agencies, regional employers, or rural education nonprofit organizations for activities to: (1) improve the rural IHE enrollment rates of rural secondary school graduates and former attendees; and (2) encourage nontraditional students' participation in rural IHE degree programs. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to partnerships between rural IHEs and regional employers to: (1) provide additional training to rural IHE attendees in careers relevant to the regional economy; and (2) encourage [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Accreditation (Education), Alaska, Armed forces, Asian American ethnic groups, Black colleges, Broadband, Budgets, Business, Closed caption television, College costs, College teachers, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Community colleges, Compensatory education Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. 2/7/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise and reauthorize HEA programs. Title I: Title I Amendments - (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. Revises the definition of an IHE for purposes of title IV student assistance programs. Requires graduate medical schools located outside the country, that qualified as IHEs owing to their having a state-approved [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Career education, College costs, Colleges, Community and school, Community colleges, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Dropouts, Economic policy, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Elementary and secondary education, Employee selection, Families, Federal aid to education Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas. 11/9/2007--Introduced. College and University Rural Education (CURE) Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to partnerships between rural institutions of higher education (IHEs) and rural local educational agencies, rural education service agencies, regional employers, or rural education nonprofit organizations for activities to: (1) improve the rural IHE enrollment rates of rural high school graduates and former attendees; and (2) encourage nontraditional students' participation in rural IHE degree programs. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to partnerships between rural IHEs and regional employers to: (1) provide additional training to rural IHE attendees in careers relevant to the regional economy; and (2) encourage regional businesses [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Budgets, Children, Confidential communications, Congress, Congressional investigations, Criminal justice, Department of Homeland Security, Deportation, Education, Executive departments, Federal aid to education, Fines (Penalties), Fraud, Higher education Latest Action: 10/24/2007 - Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S13300-13306)
Bill TextA bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007 or DREAM Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States before his or her sixteenth birthday, and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding enactment of this Act; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (4) at the time of application, has been admitted to an institution of higher education, or has earned a high school or equivalent diploma; (5) from the age of 16 and older, has never been under a final [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Accreditation (Education), Adoption, Alaska, Alcoholism, Americans in foreign countries, Animals, Armed forces, Arts, Athletes, Authorization, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Business education, Children, Civil liberties Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill TextTo amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965. 10/4/2007--Introduced. College Access and Opportunity Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise and reauthorize appropriations for HEA programs. Establishes a single definition of institutions of higher education (IHEs) for purposes of their participation in all HEA programs, including title IV student aid programs. Allows IHEs to enroll students who are also enrolled in secondary school. Revises higher education consumer information and public accountability requirements. Imposes educational loan disclosure requirements on lenders and IHEs. Replaces the Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants for States and Partnerships program under title II with a new Teacher Quality Partnership grant program for partnerships of high-need local educational agencies (LEAs), high-need schools, IHEs, and public or private educational organizations. Repeals part B (Preparing Tomorrow's [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Apprenticeship, Arts, Budgets, Business, Children, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Compensatory education, Criminal justice, Curricula, Disabled, Dropouts, Education, Educational accountability Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill TextTo award competitive grants to eligible partnerships to enable the partnerships to implement innovative strategies at the secondary school level to improve student achievement and prepare at-risk students for postsecondary education and the workforce. 10/4/2007--Introduced. Getting Retention and Diplomas Up Among Today's Enrolled Students Act or the GRADUATES Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish a Secondary School Innovation Fund program awarding competitive matching grants to partnerships, which must include at least one state or local educational agency, for the implementation of innovative strategies to improve the achievement of at-risk students in secondary schools. Permits partnerships to award subgrants to schools for the implementation of such strategies. Lists activities, one or more of which grantees or subgrantees must implement, that include: (1) creating multiple pathways that [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Budgets, Children, College costs, Community and school, Compensatory education, Curricula, Day care, Dropouts, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Educational counseling, Federal aid to education, Government information, Government publicity Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo provide grants to universities and colleges for the development of student success services that will improve college persistence and prepare students for the workplace. 8/3/2007--Introduced. College Student Success Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish a pilot program awarding competitive, matching, Student Success grants to institutions of higher education in which, during the preceding three-year period, an average of at least 50% of entering first-year students were enrolled in developmental courses to bring their reading, writing, or mathematics skills up to college-level. Requires the grants to be used to help Pell grant eligible students persevere in postsecondary education, beginning from their first year of study. Requires such help to include the assignment of a Student Success Coach to every student participant to provide intensive career and academic advising, ongoing personal help in navigating [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Apprenticeship, Arts, Budgets, Business, Children, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Compensatory education, Criminal justice, Curricula, Disabled, Dropouts, Education, Educational accountability Latest Action: 08/01/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10610-10612)
Bill TextA bill to award competitive grants to eligible partnerships to enable the partnerships to implement innovative strategies at the secondary school level to improve student achievement and prepare at-risk students for postsecondary education and the workforce. 8/1/2007--Introduced. Getting Retention and Diplomas Up Among Today's Enrolled Students Act or the GRADUATES Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish a Secondary School Innovation Fund program awarding competitive matching grants to partnerships, which must include at least one state or local educational agency, for the implementation of innovative strategies to improve the achievement of at-risk students in secondary schools. Permits partnerships to award subgrants to schools for the implementation of such strategies. Lists activities, one or more of which grantees or subgrantees must implement, that include: (1) creating multiple pathways [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Children, Collective bargaining, Communications, Community and school, Compensatory education, Continuing education, Department of Education, Disabled, Dropouts, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Educational innovations, Educational planning Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9138-9140)
Bill TextA bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that no child is left behind. 7/12/2007--Introduced. No Child Left Behind Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise programs created or amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and reauthorize them through FY2013. Permits states to: (1) use alternate academic achievement standards for disabled students; (2) incorporate student academic growth into calculations of adequate yearly progress (AYP); and (3) determine AYP for limited English proficient (LEP) students by excluding new arrivals and including former LEP students. Increases funds available for teaching, and developing enhanced assessments for, disabled and LEP children. Sets forth the method of calculating high school graduation rates, which shall factor into AYP determinations. Requires placing schools on academic alert status if they fail to make AYP for one year. Requires [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Access to health care, Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Aged, Ambulances, Ambulatory care, Auditing, Birth control, Bonds, Breast cancer, Budgets, Business, Capital budgets, Capitation (Medical care), Case management Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Bill TextTo establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery. 7/11/2007--Introduced. Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act - Establishes the United States Health Service as an independent executive branch entity to provide health care and supplemental health services to all individuals within the United States. Requires the President to appoint members to a National Health Board to exercise the authority of the Service. Establishes an Office of the Inspector General for Health Services. Requires the Service to ensure that every individual is given certain basic health rights, including the right to receive high quality care and supplemental services from any facility within the Service capable of providing such services without charge and without discrimination. Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Apprenticeship, Armed forces, Biological warfare, Chemical warfare, Education, Higher education, Job training, Labor, Medical care, Medicine, Military cemeteries and funerals, Nursing homes, Student aid, Veterans, Veterans' education, Veterans' medical care Latest Action: 07/10/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend or make permanent certain authorities for veterans' benefits, and for other purposes. 7/10/2007--Introduced. Veterans' Authorities Expansion Act of 2007 - Makes permanent the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who participated in tests conducted by the Department of Defense Deseret Test Center as part of a program for chemical and biological warfare testing; and (2) provide government markers or memorial headstones for the graves of veterans buried in private cemeteries. Amends the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 to extend through December 30, 2010, the authority for an increase in basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for individuals pursuing apprenticeship or on-job training. Extends through FY2010 the VA's work-study allowance program. | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Auctions, Authorization, Budgets, Collection of accounts, College costs, Compensatory education, Criminal justice, Curricula, Debt, Debtor and creditor, Defense policy, Drug abuse, Economic policy, Education, Education of the disadvantaged Latest Action: 07/10/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy. Without written report.
Bill TextAn original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 602 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008 (S. Con. Res. 21). 7/10/2007--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.) Higher Education Access Act of 2007 - 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 [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Aged, Alaska, Armed forces, Authorization, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Citizenship education, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Community development, Compensatory education Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - H.AMDT.967 Amendment (A009) offered by Ms. Sutton. (consideration: CR H1389-1390; text: CR H1389) An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 110-539 to require the Corporation for National and Community Service to conduct a study to identify specifi
Bill TextTo reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 11/1/2007--Reported to House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, or the GIVE Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) to revise their programs and reauthorize appropriations for them through FY2012. Title I: Amendments to National and Community Service Act of 1990 - Revises under the NSCA: (1) the School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning programs and Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service, also known as Learn and Serve programs; (2) National Service Trust programs, also known as AmeriCorps; (3) the Civilian Community Corps Demonstration program; and (4) the Investment for Quality and Innovation program. Subtitle A: Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions) - (Sec. 1101) Adds to NSCA purposes: (1) providing [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative courts, Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Alien labor, Allegiance, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Border patrols, Budgets, Business, Canada Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Cloture on the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 53. Record Vote Number: 235. (consideration: CR S8650-8651; text: CR S8650)
Bill TextA bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. 6/18/2007--Introduced. Establishes specified benchmarks which must be met before the guest worker and legalization programs under this Act may be initiated respecting: (1) operational control of the the border with Mexico; (2) Border Patrol increases; (3) border barriers, including vehicle barriers, fencing, radar, and aerial vehicles; (4) detention capacity for illegal aliens apprehended crossing the U.S.-Mexico border; (5) workplace enforcement, including an electronic employment verification system; and (6) Z-visa (as established by this Act) alien processing.Establishes in the Treasury the Immigration Security Account to assist the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in meeting benchmark requirements.Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) personnel and asset increases and enhancements, including Shadow Wolves units; (2) a National [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic freedom, Academic performance, Accreditation (Education), Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Alaska, Alcohol and youth, Alcoholism, Americans in foreign countries, Animals, Apprenticeship, Archives, Area studies, Arizona 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 | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Aid to dependent children, Alaska, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Asian American ethnic groups, Auctions, Authorization, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Capital punishment, Cash welfare block grants, Charities, Child welfare, Children 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 | | Also tagged in: Budgets, College administration, College costs, Colleges, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Cost control, Economic policy, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Educational planning, Educational technology, Electronic government information, Energy Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo address rising college tuition by strengthening the compact between the States, the Federal Government, and institutions of higher education to make college more affordable. 6/12/2007--Introduced. College Affordability and Accountability Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require state maintenance of effort in providing funding to public institutions of higher education (IHEs). Requires all IHEs to plan, engage in, and report on cost containment strategies. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to conduct research on such strategies. Directs the Secretary to publish an annual report on college affordability and to disseminate certain data, including the net price tuition index (NTPI) for each IHE through a college price calculator on an enhanced college opportunities on line (COOL) website. Establishes a Pell Plus program to provide an increased award to each Pell Grant recipient at IHEs that maintain specified types of: (1) low tuition;[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Access to health care, Actions and defenses, Administration of justice, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Agricultural colleges, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Alien labor, Aliens, Allegiance, Animals, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7271-7291, S7294-7296, S7298-7304, S7305-7308, S7309-7313, S7313-7322)
Bill TextA bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. 5/9/2007--Introduced. Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 - Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) personnel and asset increases and enhancements; (2) a National Strategy for Border Security; (3) border security initiatives, including biometric data enhancements and a biometric entry-exit system, document integrity, and mandatory detention of aliens apprehended at or between ports of entry; (4) Central American gangs; (5) cooperation with Mexico; (6) National Guard support on the southern border; and (7) extension of the Western Hemisphere travel initiative. Border Law Enforcement Relief Act of 2007 - Authorizes a border relief grant program for a tribal, state, or local law enforcement agency in a county: (1) no more than 100 miles from a U.S. border with Canada or Mexico; or (2) more than 100 miles from any such border but which [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Children, Compensatory education, Day care, Department of Education, Earned income tax credit, Education, Educational accountability, Executive departments, Families, Federal aid to education, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Higher education Latest Action: 04/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill TextTo provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students. 4/24/2007--Introduced. Part-time Student Assistance Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students. Increases the earnings exempt from student aid need determinations for academic year 2007-2008 by exempting earnings of up to: (1) $9,000 for dependent students; and (2) $12,000 for independent students with no dependents (other than spouse). Establishes a revised table that increases the amount of earnings for independent students with dependents (other than spouse) that are exempt. Provides for inflationary adjustments to such earnings exemptions in subsequent academic years. Exempts earned income credits from the calculation of income. Revises and expands a program (child care access means parents in school) which provides grants to institutions of higher education [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Community and school, Congressional reporting requirements, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Ethics, Federal aid to education, Fees, Government information, Government publicity, Indian education, Indians, Job training Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4606-4607)
Bill TextA bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Summer of Service State grant program, a Summer of Service national direct grant program, and related national activities, and for other purposes. 4/17/2007--Introduced. Summer of Service Act of 2007 - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to create Summer of Service programs providing at least 100 hours of summer community service learning opportunities to youth who will subsequently enroll in grades six through nine. Requires the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide competitive three-year grants to: (1) states under a State Grant program; and (2) public or private organizations under a National Direct Grant program, when a state does not apply for funding or the community service program includes multiple states. Requires states and organizations, in making project subgrants, to favor entities with established track [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Community and school, Congressional reporting requirements, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Ethics, Federal aid to education, Fees, Government information, Government publicity, Indian education, Indians, Job training Latest Action: 07/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Bill TextTo amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Summer of Service State grant program, a Summer of Service national direct grant program, and related national activities, and for other purposes. 4/17/2007--Introduced. Summer of Service Act of 2007 - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to create Summer of Service programs providing at least 100 hours of summer community service learning opportunities to youth who will subsequently enroll in grades six through nine. Requires the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide competitive three-year grants to: (1) states under a State Grant program; and (2) public or private organizations under a National Direct Grant program, when a state does not apply for funding or the community service program includes multiple states. Requires states and organizations, in making project subgrants, to favor entities with established track records [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Afghanistan, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Alien labor, Aliens, Arizona, Armed forces, Artists, Awards, medals, prizes, Border patrols, Boundaries, Budgets Latest Action: 12/26/2007 - Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Section 553 of Title V of Division E of H.R. 2764.
Bill TextTo provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes. 3/22/2007--Introduced. Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007 or STRIVE Act of 2007- Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from implementing the New Worker Program established in title IV or grant conditional nonimmigrant classification under title VI of this Act prior to certification to the President and to Congress that specified conditions have been met respecting: (1) border security; (2) document security; and (3) first phase implementation of the electronic employment verification system. Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) personnel and asset increases and enhancements; (2) a National Strategy for Border Security; (3) border security initiatives, including biometric data enhancements and a biometric entry-exit system, and document integrity, (4) international cooperation; (5) Central American [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Budgets, Children, Civil liberties, College costs, Computer matching, Computer security measures, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Education, Dislocated workers, Economic policy, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Education savings accounts, Electronic data interchange, Electronic government information Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3383-3384)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to simplify and improve the process of applying for student assistance, and for other purposes. 3/20/2007--Introduced. Financial Aid Form Simplification and Access Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the process of applying for student assistance. Revises requirements for the simplified needs test to take into account dislocated workers and recipients of means-tested federal benefits. Directs the Secretary of Education to develop and use a simplified paper application form of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), to be called the EZ FAFSA, for students who meet the requirements of the automatic zero expected family contribution. Requires the Secretary to: (1) phase-out the paper form (the long form or full FAFSA) for students who do not meet the requirements for a EZ FAFZA; and (2) produce, distribute, and process common forms in electronic format, including a simplified [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Budgets, Business, Charitable contributions, Corporate philanthropy, Corporation taxes, Depressed areas, Disabled, Disaster relief, Economic policy, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Emergency management Latest Action: 03/09/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2970-2971)
Bill TextA bill to make the United States competitive in a global economy. 3/9/2007--Introduced. Competitiveness through Education, Technology, and Enterprise Act of 2007 or the COMPETE Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax incentives for research and education by: (1) making permanent the credit for increasing research activities; (2) providing a credit for information and communications technology education; and (3) setting an alternative percentage limitation for corporate charitable contributions to the mathematics and science partnership program. Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish an SBIR-STEM Workforce Development Grant Pilot program awarding bonus grants to grantees under the Small Business Innovation Research program to provide workforce development opportunities to college students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the maximum [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Budgets, College entrance requirements, Communications, Compensatory education, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Curricula, Dropouts, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Educational counseling, Educational planning, Educational statistics, Educational tests Latest Action: 03/06/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2696-2697)
Bill TextA bill to establish a grant program to improve high school graduation rates and prepare students for college and work. 3/6/2007--Introduced. Graduate for a Better Future Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states, educational nonprofit organizations, or partnerships of such entities for their use in providing competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAS) that have a high school graduation rate of no more than 60% in the aggregate or among at least two subgroups consisting of the poor or major racial or ethnic groups. Requires each LEA subgrantee to use the funds to implement: (1) a college-preparatory curriculum aligned with rigorous secondary school studies; (2) accelerated remedial programs that allow underperforming students to become proficient in mathematics, reading and language arts, and science and thereby graduate in a timely manner; (3) systems to measure student progress in the core subjects and quickly [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Budgets, Children, Confidential communications, Congress, Congressional investigations, Criminal justice, Department of Homeland Security, Deportation, Education, Executive departments, Federal aid to education, Fines (Penalties), Fraud Latest Action: 09/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12090-12091)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes. 3/6/2007--Introduced. Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007 or the DREAM Act of 2007 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on state residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such state residence. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States before his or her sixteenth birthday, and has been [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Affordable housing, Aged, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Air pollution, Armed forces, Associations, institutions, etc., Awards, medals, prizes, Boycott, Budget deficits, Budgets, Business, Business and social problems, Business cycles, Business ethics Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Bill TextTo establish a living wage, jobs for all policy for all peoples in the United States and its territories, and for other purposes. 2/14/2007--Introduced. A Living Wage, Jobs for All Act - Declares that Congress affirms the basic economic rights and responsibilities under the 1944 "Economic Bill of Rights," while updating and extending it to include: (1) certain rights to decent jobs, income security for individuals unable to work for pay, a decent living for farm families, freedom from monopolies, decent housing, adequate health services, Social Security in old age, sickness, accidental injury, and unemployment, and education and work training; and (2) certain other rights relating to collective bargaining, a safe working environment, information on trends in pollution sources and products and processes that affect the well-being of workers throughout the world, voting and campaigning, and personal security. Requires corporations registered with the Securities and Exchange [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Armed forces, Blind, Cemeteries and funerals, Commemorations, Data banks, Defense policy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Directories, Disabled, Education, Employment, Executive departments, Eye diseases, Government information, Government paperwork Latest Action: 12/26/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-157.
Bill TextAn act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve low-vision benefits matters, matters relating to burial and memorial affairs, and other matters under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 12/26/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007 - Title I: Low-Vision Benefits Matters - (Sec. 101) Modifies the standard for awarding disability compensation to veterans for loss of vision to require payment of compensation for impairment of vision due to a service-connected disability resulting in 20/200 (currently, 5/200) visual acuity or less. (Sec. 102) Modifies the above standard in the case of impairment of vision (currently, blindness) involving both eyes due to a service-connected disability in one eye and a non-service-connected disability in the other eye to require payment in the case of impairment resulting in a visual acuity of [...] show full description | | 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 enter into agreements with private for-profit organizations for the provision of work-study employment. 1/19/2007--Introduced. Earning and Learning Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to enter into agreements with private for-profit organizations for the provision of work-study employment, except as otherwise permitted by regulations of the Secretary of Education. (Current law allows such institutions to enter into such agreements at their own option.) | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Children, College administration, College costs, Communications, Compensatory education, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Day care, Department of Education, Earned income tax credit, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability Latest Action: 01/16/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S599)
Bill TextA bill to provide higher education assistance for nontraditional students, and for other purposes. 1/16/2007--Introduced. Nontraditional Student Success Act - Authorizes and appropriates specified funds for Federal Pell grants under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). Increases yearly maximum grant amounts and revises requirements for the allowance of two Pell grants during a single award year. Requires the Secretary to publish annually in the Federal Register a revised table of income protection allowances. Excludes the earned income tax credit (EITC) from financial aid determinations. Authorizes the Secretary to select institutions of higher education for a Nontraditional Students Demonstration Program to test the effectiveness of providing expanded financial assistance to less than half-time students and students in compressed, modular, or other alternative schedules. Directs the Secretary to award competitive grants to eligible institutions [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, College costs, Colleges, Education, Federal aid to education, Higher education, Illegal aliens, Immigration, Labor, Scholarships, State and local government, State laws, Student loan funds Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit assistance to institutions of higher education located in States that provide in-State tuition or other forms of student financial assistance to illegal aliens. 1/11/2007--Introduced. Fairness in Higher Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the provision of federal funding under such Act to institutions of higher education located in states whose law expressly authorizes the provision of state student aid, including in-state tuition, to illegal aliens. |
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