United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 553 (102nd)
To repeal the testing requirements imposed on ability-to-benefit students by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.
Introduced
17 January 1991
Last action
8 February 1991 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Sponsors
Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16], Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23], Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5], Rep. Erdreich, Ben [D-AL-6], Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25], Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34], Rep. Washington, Craig A. [D-TX-18], Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1], Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], JOSE SERRANO, Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1], Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-20], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-34], Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2], Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large]
Subjects
Education, Budget
Source updated
21 July 2025
Summary
Repeals a provision of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 that imposed certain testing requirements on ability-to-benefit students for purposes of student aid under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
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Timeline
17 January 1991
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
17 January 1991
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 January 1991
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 February 1991
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · undated · Official file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 January 1991
Sponsors
- Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Erdreich, Ben [D-AL-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Washington, Craig A. [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- JOSE SERRANO · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-20] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-34] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/house-bill/553
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/hr/553
- us · 102-hr-553 · source updated 21 July 2025