United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3259 (109th)
Affordable Books for College Act
Introduced
12 July 2005
Last action
10 August 2005 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Sponsors
TIM RYAN
Subjects
Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Affordable Books for College Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a demonstration program of loans to expand college bookstore services to provide students with the option to rent course materials. Directs the Secretary of Education to make such loans to a limited number of eligible entities, as well as feasibility study grants prior to loan applications.
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Timeline
12 July 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
12 July 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 July 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 August 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 12 July 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 12 July 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 12 July 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 12 July 2005
Sponsors
Related records
- related to ← Affordable Books for College Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/3259
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3259
- us · 109-hr-3259 · source updated 23 March 2026