A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that any reduction in the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1980 pursuant to section 101(a) of such Act from the amount so appropriated for fiscal year 1979 shall be borne equally by all the States.

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Introduced

25 September 1979

Last action

31 October 1979 · Became law

Status

Public Law 96-96.

Summary

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promulgate formulas by which any reduction in the 1980 appropriations for community service and continuing education programs will be borne equally by all States.

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Timeline

25 September 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 September 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 September 1979
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
4 October 1979
Reported
Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor, H. Rept. 96-497.
Source: Committee
4 October 1979
Reported
Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor, H. Rept. 96-497.
Source: Committee
15 October 1979
Passed
Measure passed House.
Source: Floor
15 October 1979
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House.
Source: Floor
15 October 1979
Floor
Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
Source: Floor
16 October 1979
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
18 October 1979
Floor
Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
Source: Floor
18 October 1979
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
Source: Floor
19 October 1979
Passed
Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendment.
Source: NotUsed
19 October 1979
Passed
House agreed to Senate amendment.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
23 October 1979
Floor
Measure presented to President.
Source: Floor
23 October 1979
President
Measure presented to President.
Source: President
23 October 1979
President
Measure enrolled in Senate.
Source: President
23 October 1979
President
Measure enrolled in House.
Source: President
31 October 1979
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
31 October 1979
President
Public Law 96-96.
Source: President
31 October 1979
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw

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Passed Senate amended
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Legal framework · A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that any reduction in the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1980 pursuant to section 101(a) of such Act from the amount so appropriated for fiscal year 1979 shall be borne equally by all the States. · H.R. 5386 (96th) · US

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A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that any reduction in the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1980 pursuant to section 101(a) of such Act from the amount so appropriated for fiscal year 1979 shall be borne equally by all the States.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/5386
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/5386
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