H.R. 4137 - College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007

College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007

H.R. 4137 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007
• College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007
• Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act of 2007
• College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008
• Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008
• Higher Education Opportunity Act
• John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2008
• Navajo Nation Higher Education Act of 2008
• Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008

Sponsor

George Miller

Co-Sponsors

• Grace F. Napolitano
• Timothy H. Bishop
• Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
• Carolyn McCarthy
• John F. Tierney
• Raúl M. Grijalva
• Yvette D. Clarke
• Eliot L. Engel
• Jason Altmire
• Dale E. Kildee
• David Wu
• Donald Payne
• David Loebsack
• Joe Courtney
• Joseph Crowley
• John A. Yarmuth
• Betty McCollum
• Lynn C. Woolsey
• Phil Hare
• Mazie K. Hirono
• Chris Van Hollen
• Steve Cohen
• Danny K. Davis
• Brad Sherman
• John P. Sarbanes
• Michael M. Honda
• Susan A. Davis
• Carol Shea-Porter
• Rubén Hinojosa

Subjects

• Higher education
• 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
• Deaf
• 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
• Engineering
• English language
• Environmental protection
• Federal aid to education
• Finance
• Foreign policy
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Graduate education
• Hawaiians
• 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

Related Bills

• H.Res. 956 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 4137) to Amend and Extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for Other Purposes.
• H.Res. 1389 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Conference Report to Accompany the Bill (H.R. 4137) to Amend and Extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for Other Purposes.
• H.R. 3168 (110^th) : Path to Success: Gang Prevention Through Community Partnerships Act
• H.R. 4152 (110^th) : Fire Fighter Higher Education Incentive Act of 2007
• S. 1642 (110^th) : Higher Education Amendments of 2007

Major Actions

Introduced	11/09/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (24 proposed)
Passed House	2/07/2008
Passed Senate	7/29/2008
Signed by President	8/14/2008

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Miller, George amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the McKeon amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Castle amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Sestak amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Sestak amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Yarmuth amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Hastings (FL) amendment (A011) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Welch (VT) amendment (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Johnson, E. B. amendment (A013) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Stupak amendment (A014) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Doggett amendment (A015) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Baird amendment (A016) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Crowley amendment (A017) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Cooper amendment (A018) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Ryan (OH) amendment (A019) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Van Hollen amendment (A020) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Gillibrand amendment (A021) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Murphy, Patrick amendment (A022) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Shuler amendment (A023) Agreed to by voice vote.	2/07/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Amendment 4 to H.R. 4137	2/07/2008	This amendment PASSED the House 260 voted YES 153 voted NO 21 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 5 to H.R. 4137	2/07/2008	This amendment PASSED the House 222 voted YES 191 voted NO 21 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 7 to H.R. 4137	2/07/2008	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 179 voted YES 236 voted NO 19 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes	2/07/2008	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 194 voted YES 216 voted NO 19 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes	2/07/2008	This bill PASSED the House 354 voted YES 58 voted NO 17 voted present/not voting
currently selected	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.	7/29/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 5250 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	7/29/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On the Conference Report - House - H.R. 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes	7/31/2008	This motion PASSED the House 380 voted YES 49 voted NO 5 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On the Conference Report - Senate - H.R. 4137 Conference Report	8/01/2008	This motion PASSED the Senate 83 voted YES 8 voted NO 8 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	11/09/2007
		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
		11/14/2007	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
		11/15/2007	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	11/15/2007	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 0.
		12/20/2007	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-500, Part I.
		12/20/2007	Committee on Judiciary discharged.
		12/20/2007	Committee on Science and Technology discharged.
		12/20/2007	Committee on Financial Services discharged.
	Put on a legislative calendar	12/20/2007	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 305.
		2/07/2008	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.
		2/07/2008	Mr. Hinojosa moved that the Committee rise.
		2/07/2008	On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4137 as unfinished business.
		2/07/2008	Considered as unfinished business.
		2/07/2008	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
		2/07/2008	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.
		2/07/2008	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole resumed general debate on H.R. 4137.
		2/07/2008	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.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. George Miller.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Miller, George amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKeon amendment.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. McKeon.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the McKeon amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	Amendments (A003) offered by Mr. Hinojosa.
		2/07/2008	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.
		2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Hinojosa amendments (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Petri.
		2/07/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Petri amendment.
		2/07/2008	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.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Petri.
		2/07/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Petri amendment.
		2/07/2008	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.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Castle.
		2/07/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castle amendment.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Castle amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	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.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Davis (IL).
		2/07/2008	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.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Sestak.
		2/07/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sestak amendment.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Sestak amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Sestak.
		2/07/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sestak amendment.
		2/07/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Yarmuth amendment.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Sestak amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Yarmuth.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Yarmuth amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A011) offered by Mr. Hastings (FL).
		2/07/2008	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.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Hastings (FL) amendment (A011) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A012) offered by Mr. Welch (VT).
		2/07/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Welch amendment.
		2/07/2008	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.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Welch (VT) amendment (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A013) offered by Ms. Johnson, E. B..
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Johnson, E. B. amendment (A013) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stupak amendment.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A014) offered by Mr. Stupak.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Stupak amendment (A014) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A015) offered by Mr. Doggett.
		2/07/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Doggett amendment.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Doggett amendment (A015) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A016) offered by Mr. Baird.
		2/07/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Baird amendment.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Baird amendment (A016) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A017) offered by Mr. Crowley.
		2/07/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crowley amendment.
		2/07/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cooper amendment.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Crowley amendment (A017) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A018) offered by Mr. Cooper.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Cooper amendment (A018) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A019) offered by Mr. Ryan (OH).
		2/07/2008	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.
		2/07/2008	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.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Ryan (OH) amendment (A019) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A020) offered by Mr. Van Hollen.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Van Hollen amendment (A020) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gillibrand amendment.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A021) offered by Mrs. Gillibrand.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Gillibrand amendment (A021) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	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.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A022) offered by Mr. Murphy, Patrick.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Murphy, Patrick amendment (A022) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	Amendment (A023) offered by Mr. Shuler.
		2/07/2008	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 956, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shuler amendment.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On agreeing to the Shuler amendment (A023) Agreed to by voice vote.
		2/07/2008	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4137.
		2/07/2008	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		2/07/2008	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.
		2/07/2008	Mr. Ferguson moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.
		2/07/2008	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.
		2/07/2008	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
		2/07/2008	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.
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	Amendment 4 to H.R. 4137
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	Amendment 5 to H.R. 4137
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	Amendment 7 to H.R. 4137
select this vote	Vote	2/07/2008	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	2/07/2008	On Passage - House - H.R. 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes
		2/08/2008	Rule H. Res. 956 passed House.
		2/08/2008	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 956.
		2/08/2008	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.
		2/08/2008	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 956 and Rule XVIII.
		2/08/2008	The Speaker designated the Honorable Ed Pastor to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		2/08/2008	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4137.
		2/25/2008	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
		7/29/2008	Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
		7/29/2008	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
currently selected	Senate Vote on Passage	7/29/2008	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
		7/29/2008	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.
		7/29/2008	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		7/29/2008	Conferees agreed to file conference report.
		7/29/2008	Amendment SA 5250 proposed by Senator Durbin for Senator Kennedy.
select this vote	Vote	7/29/2008	Amendment SA 5250 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		7/29/2008	Mr. Miller, George asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
		7/29/2008	On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.
		7/29/2008	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.
		7/29/2008	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.
		7/29/2008	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.
		7/31/2008	Conference report H. Rept. 110-803 filed.
		7/31/2008	Conference report considered in Senate.
		7/31/2008	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
	Presented to President	7/31/2008	Cleared for White House.
		7/31/2008	Mr. Miller, George brought up conference report H. Rept. 110-803 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 1389.
		7/31/2008	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 4137.
		7/31/2008	Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
select this vote	Vote	7/31/2008	On the Conference Report - House - H.R. 4137 To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes
select this vote	Vote	8/01/2008	On the Conference Report - Senate - H.R. 4137 Conference Report
	Presented to President	8/06/2008	Presented to President.
	Signed	8/14/2008	Signed by President.
	Enacted	8/14/2008	Became Public Law No: 110-315.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 933	Miller, George [D-CA11]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 934	McKeon, Howard [R-CA25]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	Amendment requires the National Research Council to conduct a study of the regulations on institutions of higher education. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 935	Hinojosa, Rubén [D-TX15]	February 7, 2008	Offered on February 6, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 936	Petri, Thomas [R-WI6]	February 7, 2008	Passed by roll call vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 937	Petri, Thomas [R-WI6]	February 7, 2008	Passed by roll call vote on February 7, 2008.
	Amendment extends the new audit and reporting provisions applied only to the Direct Loan program to the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 938	Castle, Michael [R-DE]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 939	Davis, Danny [D-IL7]	February 7, 2008	Failed by roll call vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 940	Sestak, Joe [D-PA7]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 941	Sestak, Joe [D-PA7]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 942	Yarmuth, John [D-KY3]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 943	Hastings, Alcee [D-FL20]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 944	Welch, Peter [D-VT]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 945	Johnson, Eddie [D-TX30]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 946	Stupak, Bart [D-MI1]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 947	Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX35]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 948	Baird, Brian [D-WA3]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 949	Crowley, Joseph [D-NY14]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	Amendment allows community college students to have $10 forgiven from their student loans for every hour they dedicate to mentoring an at-risk child. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 950	Cooper, Jim [D-TN5]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 951	Ryan, Tim [D-OH13]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 952	Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	Amendment authorizes Teach for America at $20 million for Fiscal Year 2009 and $25 million for Fiscal Year 2010. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 953	Gillibrand, Kirsten [D-NY]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 954	Murphy, Patrick [D-PA8]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 955	Shuler, Heath [D-NC11]	February 7, 2008	Passed by voice vote on February 7, 2008.
	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. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 5250	Kennedy, Edward [D-MA]	July 29, 2008	Passed by voice vote on July 28, 2008.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details