Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Blind, Budgets, Closed caption television, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Disabled, Electronic mail systems, Emergency communication systems, Emergency management, Equipment and supplies, Executive departments, Federal Communications Commission, Fines (Penalties), Government trust funds, Governmental investigations, Hearing aids, Independent regulatory commissions, Internet, Law, Self-help devices for the disabled, Technology, Telecommunication, Telecommunication rates, Telephone, Television broadcasting, Television programs, Voice mail systems
Latest Action: 06/19/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1292-1293) Bill TextTo ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet Protocol-based communication and video programming technologies in the 21st Century. 6/19/2008--Introduced. Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to define "disability." Requires that equipment providing IP-enabled voice communication services via a built-in speaker provide an internal means for hearing aid use. Redefines "telecommunications relay services." Requires interconnected VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) providers and providers of voice communications using an IP-enabled service to contribute to the Telecommunications Relay Services Fund. Requires, unless it would be an undue burden (significant difficulty or expense), that equipment and services for IP-enabled communication be usable by individuals with disabilities. Requires, if such requirements are an undue burden, that [...] 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, Conflict of interests, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Criminal justice, Data banks, Debtor and creditor, Defense policy, Disabled, Disaster loans, Economic development, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational technology, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Emergency communication systems, Emergency management, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy conservation in buildings, Engineering, English language, Environmental protection, Federal aid to education, Finance, Foreign policy, Government information, Government paperwork, Graduate education, Hawaiians, Higher education, Hispanic Americans, Housing, Indian education, Indians, Indigenous peoples, Industry-university relations, International affairs, International education, Iraq compilation, Job hunting, Job training, Labor, Language and languages, Leave of absence, Mathematics, Medical care, Medicine, Military housing, Minorities, Minority education, Natural resources, Nonprofit organizations, Nurses, Nursing education, Ombudsman, Pacific Islanders, Politics and government, Preschool education, Public defenders, Public prosecutors, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Scholarships, School buildings, School security, Science policy, Scientific education, Secondary education, Simulation methods, Social services, Special education, Student employment, Student loan funds, Sustainable development, Teacher education, Technical education, Technology, Telecommunication, Veterans, Veterans' education, Vocational education, Welfare, Wireless communication, Women, Women's education
Latest Action: 08/31/2008 - Cleared for White House. Bill TextTo 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 [...] 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, Civil rights, College costs, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Compensatory education, Computer crimes, Computer literacy, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Consumer education, Consumers, Continuing education, Copyright, Counseling, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Data banks, Day care, Debtor and creditor, Defense policy, Department of Education, Disabled, Discrimination in education, Distance education, District of Columbia, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drugs and youth, Economic policy, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Educational counseling, Educational research, Educational surveys, Educational technology, Electronic data interchange, Electronic government information, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Employment of the disabled, Engineering, English language, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Federal employees, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Financial services, Fines (Penalties), Fire prevention, Foreign policy, Foreign service, Foreign students, Foster home care, Fraud, Government employees, Government information, Government lending, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Graduate education, Hawaii, Hawaiians, Higher education, Hispanic Americans, Homeless, Humanities, Income tax, Indian education, Indians, Indigenous peoples, Intellectual property, Interest rates, International affairs, International competitiveness, International education, Labor, Language and languages, Law, Legal education, Mathematics, Medical care, Medical education, Medical residents, Medicine, Mentally disabled, Mentoring, Military dependents, Military personnel, Minorities, Minority education, National security, Natural resources, Nonprofit organizations, Nurses, Nursing education, Olympic games, Parent and child, Parent-school relationships, Personal budgets, Physicians, Pregnant women, Rating of teachers, Recruiting of employees, Religion, Religious liberty, Right of privacy, Safety measures, Scholarships, School administration, School buildings, School districts, School security, Science, Science policy, Scientific education, Scientific instruments and apparatus, Secondary education, Social services, Special education, Speech disorders, Sports, Student aid, Student employment, Student loan funds, Student records, Students' rights, Sustainable development, Taxation, Teacher education, Teacher salaries, Teacher supply and demand, Teaching materials, Technology, Telecommunication, Textbooks, Trade, Veterans, Veterans' education, Veterinary medicine, Welfare, Women
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: Abortion, Accreditation (Education), Administrative procedure, Admission of nonimmigrants, Adult education, Advice and consent of the Senate, Afghanistan, Aged, Alien labor, Aliens, Appropriations, Auditing, Bankruptcy, Birth control, Black colleges, Black lung, Blind, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Budgets, Building construction, Cancer, Case mix (Medical care), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Child abuse, Child health, Child labor, Child sexual abuse, Children, Citizen participation, Citizenship education, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Clinical trials, Collection of accounts, Colleges, Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Communications, Commuting, Compensation (Law), Compensatory education, Competitive bidding, Computer literacy, Conferences, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional budget, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Consultants, Corporation for National and Community Service, Counseling, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Cytology, Day care, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Desegregation in education, Disabled, Discrimination in education, Dislocated workers, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drug legalization, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Educational innovations, Educational research, Educational technology, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Employment of the disabled, Energy conservation, Energy conservation in buildings, Energy efficiency, Engineering, English language, Entitlements, Executive departments, Executive orders, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to research, Federal employees, Federal libraries, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Federal officials, Federal-state relations, 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Managed care, Maryland, Mathematics, Medicaid, Medical care, Medical education, Medical research, Medicare, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Meditation, Mental health services, Mentoring, Mexico, Middle East and North Africa, Mine safety, Miners, Minorities, Minority education, Minors, Museums, National Council on Disability, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board, National service, Needle exchange programs, Nervous system diseases, Neurology, New York State, Nonprofit organizations, Occupational health and safety, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Old age, survivors and disability insurance, Older workers, Ombudsman, Parent and child, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Pension funds, Pensions, Physicians, Politics and government, Pornography, Presidential appointments, Presidents, Preventive medicine, Public broadcasting, Public contracts, Railroad Retirement Board, Rape, Recreation, Refugees, Religion, Religion in the public schools, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Research centers, Research grants, Safety measures, Salaries, Scholarships, School buildings, School districts, School health programs, School security, Science and ethics, Science policy, Scientists, Secondary education, Sex, Sexually transmitted diseases, Sheltered workshops, Skilled labor, Smoking and youth, Social security, Social Security Administration, Social services, South Asia, Special education, Sports, State and local government, State laws, Stroke, Student aid, Student housing, Student loan funds, Student transportation, Subcontractors, Supplemental security income program, Tax credits, Taxation, Technology, Telecommunication, Trade, Trade adjustment assistance, Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc., Transportation, Travel costs, Treaties, Unemployment insurance, Vaccines, Veterans, Veterans' employment, Visas, Volunteer workers, Waste in government spending, Welfare, Workers' compensation, World health, Youth employment
Latest Action: 11/15/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the question of passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. Bill TextMaking appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 11/7/2007--Senate receded and concurred with amendment. (There are 4 other summaries) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for FY2008. Title I: Department of Labor - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Department of Labor for: (1) the Employment and Training Administration, including training and employment services; (2) community service employment for older Americans; (3) federal unemployment benefits and allowances; (4) state unemployment insurance and employment service operations; (5) advances to the Unemployment [...] 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, Armed forces, Attorneys general, Auctions, Authorization, Biology, Black colleges, Bonds, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Business education, Charities, Chemistry, Child abuse, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Collection of accounts, College administration, College costs, College teachers, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Community colleges, Compensatory education, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer credit, Consumer education, Consumers, Continuing education, Copyright, Counseling, Credit bureaus, Criminal justice, Criminal statistics, Curricula, Data banks, Debtor and creditor, Defense policy, Department of Education, Developing countries, Disabled, Discrimination in education, Distance education, District of Columbia, Dropouts, Drug abuse, Drugs and youth, Economic policy, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Education savings accounts, Educational accountability, Educational counseling, Educational facilities, Educational innovations, Educational research, Educational statistics, Educational technology, Educational tests, Electronic government information, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Emergency communication systems, Emergency management, Employment, Engineering, English language, Ethics, Evacuation of civilians, Executive departments, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Federal employees, Federally-guaranteed loans, Fees, Finance, Financial services, Fire prevention, Foreign policy, Foreign service, Foreign students, Freedom of association, Freedom of speech, Gifts, Government employees, Government information, Government internships, Government lending, Government paperwork, Government procurement, Government publicity, Graduate education, Hawaii, Hawaiians, Health policy, Higher education, Hispanic Americans, History, Home schooling, Homeless, Housing, Humanities, Income tax, Indexing (Economic policy), Indian education, Indians, Indigenous peoples, Intellectual property, Interest, Interest rates, International affairs, International education, Internet, Job hunting, Job training, Juvenile delinquency, Labor, Labor statistics, Land transfers, Language and languages, Law, Legal aid, Legal education, Libraries, Limitation of actions, Literacy programs, Loan defaults, Lobbying, Mathematics, Medical care, Medical education, Medical residents, Medicine, Mental health services, Mentally disabled, Mentoring, Migrant education, Migrant labor, Military dependents, Military housing, Military personnel, Minorities, Minorities in government, Minority education, Murder, New York State, Nonprofit organizations, Nurses, Nursing education, Olympic games, Pacific Islanders, Parent-school relationships, Parents, Personal budgets, Physics, Poverty, Preschool education, Prisoners, Professional education, Public broadcasting, Public contracts, Public defenders, Public health, Public prosecutors, Recruiting of employees, Rehabilitation of criminals, Research centers, Right of privacy, Rural affairs, Rural education, Salaries, Scholarships, School buildings, School districts, School health programs, School libraries, School personnel, School security, Science policy, Scientific education, Seasonal labor, Secondary education, Service learning, Sex crimes, Sex offenders, Single-parent families, Social services, Special education, Speech disorders, Sports, Standards, State and local government, State courts, Student aid, Student employment, Student enrollment, Student loan funds, Student records, Students' rights, Surveys, Tax returns, Taxation, Teacher education, Teacher supply and demand, Teachers, Technical education, Technological innovations, Technology, Telecommunication, Television, Textbooks, Trusts and trustees, Urban affairs, Urban education, Veterans, Veterans' education, Veterinary medicine, Vocational education, Volunteer workers, Web sites, Welfare, Wireless communication, Women, Women's education
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: Access to health care, Authorization, Budgets, Child health, Children, Communications, Cost effectiveness, Data banks, Department of Health and Human Services, Disabled, Education, Executive departments, Families, Family services, Federal aid to research, Grants-in-aid, Health policy, Hearing, Higher education, Infants, Language and languages, Medical care, Medical education, Medical personnel, Medical records, Medical research, Medical screening, Medical tests, Medicine, Performance measurement, Policy sciences, Quality of care, Recruiting of employees, Research and development, Research grants, Scholarships, Science policy, Technology
Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4208-4209) Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act regarding early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the newborns and infants hearing loss program to include diagnostic services among the services provided. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to assist in the recruitment, retention, education, and training of qualified personnel and health care providers. Includes within the purposes of such program: (1) developing efficient models to ensure that newborns and infants who are identified with a hearing loss through screening are not lost to follow-up by a qualified health care provider; and (2) ensuring an adequate supply of qualified personnel to meet the screening, evaluation, and early intervention needs of children.[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Access to health care, Authorization, Budgets, Child health, Children, Communications, Cost effectiveness, Data banks, Department of Health and Human Services, Disabled, Education, Executive departments, Families, Family services, Federal aid to research, Grants-in-aid, Health policy, Hearing, Higher education, Infants, Language and languages, Medical care, Medical education, Medical personnel, Medical records, Medical research, Medical screening, Medical tests, Medicine, Performance measurement, Policy sciences, Quality of care, Recruiting of employees, Research and development, Research grants, Scholarships, Science policy, Technology
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act regarding early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss. 4/8/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the newborns and infants hearing loss program to include diagnostic services among the services provided. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to assist in the recruitment, retention, education, and training of qualified personnel and health care providers. Includes within the purposes of such program: (1) prompt evaluation and diagnosis of children referred from screening programs; (2) appropriate education, audiological, and medical interventions for children identified with hearing loss; (3) developing efficient models to ensure that newborns and infants who are [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Alabama, Blind, Budgets, Business, Civil liberties, Commemorations, Communications, Dams, Disabled, Economic policy, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Exhibitions, Government information, Government paperwork, Grants-in-aid, Historic sites, History, Humanities, Infrastructure, Land use, Landowners, Landscape protection, Maps, Music, Natural resources, Nature conservation, Outdoor recreation, Public lands, Public meetings, Public-private partnerships, Regional economic development, Regional planning, Right of property, Rural affairs, Signs and signboards, Sports, State and local government, Tourism
Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo establish the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area in the State of Alabama, and for other purposes. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area in Alabama. Designates the Muscle Shoals Regional Center as the local coordinating entity for the Area. Requires the Muscle Shoals Regional Center to prepare and submit a management plan for the Area. Prohibits the Muscle Shoals Regional Center from using federal funds received under this Act to acquire real property.
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