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110-HR-872
National Endowment for Workforce Education in Renewables and Agriculture Act of 2007, or NEW ERA Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make competitive grants to community colleges and advanced technology education centers located in Iowa or other midwestern states to support the education and traini...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-02-07
agriculture act authorizes secretary agriculture competitive grants community colleges advanced technology education centers located iowa states support education training technicians fields bioenergy agricultural renewable energy resources requires grant applicants demonstrate ability leverage existing partnerships de...
110-HR-890
Student Loan Sunshine Act - (Sec. 2) Amends title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create a new part E (Lender and Institution Requirements Relating to Educational Loans). Requires each lender entering into a preferred lender arrangement with a covered institution (schools that provide postsecondary studies and...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-02-07
act sec amends title higher education act create new lender institution requirements relating educational loans requires lender entering preferred lender arrangement covered institution schools provide postsecondary studies receive federal funds certify annually secretary education preferred lender arrangements partici...
110-HR-1010
Student Aid Reward Act of 2007 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a Student Aid Reward (SAR) Program of payments to encourage institutions of higher education (IHEs) to participate in the student loan program under title IV that i...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-02-13
student aid reward act amends title student assistance higher education act direct secretary education carry student aid reward program payments encourage institutions higher education ihes participate student loan program title cost effective taxpayers requires payment ihe equal savings federal government generated ih...
110-HR-1051
National STEM Scholarship Database Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain, on the public website of the Department of Education, a database of information on public and private programs of financial assistance for the study of postsecondary and graduate science, technology, engineering, and ...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-02-14
national stem scholarship database act directs secretary education establish maintain public website department_of_education database information public private programs financial assistance study postsecondary graduate science technology engineering mathematics requires database provide separate information field stud...
110-HR-1088
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) pregnant college students should not have to make a choice between keeping their baby and staying in school; (2) the pilot program under this Act will help institutions of higher education to establish...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-02-15
pregnant parenting student services act expresses sense congress pregnant college students choice keeping baby staying school pilot program act help institutions higher education establish offices operate independent federal funding years enactment act amounts appropriated carry federal programs reduced offset costs ac...
110-HR-1102
Total Force Educational Assistance Enhancement and Integration Act of 2007 - Recodifies under federal veterans' benefits law (currently codified under federal armed forces law) provisions relating to educational assistance for members of the reserves. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) (currently, th...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2007-02-15
total force educational assistance enhancement integration act recodifies federal veterans benefits law currently codified federal armed forces law provisions relating educational assistance members reserves directs secretary veterans_affairs secretary currently secretary military department carry assistance makes elig...
110-HR-1211
Resuming Education After Defense Service Act of 2007 - Makes eligible for basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill a member of the Selected Reserve who (among other qualifications), during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on December 31, 2008, serves on active duty in the Armed Fo...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2007-02-27
resuming education defense service act makes eligible basic educational assistance montgomery bill member selected_reserve qualifications period beginning september ending december serves active duty armed_forces periods aggregating years entitles individuals month educational assistance month served active duty makes ...
110-HR-1240
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and carry out a scholarship program of financial assistance for individuals who: (1) are accepted for, or currently enrolled in, a program of study leading to a degree or certificate in visual impairment or orientation and mobility, or both; and (2) enter into an a...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2007-02-28
directs secretary veterans_affairs establish carry scholarship program financial assistance individuals accepted currently enrolled program study leading degree certificate visual impairment orientation mobility enter agreement serve program completion time department_of_veterans_affairs employee years years program co...
110-HR-1316
Protection of University Governance Act of 2007 - Prohibits a nongovernmental entity that regulates intercollegiate sports from penalizing, or denying any benefit to, an institution of higher education by reason of the name, symbol, emblem, or mascot of the school's intercollegiate sports team. Makes an entity which vi...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-03-05
governance act prohibits nongovernmental entity regulates intercollegiate sports penalizing denying benefit institution higher education reason symbol emblem school intercollegiate sports team makes entity violates prohibition subject injunction liable aggrieved school damages legal fees
110-HR-1330
Extends the conditional time limit for the use of basic educational assistance by members of the Selected Reserve and members of the reserve components supporting contingency operations and certain other operations to 14 years after the date on which the person first becomes entitled to such assistance (current law) or...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2007-03-06
extends conditional time limit use basic educational assistance members selected_reserve members reserve components supporting contingency operations certain operations years date person entitled assistance current law years date currently date person separated selected_reserve reserve component
110-HR-1394
Helping Our Students Communicate Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to assume or cancel loans made under the Federal Family Education Loan or the Direct Loan programs to individuals who have been employed for five consecutive complete school years as full-time sp...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-03-07
helping students communicate act amends higher education act require secretary education assume cancel loans federal_family_education_loan direct loan programs individuals employed consecutive complete school years time speech language pathologists principally elementary secondary schools enrollment disadvantaged stude...
110-HR-1407
Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the dollar limitation on the tax deduction for interest on education loans and expand eligibility for such deduction by revising the modified adjusted gross income phaseout for such deduction; (2) make the tax deduct...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2007-03-08
equity act amends internal revenue code repeal dollar limitation tax deduction interest education loans expand eligibility deduction revising modified adjusted gross income phaseout deduction tax deduction qualified tuition related expenses permanent increase maximum allowable contribution coverdell savings account exc...
110-HR-1409
College Life Safety and Fire Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a demonstration program to award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of contracting with fire alarm companies to install professionally fire alarm detection systems or other fire detection and prevention techno...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-03-08
prevention act directs secretary homeland_security establish demonstration program award grants eligible entities purpose contracting fire alarm companies install professionally fire alarm detection systems fire detection prevention technologies student housing buildings controlled entities
110-HR-1437
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses; (2) increase the maximum amount of such deduction to $5,000 and repeal provisions requiring a phaseout of the deduction based on adjusted gross income; and (3) allow grandparents to claim a deduction fo...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2007-03-09
amends internal revenue code permanent tax deduction qualified tuition related expenses increase maximum deduction repeal provisions requiring phaseout deduction based adjusted gross income allow grandparents claim deduction tuition related expenses grandchildren
110-HR-1467
10,000 Trained by 2010 Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants for basic research on innovative approaches to improve health care information systems. Requires the Director to award competitive, multi-year grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to esta...
Education
Higher
Science, technology, communications
2007-03-09
trained act requires director national_science_foundation nsf award competitive grants basic research innovative approaches improve health care information systems requires director award competitive multi year grants institutions higher education ihes establish multidisciplinary conducting cutting edge multidisciplina...
110-HR-1469
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007 - Establishes in the executive branch the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation to carry out this Act. Requires the Foundation to award grants, increasingly for study in nontraditional study abroad destinations, to: (1) U.S. students; (2) nongovernmental insti...
Education
Higher
International affairs
2007-03-12
senator foundation act establishes executive branch senator carry act requires foundation award grants study nontraditional study abroad destinations students nongovernmental institutions provide promote study abroad opportunities students consortium institutions higher education ihes ihes individually consortium expre...
110-HR-1488
Family Friendly Employers Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include assistance provided to dependents of an employee. Limits the annual amount of the exclusion for such dependents to $2,500.
Education
Higher
Taxation
2007-03-13
family friendly employers act amends internal revenue code expand tax exclusion employer provided educational assistance include assistance provided dependents employee limits annual exclusion dependents
110-HR-1556
Married Student Debt Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a husband and wife filing a joint tax return to each claim the maximum tax deduction of $2,500 for interest on education loans.
Education
Higher
Taxation
2007-03-15
married student debt relief act amends internal revenue code allow husband wife filing joint tax return claim maximum tax deduction interest education loans
110-HR-1568
Henry Ford Scholarship Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to establish a program awarding scholarships to high-achieving students (to be known as "Henry Ford Scholars") who graduate from secondary school after May 1, 2007, and pursue undergraduate degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and healt...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-03-19
scholarship program act authorizes secretary education establish program awarding scholarships high achieving students known scholars graduate secondary school pursue undergraduate degrees mathematics science engineering health related fields institutions higher education awards scholarship academic year gives recipien...
110-HR-1608
College Aid Made EZ Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require the Secretary of Education (Secretary) to make the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA): (1) consumer-friendly, with 50% fewer data elements within five years of this Act's enactment; (2) available in both paper and (download...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-03-20
college aid act amends higher education act hea require secretary education secretary consumer friendly fewer data elements years act enactment available paper downloadable electronic formats flexible permit applicants enter data years enrolling update information include data elements relevant state student aid determ...
110-HR-1657
Authorizes the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a Science and Technology Scholarship Program to award scholarships to students at institutions of higher education to recruit and prepare them for careers in the National Weather Service and in NOAA marine research, ...
Education
Higher
Science, technology, communications
2007-03-22
authorizes administrator national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration noaa establish award scholarships students institutions higher education recruit prepare careers national_weather_service noaa marine research atmospheric research satellite programs requires individuals selected receive scholarships act competiti...
110-HR-1671
Public Service Academy Act of 2007 - Establishes in the Department of Homeland Security a U.S. Public Service Academy for the instruction in and preparation for public service of selected individuals. Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) key personnel positions and faculty and departments; (2) student qualifications ...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-03-23
public service academy act establishes department_of_homeland_security instruction preparation public service selected individuals sets forth provisions relating key personnel positions faculty departments student qualifications requirements admission procedures appointment students academy members congress president c...
110-HR-1716
Green Energy Education Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to contribute energy research and development funds to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program to support graduate education related to such energy projects.Authorizes the Secret...
Education
Higher
Science, technology, communications
2007-03-27
authorizes secretary energy contribute energy research development funds national_science_foundation nsf research_traineeship program support graduate education related energy projects authorizes secretary contribute funds advanced energy technology research development high performance buildings nsf curriculum develop...
110-HR-1718
Foreign Language Education Expansion Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to assume or cancel loans made under the Federal Family Education Loan or the Direct Loan programs to individuals who have been employed for five consecutive complete school years as full-time foreig...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-03-27
higher education act require secretary education assume cancel loans federal_family_education_loan direct loan programs individuals employed consecutive complete school years time foreign language teachers secondary schools enrollment disadvantaged students exceeds local educational agencies eligible funding title elem...
110-HR-1779
Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to assume or cancel loans made under the Federal Family Education Loan or the Direct Loan programs to individuals who have been employed as Head Start teachers for five consecutive comple...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-03-29
loan forgiveness head start teachers act amends higher education act require secretary education assume cancel loans federal_family_education_loan direct loan programs individuals employed head start teachers consecutive complete program years demonstrated knowledge teaching skills reading writing early childhood devel...
110-HR-1824
Permits accelerated payments of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to an individual enrolled in an approved program of education that leads to employment as an operator of a commercial motor vehicle. Excludes benefits payable under under the Montgomery GI Bill from consideration as income for purposes ...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2007-03-29
permits accelerated payments educational assistance montgomery bill individual enrolled approved program education leads employment operator commercial motor vehicle excludes benefits payable montgomery bill consideration income purposes determining eligibility education grants loans provision federal law
110-HR-1877
Librarian Incentive to Boost Recruitment and Retention in Areas of Need Act of 2007 or the LIBRARIAN Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit the cancellation of Federal Perkins Loans for students who perform public service as full-time librarians, if the librarian has a master's degree in library scienc...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-04-17
areas need act librarian act amends higher education act permit cancellation federal_perkins_loans students perform public service time librarians librarian master degree library science employed elementary school secondary school eligible assistance title improving academic achievement disadvantaged elementary seconda...
110-HR-1966
Fairness for Disabled Students Act of 2007 - Amends federal housing law to exempt from the prohibition against specified public housing rental assistance ("Section 8 assistance") persons with disabilities who were not receiving such assistance as of November 30, 2005.
Education
Higher
Housing and community development
2007-04-19
fairness disabled students act amends federal housing law exempt prohibition specified public housing rental assistance section assistance persons disabilities receiving assistance november
110-HR-1969
Montgomery G.I. Bill Improvement Act of 2007 - Exempts enlisted personnel in pay grade E-5 or below from the reduction in pay for contributions (premiums) under the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program. Allows individuals serving on active duty a one-year opportunity to withdraw a previous election not to ...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2007-04-19
montgomery bill improvement act exempts enlisted personnel pay grade reduction pay contributions premiums montgomery bill educational assistance program allows individuals serving active duty year opportunity withdraw previous election receive educational assistance
110-HR-1994
Financial Aid Accountability and Transparency Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution of higher education (IHE) from recommending student loan providers unless it has a formal written recommendation policy, publicizes such policy, and recommends a minimum of three unaffiliated l...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-04-23
transparency act amends higher education act prohibit institution higher education ihe recommending student loan providers formal written recommendation policy policy recommends minimum unaffiliated lenders requires ihes disclose students limit students recommended lenders process loan documents eligible lender maximum...
110-HR-2004
Higher Education for Freedom Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to institutions of higher education and nonprofit history or academic organizations associated with higher education to prepare elementary, middle, and secondary school history teachers and to strengthen postsecondary progr...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-04-23
higher education freedom act directs secretary education competitive grants institutions higher education nonprofit history academic organizations associated higher education prepare elementary middle secondary school history teachers strengthen postsecondary programs fields related founding united_states free institut...
110-HR-2017
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 d...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-04-24
time student assistance act amends higher education act provide access assistance increase college attendance completion time students increases earnings exempt student aid need determinations academic year exempting earnings dependent students independent students dependents spouse establishes revised table increases ...
110-HR-2152
Pacific Islands Fulbright Scholarship Fund Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of State to review and report to Congress on the marginalization of Pacific Island students in the awarding of Fulbright Scholarships. Requires the Secretary to establish an annual one-year program within the J. William Fulbright Educational...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-05-03
scholarship fund act directs secretary state review report congress students awarding scholarships requires secretary establish annual year program william program providing scholarships students study united_states pursuant terms exchange program
110-HR-2195
Includes within educational loans eligible for repayment by the Department of Defense (DOD) under the Selected Reserve education loan repayment program any educational loan made by a lender that is: (1) an agency or instrumentality of a state; (2) a financial or credit institution subject to examination and supervision...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2007-05-07
includes educational loans eligible repayment department_of_defense dod selected_reserve education loan repayment program educational loan lender agency instrumentality state financial credit institution subject examination supervision united_states state pension fund approved secretary defense nonprofit private entity...
110-HR-2247
Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007 - Provides that, if an individual eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill is enrolled in an educational institution and the period of such individual's entitlement (ten years after discharge or release from active duty) would expire during a term, quarter...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2007-05-09
montgomery bill life act provides individual eligible educational assistance montgomery bill enrolled educational institution period individual entitlement years discharge release active duty expire term quarter semester enrollment period shall extended end term quarter semester allows extension later end course weeks ...
110-HR-2363
Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income student loan repayments by the federal government on behalf of federal employees and members of the Armed Forces on active duty. Exempts such repayments from social security taxes...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2007-05-17
generating opportunity amends internal revenue code exclude gross income student loan repayments federal government behalf federal employees members armed_forces active duty exempts repayments social security taxes
110-HR-2411
Deductibility and Incentives to Promote Learning Opportunities and Maximize Assistance (DIPLOMA) Act of 2007- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an unlimited tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses for taxpayers whose adjusted gross incomes do not exceed $80,000 ($160,000 for joint returns)...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2007-05-21
deductibility incentives promote learning opportunities diploma act amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow unlimited tax deduction qualified tuition related expenses taxpayers adjusted gross incomes exceed joint returns extend deduction allow tax deduction principal amounts paid education loans months loans replace hop...
110-HR-2417
Montgomery GI Bill Second Chance Act of 2007 - Authorizes certain members of the Armed Forces to make an irrevocable election during October of any year beginning in 2005 to become entitled to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill. Requires a reduction in basic pay of those members electing such edu...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2007-05-21
montgomery chance act authorizes certain members armed_forces irrevocable election october year beginning entitled basic educational assistance montgomery bill requires reduction basic pay members electing educational assistance member discharged released active duty prior reduction collection specified amounts member ...
110-HR-2458
Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Tax Credits with a partially refundable Higher Education Tax Credit covering: (1) up to 50% of a taxpayer's higher education expenses for a taxable year that do n...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2007-05-23
amends internal revenue code replace hope scholarship partially refundable covering taxpayer higher education expenses taxable year exceed expenses sets lifetime credit limitation student applies credit years graduate education repeals tax deduction qualified tuition related expenses
110-HR-2465
Income-Dependent Education Assistance Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to conduct a direct income-dependent education assistance (IDEA) loan program, from July 1, 2008, through July 1, 2014, under which student borrowers of Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) or Direct Loans (DLs), under parts B and ...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-05-23
education assistance act directs secretary education conduct direct income dependent education assistance idea loan program july july student borrowers federal_family_education_loans ffels direct_loans dls parts title higher education act elect convert consolidate loans direct idea loans provides student defaults loan ...
110-HR-2521
Nursing Facility Fire Safety Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to establish programs of direct loans and grants for retrofitting nursing facilities with automatic fire sprinkler systems. Gives priority to grant applications that demonstrate a need or hardship. Requires th...
Education
Higher
Health
2007-05-24
requires secretary health_and_human_services secretary establish programs direct loans grants retrofitting nursing facilities automatic fire sprinkler systems gives priority grant applications demonstrate need hardship requires secretary consult secretary housing_and_urban_development determine loan programs funds avai...
110-HR-2559
First Higher Education Extension Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 to extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 through October 31, 2007.
Education
Higher
Education
2007-06-05
amends higher education extension act extend programs higher education act october
110-HR-2572
Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to include, under HEA student loan forgiveness and cancellation programs, nurses who: (1) serve at least one calendar year in an approved health care facility or setting; or (2) have a Masters of Science in Nursing and are nursing instru...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-06-05
nurse loan forgiveness act amends higher education act hea include hea student loan forgiveness cancellation programs nurses serve calendar year approved health care facility setting nursing nursing instructors school nursing limits maximum loan repayment secretary education year nurse employment incremental increases ...
110-HR-2588
Comprehensive Coverdell Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from $2,000 to $4,000 the annual contribution limit to Coverdell education savings accounts; and (2) adjust such contribution limit for inflation after 2008.Makes permanent provisions enacted by the Economic Growth and...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2007-06-06
comprehensive coverdell modernization act amends internal revenue code increase annual contribution limit coverdell education savings accounts adjust contribution limit inflation permanent provisions enacted economic_growth_and_tax_relief_reconciliation_act relating coverdell education savings accounts qualified tuitio...
110-HR-2621
Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase to a maximum of $17,500 the aggregate student loan obligation eligible for forgiveness or cancellation under the Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan programs for teachers who serve full-time in certain elementary or sec...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-06-07
teacher amends higher education act increase maximum aggregate student loan obligation eligible forgiveness cancellation federal_family_education_loan direct_loan programs teachers serve time certain elementary secondary schools enroll high proportion disadvantaged students includes student loan forgiveness cancellatio...
110-HR-2655
Early Educator Loan Forgiveness Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to replace the loan forgiveness demonstration program for child care providers with a program providing student loan forgiveness or cancellation under the Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan programs to borrowers who are empl...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-06-11
amends higher education act replace loan forgiveness demonstration program child care providers program providing student loan forgiveness cancellation federal_family_education_loan direct_loan programs borrowers employed consecutive complete school years early childhood educators work directly children eligible presch...
110-HR-2661
Education for Public Service Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to forgive the balance due on Direct Loans and direct consolidation loans by individuals who have been public sector employees for 10 years and have made 120 income contingent payments on such loans. ...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-06-11
amends higher education act direct secretary education forgive balance direct_loans direct consolidation loans individuals public sector employees years income contingent payments loans revises income contingent direct_loan repayment schedules married borrowers borrower half combined adjusted gross income borrower borr...
110-HR-2672
Real Access to College Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers (and their spouses if a joint return is filed) a tax deduction from gross income for post-secondary educational expenses, including tuition and related expenses and room and board. Limits the annual amount of s...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2007-06-12
real access college education act amends internal revenue code allow individual taxpayers spouses joint return filed tax deduction gross income post secondary educational expenses including tuition related expenses room board limits annual deduction subject adjustment based taxpayer modified adjusted gross income
110-HR-2690
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 Educati...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-06-12
college affordability accountability act amends higher education act hea require state maintenance effort providing funding public institutions higher education ihes requires ihes plan engage report cost containment strategies authorizes secretary education conduct research strategies directs secretary publish annual r...
110-HR-2700
Directs the Secretary of Education to immediately suspend, until expressly authorized by statute, enforcement of the Notice of Final Priority, including the evaluation described within it. (The Absolute Priority, issued by the Department of Education on July 3, 2006, which is the subject of the Notice: (1) sets rules r...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-06-13
directs secretary education immediately suspend expressly authorized statute enforcement including evaluation described issued department_of_education july subject notice sets rules high school students given priority participation upward bound college preparation program calls evaluation program control group students...
110-HR-2753
University of the District of Columbia Graduate Programs Act - Amends the Higher Education Act to: (1) make the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) David A. Clarke School of Law and other UDC qualified graduate programs eligible for federal grants for postgraduate programs substantially contributing to the leg...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-06-15
graduate programs act amends higher education act qualified graduate programs eligible federal grants postgraduate programs substantially contributing legal medical dental veterinary graduate education opportunities mathematics engineering physical natural sciences black americans authorize appropriations fy2008 fy2013...
110-HR-2782
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses through 2009.
Education
Higher
Taxation
2007-06-19
amends internal revenue code extend tax deduction qualified tuition related expenses
110-HR-2869
Central Asia Education Enhancement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish a pilot program of scholarships for public policy internships in the United States for undergraduate and graduate students from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbek...
Education
Higher
International affairs
2007-06-26
enhancement act directs secretary state establish pilot program scholarships public policy internships united_states undergraduate graduate students azerbaijan armenia georgia kazakhstan kyrgyzstan tajikistan turkmenistan uzbekistan gives internship priority students ethnic religious cultural minorities kazakhstan kyrg...
110-HR-2924
Greater Access to Education Act of 2007 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the Hope Scholarship tax credit to: (1) include room, board, fees, books, supplies, and equipment as expenses eligible for such credit; (2) exclude Pell and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants from types of scholarship...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2007-06-28
greater access education act 2007_-_amends_internal_revenue code provisions relating hope scholarship tax credit include room board fees books supplies equipment expenses eligible credit exclude types scholarship assistance reduce allowable credit exempt certain expenses eligible credit tax information reporting requir...
110-HR-3040
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay to each individual entitled to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill and pursuing a program of education with a focus on science, technology, engineering, or math a lump-sum payment of $2,000 per academic year, or fraction thereof for enrollment lasti...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2007-07-12
directs secretary veterans_affairs pay individual entitled basic educational assistance montgomery bill pursuing program education focus science technology engineering math lump sum payment academic year thereof enrollment lasting year makes addition educational assistance individual entitled
110-HR-3065
Sets $19 million as the maximum amount per fiscal year for reimbursement to states and local agencies administering veterans' education benefits.
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2007-07-17
sets million maximum fiscal year reimbursement states local agencies administering veterans education benefits
110-HR-3082
Montgomery GI Bill Degree Extension Act of 2007 - Extends the time limitation (generally ten years from the original eligibility date) for the use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill all-volunteer force educational assistance program, in the case of an individual who has completed at least 50% of the...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2007-07-18
montgomery bill degree extension act extends time limitation generally years original eligibility date use educational assistance montgomery bill volunteer force educational assistance program case individual completed credit time requirements leading degree certificate day year period earlier date individual completes...
110-HR-3091
Patsy T. Mink Fellowship Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish the Patsy T. Mink Fellowship program. Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to award fellowships to minorities and women seeking terminal master's degrees or doctorate degre...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-07-18
fellowship act amends higher education act establish program directs secretary education grants institutions higher education ihes award fellowships minorities women seeking terminal master degrees doctorate degrees academic areas individuals underrepresented purpose entering higher education requires fellowship recipi...
110-HR-3099
National Guard and Reserve Higher Education Fairness Act - Allows educational assistance to continue to be provided to a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve who incurs a break in service from the Selected Reserve of any period of time (current law prohibits such break from being more than 90 days) if th...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2007-07-19
education fairness act allows educational assistance continue provided member incurs break service selected_reserve period time current law prohibits break days member continues serve ready reserve break service
110-HR-3122
Second Higher Education Extension Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 to extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 through September 30, 2007.
Education
Higher
Education
2007-07-23
amends higher education extension act extend programs higher education act september
110-HR-3177
Local Education Authority Returns Now Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make an annual determination of states that have chosen to opt-out of K-12 education grant programs.Requires the Secretary of Education to determine credits due to states as opt-out state education amounts.Amends the Internal Revenue ...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2007-07-25
returns act requires secretary treasury annual determination states chosen opt k-12 education grant programs requires secretary education determine credits states opt state education amounts amends internal revenue code allow individual taxpayers states opt refundable tax credit share opt creditable states
110-HR-3317
GEAR UP Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP) created to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into postsecondary education. Establishes a seven year GEAR UP grant period. Requires ...
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Education
2007-08-02
gear enhancement act amends higher education act revise gear created facilitate transition low income high school students postsecondary education establishes seven year gear grant period requires grantees provide services students year postsecondary education revises gear matching requirements allow matching funds acc...
110-HR-3378
College Affordability for Working Students Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a Demonstration Loan program providing guaranteed and direct loans to less than half-time students for not more than six terms, semesters, or substantially equivalent periods of ...
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Education
2007-08-03
college affordability working students act amends higher education act authorize secretary education carry program providing guaranteed direct loans half time students terms semesters substantially equivalent periods enrollment duration students studies limits program participation institutions higher education consort...
110-HR-3388
College Affordability Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the tax deduction for tuition and related expenses; (2) allow an inflation adjustment after 2008 of taxpayer adjusted gross income levels used to determine eligibility for, and allowable amounts of, such deduction; and (3) ...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2007-08-03
college affordability tax relief act amends internal revenue code increase tax deduction tuition related expenses allow inflation adjustment taxpayer adjusted gross income levels determine eligibility allowable amounts deduction deduction permanent
110-HR-3414
Veterans Upward Bound Improvement Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit members of the Armed Forces Reserves who served on active duty in support of a contingency operation on or after September 11, 2001, from being deemed ineligible for participation in federal TRIO programs due to age. (TRIO progr...
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Higher
Education
2007-08-03
veterans upward bound improvement act amends higher education act prohibit members armed_forces_reserves served active duty support contingency operation september deemed ineligible participation federal trio programs age trio programs prepare disadvantaged students support pursuit postsecondary education
110-HR-3450
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 f...
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Higher
Education
2007-08-03
college student success act amends higher education act authorize secretary education establish pilot program awarding competitive matching grants institutions higher education preceding year period average entering year students enrolled developmental courses bring reading writing mathematics skills college level requ...
110-HR-3483
Universal College Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit up to $4,000 annually for the qualified tuition and related expenses of an individual taxpayer, a taxpayer's spouse, and dependents. Allows such credit for four years of undergraduate education expenses and six years of graduate or pr...
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Higher
Taxation
2007-09-06
allow tax credit annually qualified tuition related expenses individual taxpayer taxpayer spouse dependents allows credit years undergraduate education expenses years graduate professional education expenses excludes expenses courses involving sports games degree program expenses unrelated academic program student acti...
110-HR-3512
College Textbook Affordability and Transparency Act of 2007 - Requires publishers informing teachers at institutions of higher education about available textbooks or supplements to include written information concerning: (1) the price the publisher would charge the bookstore associated with such institution for such it...
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Education
2007-09-10
college textbook affordability transparency act requires publishers informing teachers institutions higher education available textbooks supplements include written information concerning price publisher charge associated institution items history revisions items items available formats including price publisher charge...
110-HR-3566
Extends permanently the Secretary of Education's authority under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 to waive or modify the application of requirements and regulations pertaining to student financial assistance, under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, to certain individuals an...
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Education
2007-09-18
extends permanently secretary education authority higher education relief opportunities students act waive modify application requirements regulations pertaining student financial assistance title higher education act certain individuals entities affected wars military operations national emergencies
110-HR-3597
Increasing Education Opportunities for Nurses and Nurse Faculty Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to nursing schools to enhance their capacity to accommodate additional students in: (1) Registered Nurse (RN) associate or baccalaureate degree progr...
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Education
2007-09-19
increasing education opportunities amends higher education act direct secretary education award grants nursing schools enhance capacity accommodate additional students registered nurse associate baccalaureate degree programs graduate programs prospective teachers nursing seek advanced practice degrees bases school gran...
110-HR-3607
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the maximum dollar limitation on the Hope Scholarship tax credit from $1,000 to $2,000; (2) allow such credit for four years (currently, two years) of postsecondary education; and (3) allow such credit to include expenses for books, supplies, and equipment for courses a...
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Higher
Taxation
2007-09-20
amends internal revenue code increase maximum dollar limitation hope scholarship tax credit allow credit years currently years postsecondary education allow credit include expenses books supplies equipment courses reasonable room board expenses
110-HR-3625
Declares the sense of Congress that: (1) the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 addresses the unique situations that active duty military personnel and other affected individuals may face in connection with their enrollment in postsecondary institutions and their federal student loans; and (...
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Higher
Education
2007-09-20
declares sense congress higher education relief opportunities students act addresses unique situations active duty military personnel affected individuals face connection enrollment postsecondary institutions federal student loans provisions authorized act permanent allowing secretary education continue providing assis...
110-HR-3634
Strategic Technology/Engineering Program Act of 2007 or the STEP Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award renewable one-year STEP scholarships to students who pursue undergraduate or graduate degrees in engineering, technology, applied sciences, mathematics, or simi...
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Education
2007-09-24
step act amends higher education act authorize secretary education award renewable year step scholarships students pursue undergraduate graduate degrees engineering technology applied sciences mathematics similar fields authorizes secretary provide student loan forgiveness borrowers federal_family_education_loan direct...
110-HR-3746
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 program...
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Higher
Education
2007-10-04
opportunity act amends higher education act hea revise reauthorize appropriations hea programs establishes single definition institutions higher education ihes purposes participation hea programs including title student aid programs allows ihes enroll students enrolled secondary school revises higher education consumer...
110-HR-3748
Servicemember Student Loan Interest Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that no interest shall accrue on student loans under the Federal Direct Loan program for individuals who are serving on active duty or performing National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or national e...
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Higher
Education
2007-10-04
servicemember relief act amends higher education act provide interest shall accrue student loans federal_direct_loan program individuals serving active duty performing national_guard duty war military operation national emergency limits receipt benefit months requires secretary education offer direct consolidation loan...
110-HR-3780
Military Child College Affordability Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit a state from charging members of the armed forces who are on active duty for more than 30 days and whose domicile or permanent duty station is in such state, and such members' dependents, more than the in-state tuition for at...
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Higher
Education
2007-10-09
military child college affordability act amends higher education act prohibit state charging members armed forces active duty days domicile permanent duty station state members dependents state tuition attending public institution higher education ihe state provides members permanent duty station subsequently changed l...
110-HR-3879
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2008 the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses.
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Higher
Taxation
2007-10-17
amends internal revenue code extend tax deduction qualified tuition related expenses
110-HR-3882
Shortens the length of the obligated period of active duty service required of certain members of the Armed Forces to receive certain veterans' education benefits.
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2007-10-17
length obligated period active duty service required certain members armed_forces receive certain veterans education benefits
110-HR-3927
Third Higher Education Extension Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 to extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 through April 30, 2008.
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Education
2007-10-23
higher education extension act amends higher education extension act extend programs higher education act april
110-HR-3946
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Katrina and Rita Relief Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to waive or modify the application of any statutory or regulatory provision related to the Strengthening Institutions program, under part B of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, to historica...
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Education
2007-10-23
historically black colleges universities katrina directs secretary education waive modify application statutory regulatory provision related strengthening institutions program title iii higher education act historically black colleges universities suffered certain adverse effects hurricane katrina rita application prov...
110-HR-3991
Extends the time limit for the use of education benefits by members of the Selected Reserve and certain members of the reserve component to before the date that is ten years after the last day on which the member is deployed in support of a contingency operation.
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2007-10-29
extends time limit use education benefits members selected_reserve certain members reserve component date years day member deployed support contingency operation
110-HR-4035
Student Loan Auction Market Act - Directs the Secretary of Education (Secretary) and the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a planning study of alternative market-based mechanisms for setting lenders' yields on Federal Family Education Loans under part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Requires such ...
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Education
2007-10-31
secretary education secretary secretary treasury conduct planning study alternative market based mechanisms setting lenders yields federal_family_education_loans title higher education act requires study followed limited year pilot program testing mechanisms study finds promising ensuring loan availability minimizing a...
110-HR-4046
Student Disability Fairness Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to accept certifications by the Department of Veterans Affairs that student borrowers are permanently and totally disabled as sufficient documentation for the discharge of their loans under part B (Federal Fa...
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Higher
Education
2007-11-01
student disability fairness act amends higher education act require secretary education accept certifications department_of_veterans_affairs student borrowers permanently totally disabled sufficient documentation discharge loans title act
110-HR-4067
Bridges from Jobs to Careers Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to improve remedial education, customize remediation to student career goals, and help remedial students progress into and through for-credit occupational programs. Gives grant pr...
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Higher
Education
2007-11-01
bridges jobs careers act directs secretary education award competitive grants institutions higher education ihes improve remedial education remediation student career goals help remedial students progress credit occupational programs gives grant priority ihes year students enrolled remedial courses designed collegiate ...
110-HR-4075
Accessing College through Comprehensive Early Outreach and State Partnerships Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to replace the current special leveraging educational assistance partnership program with a program of allotments to enable states to: (1) expand and enhance partnerships with institutions of high...
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Higher
Education
2007-11-05
accessing college comprehensive early outreach state partnerships act amends higher education act replace current special leveraging educational assistance partnership program program allotments enable states expand enhance partnerships institutions higher education early information intervention mentoring outreach pro...
110-HR-4130
Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement of 2007 - Authorizes certain members of the Armed Forces to make an irrevocable election during the one-year period beginning on enactment of this Act to become entitled to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill. Requires a reduction in basic pay of those members electi...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2007-11-09
authorizes certain members armed_forces irrevocable election year period beginning enactment act entitled basic educational assistance montgomery bill requires reduction basic pay members electing educational assistance member discharged released active duty prior reduction collection specified amounts member equivalen...
110-HR-4137
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...
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Higher
Education
2007-11-09
higher education opportunity act amends higher education act hea revise reauthorize hea programs title general provisions sec revises general definition institution higher education ihe include schools admit students secondary education conducted home school setting award degrees bachelor degrees acceptable admission g...
110-HR-4149
Truth-in-Tuition Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) that are participating in the Act's student assistance programs to provide each prospective cohort of students applying to enter their undergraduate or graduate programs with a binding, multi-year t...
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Higher
Education
2007-11-09
truth tuition act amends higher education act require institutions higher education ihes participating act student assistance programs provide prospective cohort students applying enter undergraduate graduate programs binding multi year tuition fee schedule normal duration studies requires secretary education waive app...
110-HR-4152
Fire Fighter Higher Education Incentive Act of 2007 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to cancel the Perkins loans of full-time federal, state, and local fire fighters.
Education
Higher
Education
2007-11-09
incentive act amends title student assistance higher education act cancel perkins loans time federal state local fire fighters
110-HR-4153
College Cost Reduction and Access Act Technical Amendments of 2007 - Makes technical changes to amendments the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (the Act) made to the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). Ensures that mandatory Pell grant funding made available for any fiscal year by such Act remains available for th...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-11-13
college cost reduction access act technical amendments makes technical changes amendments act higher education act hea ensures mandatory pell grant funding available fiscal year act remains available succeeding fiscal year pell grant award year specifies untaxed income benefits act excluded list untaxed income benefits...
110-HR-4154
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the amount of the outstanding principal and interest on capital financing bonds for historically Black colleges and universities that may be federally insured.
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Education
2007-11-13
amends higher education act increase outstanding principal interest capital financing bonds historically black colleges universities federally insured
110-HR-4165
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a taskforce within the Department of Education to recommend improvements to the study of modeling and simulation, and identify the core capacities that students in such programs should acquire. Authorizes the Secretary to award: (...
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Education
2007-11-13
amends higher education act direct secretary education establish department_of_education recommend improvements study modeling simulation identify core capacities students programs acquire authorizes secretary award competitive grants institutions higher education ihes enhancement existing modeling simulation programs ...
110-HR-4217
Minority Male Academic Achievement Study - Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) commission a national study of underrepresented minority males, particularly African American and Hispanic American males, who successfully progress from high school through higher education; and (2) make specific recommendations to C...
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Education
2007-11-15
minority male academic achievement study directs secretary education commission national study underrepresented minority males particularly african american hispanic american males successfully progress high school higher education specific recommendations congress states new approaches increasing number minority males...
110-HR-4344
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to the meaning of economic hardship under the Federal Family Education Loan or Perkins Loan and related loan insurance programs. Considers borrowers under such programs to be suffering economic hardship if they are working full-time, have a federal educational debt b...
Education
Higher
Education
2007-12-11
amends higher education act respect meaning economic hardship federal_family_education_loan perkins_loan related loan insurance programs considers borrowers programs suffering economic hardship working time federal educational debt burden equal adjusted gross income difference adjusted gross income minus debt burden gr...
110-HR-4662
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include within the exclusion from gross income for qualified scholarship amounts allowances for room, board, and special needs services at institutions of higher education.
Education
Higher
Taxation
2007-12-13
amends internal revenue code include exclusion gross income qualified scholarship amounts allowances room board special needs services institutions higher education
110-HR-4853
Veterans Self-Employment Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of the use of educational assistance under certain programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay for training costs associated with the purchase of ...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2007-12-19
directs secretary veterans_affairs conduct year pilot project test feasibility advisability use educational assistance certain programs department_of_veterans_affairs pay training costs associated purchase franchise enterprise prohibits use assistance training required provided connection purchase operation franchise t...
110-HR-5143
Securing Success for Veterans on Campus Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award three-year grants to institutions of higher education to develop model programs that require each grantee to establish a campus Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success tha...
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Higher
Education
2008-01-28
securing success veterans campus act amends higher education act direct secretary education award year grants institutions higher education develop model programs require grantee establish campus center_of_excellence veteran student success provides single point contact coordination comprehensive support services stude...
110-HR-5157
Removing Impediments to Students Education Act or the RISE Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal a provision which makes persons convicted of drug offenses ineligible to receive federal student financial assistance for specified periods.
Education
Higher
Education
2008-01-29
removing impediments students education act rise act amends higher education act repeal provision makes persons convicted drug offenses ineligible receive federal student financial assistance specified periods
110-HR-5180
Makes emergency appropriations for FY2008 for state and local law enforcement assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program.
Education
Higher
Crime and law enforcement
2008-01-29
makes emergency appropriations fy2008 state local law enforcement assistance edward_byrne_memorial_justice assistance grant program
110-HR-5229
Montgomery GI Bill Educational Assistance Transferability Act of 2008 - Amends the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program to authorize the Secretary of the military department concerned to permit any member of the Armed Forces (currently, only members with critical military skills) entitled to basic educatio...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2008-02-06
montgomery bill educational assistance transferability act amends montgomery bill educational assistance program authorize secretary military department concerned permit member armed_forces currently members critical military skills entitled basic educational assistance elect transfer portion assistance dependents remo...