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| Date
| Author
| Summary
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| 10-19-2005 |
Inside Higher Ed |
The Screw Turns in the Senate (full text)
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| 06-21-2005 |
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House Appropriations Committee Passes FY2006 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill. (full text)
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| 06-21-2005 |
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House Appropriations Subcommittee Funds Loan Cancellations. (full text)
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| 03-29-2005 |
House |
Proposed Bill to ensure that the Federal student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible, so that there is more grant aid for students. (full text)
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| 10-15-2004 |
ECSI |
Re-presented Check Entries (RCK) (full text)
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| 06-03-2004 |
House |
Proposed Bill to increase the amount of student loans that may be forgiven for highly qualified teachers in mathematics, science, and special education and for reading specialists. (full text)
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| 04-19-2004 |
House |
Proposed Bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide access and equality in higher education, and for other purposes. (full text)
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| 04-07-2003 |
House |
Proposed Bill to provide the Secretary of Education with specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency. (full text)
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| 01-28-2003 |
Senate |
Proposed Bill to Extend Loan Forgiveness to Head Start Teachers (full text)
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| 01-28-2003 |
House |
Proposed Bill to Make Higher Education More Affordable by Providing a Tax Deduction for Higher Education Expenses (full text)
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| 08-09-2002 |
Department of Education |
Information Collecting for Proposed Regulation Changes to Perkins Loan Program (full text)
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| 07-25-2002 |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
Bill Covering Deficit in Pell Grant Program's Budget Clears Congress (full text)
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| 06-10-2002 |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
Senate Approves Bill That Would Cover Deficit in Pell Grant Program (full text)
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| 05-31-2002 |
Department of Education |
Federal Student Loan Interest Rate Drops to New Low (full text)
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| 05-07-2002 |
Federal Register |
Correction in Torch (May 1st, Newsletter)Information Reporting for Payments of Interest on Qualified Education Loans; Magnetic Media Filing Requirements for Information Returns (full text)
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| 05-01-2002 |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
IRS Proposal Would Ease Reporting Requirements for Colleges on Tax Credits (full text)
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| 03-26-2002 |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
NIH Loan-Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers Would Double in 2003 (full text)
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| 02-28-2002 |
EDUCAUSE |
The Bush Administration's FY 2003 Budget Request for NSF's Information Technology Initiatives (full text)
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| 02-05-2002 |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
President's Budget Proposal for 2003 Seeks No Increases in Student-Aid Programs (full text)
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| 02-04-2002 |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
Bush Plans to Ask Congress to Pay for Pell Grant Increase by Cutting Pet Projects (full text)
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| 01-07-2002 |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
Congress Approves Increases of $250 in Top Pell Grant and $3-Billion for the NIH (full text)
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| 01-03-2002 |
Committee on Education and the Workforce |
DRAFT Fed Up Regulation Chart - December 2001 (full text)
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| 12-20-2001 |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
Lawmakers Who Crafted Pell Grant Bill Took Away Secretary's Power to Reduce Award Size (full text)
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| 12-20-2001 |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
Senate and House Agree to Raise Maximum Pell Grant, Increase Spending on NIH (full text)
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| 10-31-2001 |
House |
H.R.3175: Late Fee Emergency Relief Act of 2001 (full text)
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| 10-25-2001 |
House |
H.R.3163: To provide student loan forgiveness to the surviving spouses of the victims of the September 11, 2001, tragedies. (full text)
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| 10-23-2001 |
Dept Ed |
ED Launches Redesigned Web Site (full text)
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| 07-17-2001 |
House |
H.R.2476: Higher Education Assistance Improvement Act (full text)
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| 07-17-2001 |
House |
H.R.2316: To make permanent the tax benefits enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. (full text)
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| 07-17-2001 |
House |
H.R.2435: Cyber Security Information Act (full text)
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| 07-17-2001 |
House |
H.R.2135: Consumer Privacy Protection Act (full text)
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| 06-28-2001 |
Senate |
S.1112: A bill to provide Federal Perkins Loan cancellation for public defenders.(full text)
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| 06-22-2001 |
House |
H.R.2219: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to cover fees, books, supplies, and equipment and to exempt Federal Pell Grants and Federal supplemental (full text)
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| 06-22-2001 |
Senate |
S.1059: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain postsecondary educational benefits provided by an employer to children of employees shall be excludable from gross (full text)
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| 06-19-2001 |
House |
H.R.2200: Health and Higher Education Facilities Improvement Act of 2001 (full text)
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| 06-19-2001 |
Senate |
S.1038: Health and Higher Education Facilities Improvement Act of 2001 (full text)
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| 05-24-2001 |
House |
H.R.1992: Internet Equity and Education Act of 2001 (full text)
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| 05-24-2001 |
House |
H.R.1924: To provide for the establishment of a commission to review and make recommendations to the Congress and the States on alternative and nontraditional routes to teacher certification(full text)
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| 05-22-2001 |
House |
H.R.1921: To eliminate the requirement for students to register with the selective service system in order to receive Federal student financial assistance(full text)
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| 05-22-2001 |
House |
H.R.1836: To provide responsible tax relief for all income taxpayers.(full text)
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| 05-17-2001 |
House |
H.R.1622: To reduce the costs of Federal student loans to students and their families, and for other purposes.(full text)
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| 05-15-2001 |
House |
H.R.1826: Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification and Licensure Act of 2001 (full text)
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| 05-15-2001 |
House |
H.R.1825: Consumer Debit Card Protection Act (full text)
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| 05-10-2001 |
House |
H.R.1777: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable by providing a tax deduction for higher education expenses,and for other purposes.(full text)
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| 05-08-2001 |
House |
H.R.1743: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend loan forgiveness for certain loans to Head Start teachers.(full text)
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| 05-01-2001 |
House |
H.R.1330: Helping Children Succeed by Fully Funding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)(full text)
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| 05-01-2001 |
House |
H.R.1622: Affordable Student Loans Act of 2001 (full text)
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| 04-04-2001 |
House |
H.R.1483: Employee Educational Assistance Act (full text)
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| 04-04-2001 |
House |
H.R.1477: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit to elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses. (full text)
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| 04-03-2001 |
House |
H.R.1349: To repeal the 50 percent limitation on courses offered through telecommunications for student financial assistance programs. (full text)
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| 03-29-2001 |
House |
H.R.1306: To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require additional disclosures relating to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (full text)
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| 03-27-2001 |
House |
H.R.1215: To ensure confidentiality with respect to medical records and health care-related information (full text)
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| 03-22-2001 |
House |
H.R.1176: Fair Credit Reporting Act Amendments of 2001 (full text)
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| 03-22-2001 |
House |
H.R. 1188: 21st Century Teacher Training Act of 2001 (providing income tax credit to teachers for technology-related professional development)(full text)
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| 03-22-2001 |
House |
H.R.1162: 21st Century Higher Education Act (full text)
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| 03-20-2001 |
House |
H.R.1107: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow married individuals who are legally separated and living apart to exclude from gross income the income from United States savings (full text)
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| 03-15-2001 |
House |
H.R.1072: Student Debt Relief Act (full text)
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| 03-16-2001 |
Senate |
S.420: Senate OKs Bankruptcy Overhaul Bill (full text)
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| 03-8-2001 |
House |
Committee on Education and the Workforce Hearings (full text)
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| 03-6-2001 |
Senate |
S.458: Make College Affordable Act of 2001 (full text)
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| 03-6-2001 |
Senate |
S.460: To provide for fairness and accuracy in high stakes educational decisions for students. (full text)
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| 03-6-2001 |
House |
H.R.866: Subsidy Termination for Overdue Payments Act of 2001 (full text)
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| 03-6-2001 |
House |
H.R.885: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain scholarships related to health professions. (full text)
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| 03-1-2001 |
House |
H.R.835: To authorize appropriations for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to achieve full funding for part B of that Act by 2011. (full text)
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| 03-1-2001 |
House |
H.R.839: To establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter and remain in the field of teaching at public schools. (full text)
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| 03-1-2001 |
Senate |
S.450: Financial Institution Privacy Protection Act of 2001 (full text)
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| 03-1-2001 |
Senate |
S.444: To amend title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to support teacher corps programs, and for other purposes. (full text)
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| 03-1-2001 |
Senate |
S.438: Teacher Quality Act of 2001 (full text)
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| 02-28-2001 |
House |
H.R.772: Access to Aid Act of 2001 (full text)
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| 02-28-2001 |
House |
H.R.786: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. (full text)
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| 02-28-2001 |
House |
H.R.801: Veterans' Opportunities Act of 2001 (full text)
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| 02-27-2001 |
House |
H.R.745: Equity in Access to Education for Veterans Act of 2001 (full text)
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| 02-27-2001 |
House |
H.R.737: Mandatory IDEA Full Funding Act of 2001 (full text)
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| 02-13-2001 |
Senate |
S.306: Coverdell Education Savings Accounts Act of 2001 (full text)
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| 02-21-2001 |
Senate |
S.324: To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, to prohibit the sale and purchase of the social security number of an individual by financial institutions, to include social security numbers in the definition of nonpublic personal information, and for other purposes. (full text)
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| 02-21-2001 |
House |
H.R.687: To expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the Federal Family Education Loan and Federal Direct Loan programs. (full text)
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| 02-21-2001 |
House |
H.R.678: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of the student loan interest deduction and to allow more taxpayers to claim that deduction. (full text)
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| 02-21-2001 |
House |
H.R.686: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 60-month limitation period on the allowance of a deduction of interest on loans for higher education expenses. (full text)
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| 02-21-2001 |
House |
H.R.636: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit private educational institutions to maintain qualified tuition programs which are comparable to qualified State tuition programs, and for other purposes. (full text)
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| 02-21-2001 |
House |
H.R.650: To expand loan forgiveness for teachers, and for other purposes. (full text)
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| 02-21-2001 |
House |
H.R.589: To provide for the full funding of the Pell Grant Program. (full text)
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| 02-21-2001 |
House |
H.R.471: To provide for disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, and for other purposes. (full text)
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| 02-13-2001 |
House |
H.R.489: Expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs. (full text)
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| 02-13-2001 |
House |
H.R.541: Minimize the burden of Federal paperwork demands upon educational and nonprofit institutions. (full text)
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| 02-13-2001 |
Senate |
Bill to increase parental involvement and protect student privacy. (full text)
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| 02-13-2001 |
Senate |
S.300: Amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for an increase in the amount of student loans that are eligible for forgiveness in exchange for the service of the individual as a teacher. (full text)
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| 02-13-2001 |
Senate |
S.220: Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001. (full text)
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| 02-13-2001 |
Senate |
S.152: Eliminate 60-month limit and increase the income limitation. (full text)
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| 06-16-2000 |
IRS |
IRS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. (full text)
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