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H.R. 2669 (110th)

College Cost Reduction and Access Act

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Introduced

12 June 2007

Last action

27 September 2007 · President

Status

Became Public Law No: 110-84.

Sponsors

Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13]

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Education

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Summary

College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to alter the Pell Grant program by: (1) increasing the maximum Pell grant; (2) removing the tuition sensitivity provision reducing the Pell Grant available to students attending low cost schools; (3) allowing year-round Pell grants; (4) increasing students' Pell grant eligibility by increasing their income protection allowance; (5) altering the formula for determining whether a student qualifies for a simplified means test and zero-expected family contributions; and (6) excluding certain income and assets from student need determinations. Alters HEA student loan programs by: (1) cutting the interest rate charged undergraduate student borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) programs; (2) increasing limits on federally-insured loans; (3) reducing special allowance payments to lenders; (4) eliminating exceptional performer status for lenders; (5) reducing the lender insurance percentage; (6) reducing the percentage of defaulted loan collections a guaranty agency may retain; (7) changing the formula for determining the account maintenance fees paid to guaranty agencies; (8) increasing the loan fee charged certain lenders; and (9) requiring lenders and guaranty agencies to provide institutions of higher education (IHEs) and third-party servicers with student loan information to prevent loan defaults. Provides student loan forgiveness to borrowers who serve in areas of national need as early childhood educators, nurses, foreign language specialists, librarians, certain highly qualified teachers, child welfare workers, speech language pathologists, National Service participants, and public sector employees. Forgives the balance due on DLs by borrowers who have been public sector employees for 10 years and made 120 income contingent payments on such loans. Makes FFEL and DL repayments by student borrowers income contingent. Allows such borrowers to have their loans forgiven after 20 years of payments. Redefines economic hardship to include borrowers whose earnings do not exceed 150% of the poverty line. Eliminates deferral limits on FFELs, DLs, and Perkins loans. Includes such deferrals in maximum payment periods. Withholds specified HEA funding from states that reduce their current higher education funding. Requires that the College Opportunity On-Line (COOL) website be redesigned to include additional college affordability information, including a school's placement on affordability alert status due to its costs increasing at twice the consumer price index over a specified period of time. Provides IHEs with additional funding to raise Pell grant amounts by specified percentages if they keep, or guarantee to keep, their tuition increases at no more than the increase in the Higher Education Price Index (HEPI). Provides cooperative education grants to IHEs that keep tuition increases at or below increases in the HEPI, to increase the availability and quality of programs offering students alternating or parallel periods of academic study and related employment. Establishes a TEACH Grant program providing tuition assistance to undergraduate and graduate students who commit to teaching a high-need subject in a high-need school for four years. Awards competitive grants to minority serving IHEs to establish centers of excellence that improve the preparation and support of highly-qualified teachers. Establishes a College Access Challenge Grant program providing matching grants to philanthropic organizations for financial aid, mentoring, and outreach services to increase the number of needy students from underserved populations who enter and complete college.

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Timeline

  1. 12 June 2007

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 June 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 June 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 13 June 2007

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  5. 13 June 2007

    Vote

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 16.

    Source: Committee

  6. 25 June 2007

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 128.

    Source: Calendars

  7. 25 June 2007

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-210.

    Source: Committee

  8. 25 June 2007

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-210.

    Source: Committee

  9. 10 July 2007

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 531 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2669 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. A specified amendment is in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted.

    Source: Floor

  10. 11 July 2007

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2669 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. A specified amendment is in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted.

    Source: Floor

  11. 11 July 2007

    Reported

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 531. (consideration: CR H7506-7558; text of measure as reported in House: CR H7506-7517)

    Source: Floor

  12. 11 July 2007

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 531 passed House.

    Source: Floor

  13. 11 July 2007

    Floor

    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. 2669.

    Source: Floor

  14. 11 July 2007

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  15. 11 July 2007

    Vote

    On passage Passed by recorded vote: 273 - 149 (Roll no. 613).

    Source: Floor

  16. 11 July 2007

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 273 - 149 (Roll no. 613).

    Source: Floor

  17. 11 July 2007

    Vote

    On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 199 - 223 (Roll no. 612).

    Source: Floor

  18. 11 July 2007

    Floor

    The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H7555)

    Source: Floor

  19. 11 July 2007

    Floor

    Mr. Roskam moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor. (consideration: CR H7555-7558)

    Source: Floor

  20. 16 July 2007

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 269.

    Source: Calendars

  21. 18 July 2007

    Vote

    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay. 49 - 48. Record Vote Number: 253. (consideration: CR S9437)

    Source: Floor

  22. 19 July 2007

    Floor

    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S9534-9574, S9574-9597)

    Source: Floor

  23. 20 July 2007

    ResolvingDifferences

    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. (consideration: CR 7/19/2007 S9597)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  24. 20 July 2007

    Vote

    Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 78 - 18. Record Vote Number: 272. (text: CR S9661-9668)

    Source: Floor

  25. 20 July 2007

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 78 - 18. Record Vote Number: 272.(text: CR S9661-9668)

    Source: Floor

  26. 4 September 2007

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  27. 4 September 2007

    Passed

    On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H10038-10042, H10045-10046)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  28. 4 September 2007

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Hoekstra motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2669. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to agree to the provisions contained in section 801 of the Senate amendment, relating to the sense of the Senate on the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

    Source: Floor

  29. 4 September 2007

    ResolvingDifferences

    The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H10042)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  30. 4 September 2007

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Hoekstra moved that the House instruct conferees. (consideration: CR H10038-10042, H10045-10046; text: CR H10038)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  31. 4 September 2007

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Miller, George asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  32. 4 September 2007

    ResolvingDifferences

    The Speaker appointed conferees: Miller, George, Andrews, Scott (VA), Hinojosa, Tierney, Wu, Davis (CA), Davis (IL), Bishop (NY), Hirono, Altmire, Yarmuth, Courtney, McKeon, Keller, McMorris Rodgers, Foxx, Kuhl (NY), Walberg, Souder, Ehlers, Biggert, and Price (GA).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  33. 5 September 2007

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  34. 5 September 2007

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  35. 6 September 2007

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S11206, S11236-11237)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  36. 6 September 2007

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 637 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2669. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read.

    Source: Floor

  37. 6 September 2007

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report H. Rept. 110-317 filed. (text of conference report: CR H10168-10181)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  38. 6 September 2007

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 110-317 filed.(text of conference report: CR H10168-10181)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  39. 7 September 2007

    Action

    Cleared for White House.

  40. 7 September 2007

    Vote

    On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 292 - 97 (Roll no. 864). (consideration: CR S11241-11263)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  41. 7 September 2007

    Passed

    Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  42. 7 September 2007

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 292 - 97 (Roll no. 864).(consideration: CR S11241-11263)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  43. 7 September 2007

    ResolvingDifferences

    The House proceeded to consider the conference report H.Rept. 110-317 as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10307-10308)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  44. 7 September 2007

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2669.

    Source: Floor

  45. 7 September 2007

    ResolvingDifferences

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H10270)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  46. 7 September 2007

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  47. 7 September 2007

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Miller, George brought up conference report H. Rept. 110-317 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 637. (consideration: CR H10259-10270)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  48. 7 September 2007

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 637 passed House.

    Source: Floor

  49. 7 September 2007

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report considered in Senate.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  50. 7 September 2007

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 12. Record Vote Number: 326.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  51. 19 September 2007

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  52. 19 September 2007

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  53. 27 September 2007

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 110-84.

    Source: President

  54. 27 September 2007

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

  55. 27 September 2007

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

7 September 2007 · Conference Report Agreed to · On the Conference Report H.R. 2669 · Conference Report Agreed to · Official source

Yes 79 · No 12 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 9

Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

19 July 2007 · Bill Passed · On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2669 · Bill Passed · Official source

Yes 78 · No 18 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 4

Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

18 July 2007 · Motion to Proceed Agreed to · On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 2669 · Motion to Proceed Agreed to · Official source

Yes 49 · No 48 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 3

Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

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