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110-HR-5269 | Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the Hope Scholarship tax credit to make certain additional expenses eligible for such credit, including room and board, employment-related expenses, and books, supplies, and equipment. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2008-02-07 | amends internal revenue code provisions relating hope scholarship tax credit certain additional expenses eligible credit including room board employment related expenses books supplies equipment |
110-HR-5474 | Student Veteran Financial Aid Fairness Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit educational assistance provided under specified benefit programs for veterans and members of the Selected Reserve from being considered in analyses of their need for assistance under title IV (Student Assistance) of... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-02-19 | student veteran financial aid fairness act amends higher education act prohibit educational assistance provided specified benefit programs veterans members selected_reserve considered analyses need assistance title student assistance act |
110-HR-5591 | Help Kids Save for College Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an employee amounts, up to $500, paid by an employer to a qualified college savings assistance plan for a designated beneficiary. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2008-03-11 | help kids save college act amends internal revenue code exclude gross income employee amounts paid employer qualified college savings assistance plan designated beneficiary |
110-HR-5618 | National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 - (Sec. 4) Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to substitute "extension services" for "advisory services" in the definition of "project." (Sec. 5) Adds regional and national projects as elements of the national sea grant college program. Removes a ... | Education | Higher | Public lands and natural resources | 2008-03-13 | sec amends program act substitute extension services advisory services definition project sec adds regional national projects elements national sea grant college program removes reference sea grant review panel provisions relating administration program refers regional national strategic investments developed consultat... |
110-HR-5715 | Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase, by $2,000, the maximum annual unsubsidized Stafford loan amounts that may be provided to undergraduate students under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program. Sets the aggregate limit on such ... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-04-08 | ensuring continued access student loans act sec amends higher education act increase maximum annual unsubsidized stafford loan amounts provided undergraduate students federal_family_education_loan ffel program sets aggregate limit loans dependent undergraduates independent undergraduates sec gives parent borrowers plus... |
110-HR-5723 | Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow federal home loan banks to: (1) invest surplus funds in student loan securities; (2) accept student loans and student loan-related securities as collateral; and (3) provide secured long-term advances to member banks so that the... | Education | Higher | Finance and financial sector | 2008-04-08 | emergency student loan market liquidity act amends federal_home_loan_bank act allow federal home loan banks invest surplus funds student loan securities accept student loans student loan related securities collateral provide secured long term advances member banks finance origination student loans purchase finance stud... |
110-HR-5735 | Virginia Tech Victims Campus Emergency Response Policy and Notification Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require schools participating in title IV student assistance programs to include current campus policies regarding immediate emergency response and evacuation procedures in their required annual secu... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-04-09 | higher education act require schools participating title student assistance programs include current campus policies immediate emergency response evacuation procedures required annual security reports current prospective students staff requires procedures include notifying students staff minutes confirmation emergency ... |
110-HR-5838 | Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide collective bargaining rights for students enrolled at a private institution of higher education who perform work for remuneration at the institution's direction, regardless of whether the work relates t... | Education | Higher | Labor and employment | 2008-04-17 | teaching research assistant collective bargaining rights act amends national_labor_relations_act provide collective bargaining rights students enrolled private institution higher education perform work remuneration institution direction regardless work relates courses study teaching research assistants |
110-HR-5914 | Student Loan Access Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Federal Financing Bank, until July 1, 2009, to: (1) purchase guaranteed loans originated under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program of the Higher Education Act of 1965, or participation interests in such loans; (2) advance funds to eligible lenders for the pu... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-04-29 | authorizes july purchase guaranteed loans originated federal_family_education_loan ffel program higher education act participation interests loans advance funds eligible lenders purpose originating purchasing ffels invest securities collateralized ffels prohibits ffel purchases resulting net cost federal government per... |
110-HR-5939 | Montgomery GI Bill Degree Extension Act of 2008 - Extends the time limitation (generally ten years from the original eligibility date) for the use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill all-volunteer force educational assistance program, in the case of an individual who has completed at least 50% of the... | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2008-05-01 | montgomery bill degree extension act extends time limitation generally years original eligibility date use educational assistance montgomery bill volunteer force educational assistance program case individual completed credit time requirements leading degree certificate day year period earlier date individual completes... |
110-HR-6018 | Amends provisions authorizing educational loan repayment in exchange for service as a health professional in the Selected Reserved of an armed force and determined to be needed critically in order to meet identified wartime combat medical skill shortages to limit payment amounts to $60,000 (currently, $20,000) per year... | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2008-05-08 | amends provisions authorizing educational loan repayment exchange service health professional selected reserved armed force determined needed critically order meet identified wartime combat medical skill shortages limit payment amounts currently year service eliminates provisions limiting total repaid behalf person |
110-HR-6036 | Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt lifelong learning accounts to pay certain educational expenses, including tuition, fees, books, supplies, and information technology devices; (2) allow individuals between age 18 and 71 a tax credit for cash contribut... | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2008-05-13 | amends internal revenue code establish tax exempt lifelong learning accounts pay certain educational expenses including tuition fees books supplies information technology devices allow individuals age tax credit cash contributions lifelong learning accounts allow employers tax credit contributions lifelong learning acc... |
110-HR-6039 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among those aliens not subject to worldwide numerical immigrant limitations persons who have earned a master's or higher degree from a U.S. institution of higher education in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and who have an employment offer from a U.... | Education | Higher | Immigration | 2008-05-13 | amends immigration nationality act include aliens subject worldwide numerical immigrant limitations persons earned master higher degree institution higher education science technology engineering mathematics employment offer employer field related degree |
110-HR-6135 | Directs the Secretary of Energy to award at least 65 four-year grants per year to undergraduate institutions to fund scholarships for students majoring in nuclear science or nuclear engineering. Requires the Secretary to provide Congress with recommendations for developing a robust nuclear workforce in this country. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-05-22 | directs secretary energy award year grants year undergraduate institutions fund scholarships students nuclear science nuclear engineering requires secretary provide congress recommendations developing robust nuclear workforce country |
110-HR-6144 | Teacher Education Assistance Creating Hope for Our Future Act of 2008 or the TEACH for Our Future Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the loan forgiveness available to public elementary and secondary school teachers under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) programs... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-05-22 | teacher education assistance creating hope future act teach future act amends higher education act expand loan forgiveness available public elementary secondary school teachers federal_family_education_loan ffel direct_loan programs makes inapplicable public school teachers requirements limiting loan forgiveness new bo... |
110-HR-6160 | Roosevelt Scholars Act of 2008 - Establishes the Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation as an independent establishment in the executive branch. Directs the Foundation to award scholarships in an annual nationwide competition to individuals (to be known as "Roosevelt Scholars") who are: (1) enrolled in or seeking ad... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-05-22 | establishes roosevelt scholarship foundation independent establishment executive branch directs foundation award scholarships annual nationwide competition individuals known roosevelt scholars enrolled seeking admission accredited time graduate studies prepare individuals occupations critical missions federal agencies ... |
110-HR-6224 | Pilot College Work Study Programs for Veterans Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of qualifying veterans' work-study activities, including positions available on site at educational institutions. | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2008-06-10 | veterans act directs secretary veterans_affairs conduct year pilot project test feasibility advisability expanding scope qualifying veterans work study activities including positions available site educational institutions |
110-HR-6352 | Communities Committed to College Tax Credit Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50% of any contribution to a tax-exempt scholarship funding trust established to provide scholarships for individuals with demonstrated financial need to attend institutions of higher education. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2008-06-24 | amends internal revenue code allow tax credit contribution tax exempt scholarship funding trust established provide scholarships individuals demonstrated financial need attend institutions higher education |
110-HR-6535 | Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 - Establishes the Vietnam Education Foundation within the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State. (Under current law the Foundation is an independent establishment of the executive branch.) Establishes the Vietnam Education Foundation Ad... | Education | Higher | International affairs | 2008-07-17 | establishes current law foundation independent establishment executive branch establishes lieu current board_of_directors gives fellowship priority basic science studies authorizes secretary state assistant secretary award grants institutions higher education partnership government vietnam establish undergraduate vietn... |
110-HR-6698 | Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit lenders under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program from receiving special allowance payments (made to such lenders to compensate them for the difference between FFEL interest rates and market rates) if they deny... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-07-31 | preventing student loan discrimination act amends higher education act prohibit lenders federal_family_education_loan ffel program receiving special allowance payments lenders compensate difference ffel interest rates market rates deny ffels eligible borrowers education program length attendance particular school parti... |
110-HR-6704 | Student Voter Opportunity To Encourage Registration Act of 2008 or the Student VOTER Act of 2008 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require states to designate federally-funded institutions of higher education as agencies for the registration of voters in federal elections. Requires such schools to... | Education | Higher | Government operations and politics | 2008-07-31 | encourage registration act student voter act amends national voter registration act require states designate federally funded institutions higher education agencies registration voters federal elections requires schools provide mail voter registration application forms students registering enroll courses |
110-HR-6838 | Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2008, or the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2008 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public S... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-09-08 | center advance monitor preserve_university_security_safety_act campus safety act amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act authorize director office_of_community_oriented_policing_services establish operate national_center_for_campus_public_safety tasks center strengthening safety security institutions higher e... |
110-HR-6889 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend by one year, from July 2009 to July 2010, the Secretary of Education's authority to purchase, or enter into forward commitments to purchase, Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) from lenders upon the determination that there is an inadequate availability of loan capit... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-09-15 | amends higher education act extend year july july secretary education authority purchase enter forward commitments purchase federal_family_education_loans ffels lenders determination inadequate availability loan capital meet demand loans extends year june june authority institutions higher education ihes secretary appr... |
110-HR-6926 | Fast Track to College Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award matching six-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) that partner with institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish or support dual enrollment programs, such as early college high schools, that allow high school students... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-09-17 | fast track college act authorizes secretary education award matching year grants local educational agencies leas partner institutions higher education ihes establish support dual enrollment programs early college high schools allow high school students simultaneously earn credit high school diploma postsecondary degree... |
110-HR-6959 | Fair Funding for Upward Bound Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the procedures for awarding grants and contracts under the TRIO program (which prepares disadvantaged students for postsecondary education and provides them with support services) by: (1) prohibiting an applicant from receiving a low... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-09-18 | fair funding upward bound act amends higher education act clarify procedures awarding grants contracts trio program prepares disadvantaged students postsecondary education provides support services prohibiting applicant receiving lower score application information assurances required guidance issued secretary educatio... |
110-HR-7019 | Middle Class College Tuition Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits with a tax credit for 50% of qualified tuition and related expenses (including required books), up to $10,000, for attendance at an institution of higher edu... | Education | Higher | null | 2008-09-23 | middle class college tuition tax credit expansion act amends internal revenue code replace hope scholarship lifetime_learning tax credits tax credit qualified tuition related expenses including required books attendance institution higher education |
110-HR-7072 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical corrections to the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008. Clarifies the Secretary of Education's authority to purchase, or enter into and fund forward commitments to purchase, until July 2010, Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) from lenders ... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-09-25 | amends higher education act technical corrections clarifies secretary education authority purchase enter fund forward commitments purchase july federal_family_education_loans ffels lenders inadequate availability loan capital meet demand loans includes purchase authority ffels qualify loan rehabilitation program condit... |
110-HR-7098 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income discharges of student loan indebtedness based on repayments which are income contingent or income based. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2008-09-25 | amends internal revenue code exclude gross income discharges student loan indebtedness based repayments income contingent income based |
110-HR-7107 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require public institutions of higher education participating in student aid programs to charge dependent children of members of the Armed Forces a tuition rate equal to the rate for in-state residents. Applies such tuition rate throughout the program of study for which a stud... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-09-25 | amends higher education act require public institutions higher education participating student aid programs charge dependent children members armed_forces tuition rate equal rate state residents applies tuition rate program study student enrolled student parent member armed_forces completion studies |
110-HR-7137 | Supporting Mentors, Supporting Our Youth Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide student loan forgiveness or cancellation under the Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan programs to student borrowers at institutions of higher education who volunteer to mentor an at-risk child for a perio... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-09-26 | amends higher education act provide student loan forgiveness cancellation federal_family_education_loan direct_loan programs student borrowers institutions higher education volunteer mentor risk child period year provides loan forgiveness cancellation hour mentoring limits forgiveness cancellation years mentoring borro... |
110-HR-7184 | Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy Act of 2008 or the STAPLE Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from: (1) direct numerical limitations aliens who have earned a Ph.D. degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics from a U.S. institution of higher education an... | Education | Higher | Immigration | 2008-09-27 | stopping trained america leaving economy act staple act amends immigration nationality act exempt direct numerical limitations aliens earned degree science technology engineering mathematics institution higher education offer employment employer field related degree h-1b visa specialty occupation numerical limitations ... |
110-HR-7203 | Citizens' Commission on Educational Equity Act of 2008 - Establishes the Citizens' Commission on Educational Equity, composed of the Secretary of Education and 14 educational stakeholders appointed by the Comptroller General. Tasks the Commission with conducting a study and reporting to Congress on ways to enable all s... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-09-28 | educational equity act establishes composed secretary education educational stakeholders appointed comptroller_general tasks commission conducting study reporting congress ways enable students achieve academic potential particular emphasis ensuring schools receive adequate resources developing methods assessing student... |
110-S-7 | College Opportunity Act of 2007 - Declares the sense of Congress that the Congress should enact, and the President sign, measures that make college more affordable by increasing Pell Grants and providing more favorable student loans and other benefits. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-04 | college opportunity act declares sense congress congress enact president sign measures college affordable increasing pell_grants providing favorable student loans benefits |
110-S-96 | Export Products Not Jobs Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revise rules and definitions relating to the taxation of controlled foreign corporations to limit deferral of tax for certain types of income earned overseas; (2) treat certain foreign corporations managed and controlled in the United States as dom... | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-01-04 | export products jobs act amends internal revenue code revise rules definitions relating taxation controlled foreign corporations limit deferral tax certain types income earned overseas treat certain foreign corporations managed controlled united_states domestic corporations income tax purposes define economic substance... |
110-S-97 | College Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Tax Credits with an increased, partially refundable college opportunity tax credit to cover up to four years (currently, limited to two years) of the tuition and related expenses of full o... | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-01-04 | college opportunity tax credit act amends internal revenue code replace hope scholarship increased partially refundable college opportunity tax credit cover years currently limited years tuition related expenses time postsecondary graduate students |
110-S-116 | Summer Term Education Programs for Upward Performance Act of 2007, or the STEP UP Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive demonstration grants to state educational agencies to pay the federal share of summer learning grants for eligible students to be summer scholars in summer learning oppo... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-04 | performance act step act directs secretary education competitive demonstration grants state educational agencies pay federal share summer learning grants eligible students summer scholars summer learning opportunity programs primarily designed increase literacy students |
110-S-141 | College Savings Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the maximum annual contribution limit for Coverdell education savings accounts from $2,000 to $5,000 and make such increase permanent; and (2) allow a tax deduction up to $5,000 for contributions to an education savings account. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-01-04 | college savings act amends internal revenue code increase maximum annual contribution limit coverdell education savings accounts increase permanent allow tax deduction contributions education savings account |
110-S-157 | Education Savings for Students Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the maximum annual contribution limit for Coverdell education savings accounts from $2,000 to $5,000 and make such increase permanent. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-01-04 | students act amends internal revenue code increase maximum annual contribution limit coverdell education savings accounts increase permanent |
110-S-259 | Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to the University of Hawaii Academy for Creative Media for the establishment, maintenance, and periodic modernization of the Henry Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna Memorial Archives at the University of Hawaii. Requires the Archives to use grant funds for: (1) facilities and... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-11 | authorizes secretary education award grant establishment maintenance periodic modernization henry requires archives use grant funds facilities equipment house provide computer web access repository native hawaiian historical data scholarships assist disadvantaged students attending college creation educational material... |
110-S-282 | College Student Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to phase-in cuts in the interest rate charged undergraduate student borrowers of subsidized loans under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program, thereby reducing such rate from 6.8% in July 2006 to 3.4% in July 2011. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-12 | college student relief act amends higher education act phase cuts interest rate charged undergraduate student borrowers subsidized loans federal_family_education_loan ffel program reducing rate july july |
110-S-301 | Nontraditional Student Success Act - Authorizes and appropriates specified funds for Federal Pell grants under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). Increases yearly maximum grant amounts and revises requirements for the allowance of two Pell grants during a single award year. Requires the Secretary to publish annual... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-16 | nontraditional student success act authorizes appropriates specified funds grants higher education act hea increases yearly maximum grant amounts revises requirements allowance pell grants single award year requires secretary publish annually federal_register revised table income protection allowances excludes earned i... |
110-S-326 | Disabled Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow members of the uniformed services whose retired pay in any taxable year is reduced due to an award of disability compensation by the Department of Veterans Affairs an extension of the three-year limitation period for filing tax refun... | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-01-17 | disabled veterans tax fairness act amends internal revenue code allow members uniformed services retired pay taxable year reduced award disability compensation department_of_veterans_affairs extension year limitation period filing tax refund claims year date disability determination limits period refund claims filed ta... |
110-S-359 | Student Debt Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the Pell Grant program through FY2012 and increase yearly maximum Pell grant amounts. Authorizes and appropriates specified additional annual funding for such grants. Requires the Secretary of Education to provide institutions of higher... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-22 | student debt relief act amends higher education act extend pell grant program fy2012 increase yearly maximum pell grant amounts authorizes appropriates specified additional annual funding grants requires secretary education provide institutions higher education participating federal_family_education_loan ffel direct_lo... |
110-S-454 | Improving Access to Higher Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum Pell Grant award to $5,100 for the 2007-2008 academic year. Raises the minimum Pell Grant award from $400 to $500. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to raise: (1) the maximum student loan interest deduction... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-31 | improving access higher education act amends higher education act increase maximum pell_grant award academic year raises minimum pell_grant award amends internal revenue code raise maximum student loan interest deduction modified adjusted gross income level deduction begins phased exempts sunset provisions economic_gro... |
110-S-486 | Student Loan Sunshine Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each lender entering into an educational loan arrangement with a postsecondary school to: (1) report annually to the Secretary of Education specified information concerning such arrangement; (2) inform borrowers of their loan options under t... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-02-01 | higher education act require lender entering educational loan arrangement postsecondary school report annually secretary education specified information concerning arrangement inform borrowers loan options title student assistance extending private educational loans attendance school barred school marketing loans manne... |
110-S-526 | Veterans Employment and Training Act of 2007 or VET Act - Authorizes the accelerated payment of basic educational assistance under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) basic educational assistance program for an individual entitled to such assistance who, during the period beginning on October 1, 2007, and ending on... | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2007-02-08 | training act accelerated payment basic educational assistance department_of_veterans_affairs basic educational assistance program individual entitled assistance period beginning october ending september enrolled approved program education lasting years leads employment following sectors transportation construction ener... |
110-S-617 | Public Land Military Pass Act - Makes the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, as provided in this Act, available at a discount (subject to the same rate of increase as the regular cost of the Pass) to any veterans and active duty and reserve members of the U.S. Armed Forces determined to be eligible for... | Education | Higher | Public lands and natural resources | 2007-02-15 | public land military pass act makes national parks federal recreational lands pass provided act available discount subject rate increase regular cost pass veterans active duty reserve members determined eligible discount requires secretary interior respect federal land management agencies secretary agriculture respect ... |
110-S-723 | Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2007 - Exempts members of the Armed Forces and Selected Reserve on active duty between November 16, 2001, and the termination date of Executive Order 13235 from the mandatory payroll deductions ($100 for the first 12 months of active duty pay) under the veterans' basic educational ... | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2007-03-01 | bill enhancement act exempts members active duty november termination date executive order mandatory payroll deductions months active duty pay veterans basic educational assistance program provides reimbursement payroll deductions taken prior enactment act allows members withdraw election receive basic educational assi... |
110-S-765 | Graduate for a Better Future Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states, educational nonprofit organizations, or partnerships of such entities for their use in providing competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAS) that have a high school graduation rate of no more t... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-03-06 | graduate better future act authorizes secretary education award competitive grants states educational nonprofit organizations partnerships entities use providing competitive subgrants local educational agencies leas high school graduation rate aggregate subgroups consisting poor major racial ethnic groups requires lea ... |
110-S-883 | Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to assume or cancel loans made under the Federal Family Education Loan or the Direct Loan programs to individuals who have been employed as Head Start teachers for five consecutive comple... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-03-14 | loan forgiveness head start teachers act amends higher education act require secretary education assume cancel loans federal_family_education_loan direct loan programs individuals employed head start teachers consecutive complete program years demonstrated knowledge teaching skills reading writing early childhood devel... |
110-S-899 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum Pell Grant award for academic years 2007-2008 through 2011-2012. Increases such amount to $7,600 for 2007-2008, and by $1,000 increments in each subsequent academic year, until it stands at $11,600 for 2011-2012. Requires a further increase in any such max... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-03-15 | amends higher education act increase maximum pell_grant award academic years increases increments subsequent academic year stands requires increase maximum pell_grant award sufficient achieve increase students purchasing power relative cost attendance institution higher education secretary education determines authoriz... |
110-S-938 | Accessing College through Comprehensive Early Outreach and State Partnerships Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to replace the current special leveraging educational assistance partnership program with a program of allotments to enable states to: (1) expand and enhance partnerships with institutions of high... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-03-20 | accessing college comprehensive early outreach state partnerships act amends higher education act replace current special leveraging educational assistance partnership program program allotments enable states expand enhance partnerships institutions higher education early information intervention mentoring outreach pro... |
110-S-955 | Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area in Illinois, which shall include: (1) a core area in central Illinois comprising 42 counties; (2) any sites, buildings, and districts within the core area that are recommended in the management plan; and (3) specified re... | Education | Higher | Public lands and natural resources | 2007-03-21 | national heritage area act establishes illinois shall include core area central illinois comprising counties sites buildings districts core area recommended management plan specified related historic sites museums places including lincoln tomb state directs looking submit management plan area authorizes appropriations ... |
110-S-959 | Teach for America Act of 2007- Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to Teach For America, Inc. to implement and expand its program of recruiting, selecting, training, and supporting new teachers. Requires that grant funds be used to provide teachers to local educational agencies that serve a substanti... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-03-22 | teach america act authorizes secretary education award grant implement expand program recruiting selecting training supporting new teachers requires grant funds provide teachers local educational agencies serve substantial percentage students eligible free reduced price meals national school lunch act directs secretary... |
110-S-979 | Vote by Mail Act of 2007 - Directs the Election Assistance Commission to establish a Vote by Mail program of grants to participating states solely for implementation of procedures for the conduct of all elections by mail at the state or local level.Directs the Comptroller General to evaluate and report to Congress on t... | Education | Higher | Government operations and politics | 2007-03-23 | vote directs election_assistance_commission establish vote mail program grants participating states solely implementation procedures conduct elections mail state local level directs comptroller general evaluate report congress benefits broader implementation mail voting elections |
110-S-1047 | Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income student loan repayments by the federal government on behalf of federal employees and members of the Armed Forces on active duty. Exempts such repayments from social security taxes... | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-03-29 | generating opportunity amends internal revenue code exclude gross income student loan repayments federal government behalf federal employees members armed_forces active duty exempts repayments social security taxes |
110-S-1066 | Medical Education Affordability Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to revise specified regulations regarding student loan repayment deferment under certain programs of the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to borrowers who qualify for such deferment on the basis of economic hardship and are in postgraduat... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-03-29 | medical education affordability act directs secretary education revise specified regulations student loan repayment deferment certain programs higher education act respect borrowers qualify deferment basis economic hardship postgraduate medical dental internship residency fellowship programs revises regulations deferme... |
110-S-1121 | Librarian Incentive to Boost Recruitment and Retention in Areas of Need Act of 2007 or the LIBRARIAN Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit the cancellation of Federal Perkins Loans for students who perform public service as full-time librarians, if the librarian has a master's degree in library scienc... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-04-17 | areas need act librarian act amends higher education act permit cancellation federal_perkins_loans students perform public service time librarians librarian master degree library science employed elementary school secondary school eligible assistance title improving academic achievement disadvantaged elementary seconda... |
110-S-1167 | Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Loan Repayment Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make payments to holders of student loans under the Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan programs on behalf of civil legal assistance attorneys for the duration of... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-04-19 | higher education act direct secretary education payments holders student loans federal_family_education_loan direct_loan perkins_loan programs behalf civil legal assistance attorneys duration agreements secretary attorneys require continued employment capacity years authorizes secretary enter additional agreements civi... |
110-S-1194 | No Child Left Behind Reform Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow states to include measures of individual or cohort growth over time in determining whether students are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards. Eliminates the considerat... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-04-24 | child left reform act amends elementary secondary education act esea allow states include measures individual cohort growth time determining students making adequate yearly progress ayp state academic performance standards eliminates consideration student attendance rates allows schools given credit performing measures... |
110-S-1228 | Campus Law Enforcement Emergency Response Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution of higher education (IHE) participating in any program under title IV (Student Assistance) to include information concerning its law enforcement emergency response program and the occurrence of ca... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-04-26 | campus law enforcement emergency response act amends higher education act require institution higher education ihe participating program title student assistance include information concerning law enforcement emergency response program occurrence campus law enforcement emergencies annual campus security report provide ... |
110-S-1230 | College Saver's Credit Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow certain middle-income individual taxpayers age 18 or older a refundable tax credit for 50% of their contributions to a qualified tuition program (tax-exempt college savings plan), up to an annual limit of $2,000; and (2) require the dis... | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-04-26 | college saver credit act amends internal revenue code allow certain middle income individual taxpayers age older refundable tax credit contributions qualified tuition program tax exempt college savings plan annual limit require distribution financial education materials participants qualified tuition program requires s... |
110-S-1231 | Preparing, Recruiting, and Retaining Education Professionals Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to reauthorize and revise title II part A requirements for teacher quality enhancement grants for states and partnerships (II-A). Revises state grant, partnership grant, and recruitment grant require... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-04-26 | preparing recruiting retaining education professionals act amends higher education act hea reauthorize revise title requirements teacher quality enhancement grants states partnerships revises state grant partnership grant recruitment grant requirements include requirements relating early childhood education exemplary h... |
110-S-1261 | Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007 - Provides that, if an individual eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill is enrolled in an educational institution and the period of such individual's entitlement (ten years after discharge or release from active duty) would expire during a quarter or se... | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2007-05-01 | montgomery bill life act provides individual eligible educational assistance montgomery bill enrolled educational institution period individual entitlement years discharge release active duty expire quarter semester enrollment period shall extended end quarter semester allows extension earlier end course weeks case edu... |
110-S-1262 | Student Loan Accountability and Disclosure Reform Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (the Act) to expand prohibitions on guaranty agencies operating under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program by prohibiting their offering specified inducements to institutions of h... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-05-02 | disclosure reform act amends title student assistance higher education act act expand prohibitions guaranty agencies operating federal_family_education_loan ffel program prohibiting offering specified inducements institutions higher education ihe lenders secure business providing certain services institutions appropria... |
110-S-1278 | Veterans and Survivors Employment and Training Act of 2007 - Permits accelerated payments of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to an individual enrolled in an approved program of education that either: (1) leads to employment in a high technology occupation in a high technology industry; or (2) lasts ... | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2007-05-03 | veterans training act permits accelerated payments educational assistance montgomery bill individual enrolled approved program education leads employment high technology occupation high technology industry years leads employment sector economy projected experience substantial increase number jobs positively affect grow... |
110-S-1360 | Higher Education Affordability, Access, and Opportunity Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a student loan program for workforce development for high-growth occupations or industries. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for: (1) job skill training ... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-05-10 | access amends higher education act direct secretary education carry student loan program workforce development high growth occupations industries authorizes secretary grants job skill training high growth occupations industries partnerships community colleges workforce investment boards training job skills small busine... |
110-S-1399 | College Affordability and Creating Chances for Educational Success for Students Act of 2007 - College ACCESS Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship Credit and the tuition and related expenses deduction with a refundable College Affordability and Creating Chances for Educationa... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-05-15 | college affordability creating educational success students act internal revenue code replace tuition related expenses deduction refundable creating educational success students access tax credit sets maximum yearly credit maximum lifetime credit undergraduate graduate education respectively requires annual inflation a... |
110-S-1400 | Student Information Means a Positive Loan Experience Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to give borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) programs the option to delay the repayment of principal on such loans for the first two years that they are in repayment, regar... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-05-15 | amends higher education act borrowers federal_family_education_loan ffel direct_loan programs option delay repayment principal loans years repayment regardless repayment plan requires ffel lenders offer extended repayment plans borrowers currently ffel debt revises definition economic hardship include individuals earni... |
110-S-1401 | Student Financial Aid Data Privacy Protection Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to take actions necessary to maintain confidence in the National Student Loan Data System, at a minimum: (1) ensuring that guaranty agencies, lenders, and schools primarily access it for legi... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-05-15 | higher education act direct secretary education actions necessary maintain confidence national_student_loan_data_system minimum ensuring guaranty agencies lenders schools primarily access legitimate program operations prohibiting nongovernmental researchers policy analysts accessing personally identifiable information ... |
110-S-1467 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize an Early Federal Pell Grant Demonstration Program. Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to four states to cover administrative expenses incurred in the program. Limits a state to a cohort of up to 10,000 of its eighth grade students who are eligible for... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-05-23 | amends higher education act authorize early federal pell grant demonstration program directs secretary education award grants states cover administrative expenses incurred program limits state cohort eighth grade students eligible free reduced price meal national school lunch act child nutrition act provides cohort aca... |
110-S-1488 | Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the definition of independent student, for purposes of the financial need analysis to establish student aid eligibility, to individuals who were adopted from the foster care system when they were 13 years of age or... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-05-24 | fostering adoption student achievement act amends higher education act extend definition independent student purposes financial need analysis establish student aid eligibility individuals adopted foster care system years age older |
110-S-1501 | Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Tax Credits with a partially refundable Higher Education Tax Credit covering: (1) up to 50% of a taxpayer's higher education expenses for a taxable year that do n... | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-05-24 | amends internal revenue code replace hope scholarship partially refundable covering taxpayer higher education expenses taxable year exceed expenses sets lifetime credit limitation student applies credit years graduate education repeals tax deduction qualified tuition related expenses |
110-S-1561 | Revises federal bankruptcy law with respect to the exemption from the exception to discharge in bankruptcy for certain educational loans if excepting such debt from discharge would impose an undue hardship on the debtor and debtor's dependents. Limits such exemption to the existing ones for: (1) an educational benefit ... | Education | Higher | Finance and financial sector | 2007-06-07 | revises federal bankruptcy law respect exemption exception discharge bankruptcy certain educational loans excepting debt discharge impose undue hardship debtor debtor dependents limits exemption existing ones educational benefit overpayment loan insured guaranteed governmental unit obligation repay funds received gover... |
110-S-1615 | Nursing Home Fire Safety Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish programs of direct loans and grants for retrofitting nursing facilities with automatic fire sprinkler systems. Gives priority to grant applications that demonstrate a need or hardship. | Education | Higher | Health | 2007-06-13 | safety act requires secretary health_and_human_services establish programs direct loans grants retrofitting nursing facilities automatic fire sprinkler systems gives priority grant applications demonstrate need hardship |
110-S-1642 | Higher Education Amendments of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise HEA programs and to extend the authorization of appropriations for them through FY2013. Title I: General Provisions - (Sec. 101) Adds definitions of a critical foreign language, distance education, and poverty line. Provides t... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-06-18 | higher_education_amendments amends higher education act hea revise hea programs extend authorization appropriations fy2013 title general provisions sec adds definitions critical foreign language distance education poverty line provides critical foreign languages contained list designated secretary education federal_reg... |
110-S-1704 | First Higher Education Extension Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 to extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 through July 31, 2007. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-06-27 | amends higher education extension act extend programs higher education act july |
110-S-1718 | Veterans Education Tuition Support Act or VETS Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require an institution of higher education, in the case of a servicemember who because of military service discontinues a program of education at an institution that administers a federal financial aid program, to: (1) re... | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2007-06-27 | servicemembers civil relief act require institution higher education case servicemember military service program education institution administers federal financial aid program refund servicemember tuition fees paid portion program education servicemember receive academic credit military service provide servicemember o... |
110-S-1719 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay to each individual entitled to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill and pursuing a program of education with a focus on science, technology, engineering, or math a lump-sum payment of $2,000 per academic year, or fraction thereof for enrollment lasti... | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2007-06-27 | directs secretary veterans_affairs pay individual entitled basic educational assistance montgomery bill pursuing program education focus science technology engineering math lump sum payment academic year thereof enrollment lasting year makes addition educational assistance individual entitled |
110-S-1720 | Amends title IV (Student Assistance) the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a part I Federal Supplemental Loan program under which the Secretary of Education provides fixed and variable interest rate loans to undergraduates and graduates who attend institutions of higher education (IHEs) on a full-time basis. Re... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-06-27 | amends title student assistance higher education act establish program secretary education provides fixed variable interest rate loans undergraduates graduates attend institutions higher education ihes time basis requires rate fixed loans margin variable loans set level results lowest rate borrower result net cost gove... |
110-S-1794 | Interest Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that no interest shall accrue on student loans under the Federal Direct Loan program for individuals and the spouses of individuals who are serving on active duty or performing National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or nation... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-07-17 | interest relief act amends higher education act provide interest shall accrue student loans federal_direct_loan program individuals spouses individuals serving active duty performing national_guard duty war military operation national emergency limits receipt benefit months |
110-S-1822 | Interest Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that no interest shall accrue on student loans under the Federal Direct Loan program for individuals and the spouses of individuals who are serving on active duty or performing National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or nation... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-07-19 | interest relief act amends higher education act provide interest shall accrue student loans federal_direct_loan program individuals spouses individuals serving active duty performing national_guard duty war military operation national emergency limits receipt benefit months |
110-S-1826 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include the Kentucky State University qualified graduate program on the list of graduate schools and programs that the Secretary of Education may deem eligible for title III Institutional Aid due to their making substantial contributions to providing Black Americans with gradu... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-07-19 | amends higher education act include qualified graduate program list graduate schools programs secretary education deem eligible title making substantial contributions providing black americans graduate education opportunities |
110-S-1830 | Interest Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that no interest shall accrue on student loans under the Federal Direct Loan program for individuals and the spouses of individuals who are serving on active duty or performing National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or nation... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-07-19 | interest relief act amends higher education act provide interest shall accrue student loans federal_direct_loan program individuals spouses individuals serving active duty performing national_guard duty war military operation national emergency limits receipt benefit months |
110-S-1868 | Second Higher Education Extension Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 to extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 through October 31, 2007. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-07-24 | amends higher education extension act extend programs higher education act october |
110-S-2139 | National Guard and Reserve Educational Benefits Fairness Act of 2007 - Provides educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the National Guard and Reserve for extended service on continuous active duty that includes prolonged service in certain theaters of operation. | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2007-10-04 | benefits fairness act provides educational assistance montgomery bill members national_guard_and_reserve extended service continuous active duty includes prolonged service certain theaters operation |
110-S-2234 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2008 the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-10-25 | amends internal revenue code extend tax deduction qualified tuition related expenses |
110-S-2258 | Third Higher Education Extension Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 to extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 through March 31, 2008. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to consider trustees acting on behalf of certain governmental or tax-exempt entities as eligible ... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-10-30 | higher education extension act amends higher education extension act extend programs higher education act march amends higher education act consider trustees acting behalf certain governmental tax exempt entities eligible nonprofit holders federal_family_education_loans ffels regardless entities eligible ffel lenders |
110-S-2303 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to the meaning of economic hardship under the Federal Family Education Loan or Perkins Loan and related loan insurance programs. Considers borrowers under such programs to be suffering economic hardship if they are working full-time, have a federal educational debt b... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-11-02 | amends higher education act respect meaning economic hardship federal_family_education_loan perkins_loan related loan insurance programs considers borrowers programs suffering economic hardship working time federal educational debt burden equal adjusted gross income difference adjusted gross income minus debt burden gr... |
110-S-2371 | Makes technical changes to amendments the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (the Act) made to the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). Specifies the untaxed income and benefits which the Act excluded from the list of untaxed income and benefits considered in federal student need analyses (thereby, specifically exclu... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-11-15 | makes technical changes amendments act higher education act hea specifies untaxed income benefits act excluded list untaxed income benefits considered federal student need analyses specifically excluding analyses provides married borrowers file separate tax returns income based loan repayments hea shall determined sole... |
110-S-2385 | Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to cancel the Perkins loans of full-time federal, state, and local fire fighters. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-11-16 | amends title student assistance higher education act cancel perkins loans time federal state local fire fighters |
110-S-2392 | National STEM Scholarship Database Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain, on the public website of the Department of Education, a database of information on public and private programs of financial assistance for the study of postsecondary and graduate science, technology, engineering, and ... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-11-16 | national stem scholarship database act directs secretary education establish maintain public website department_of_education database information public private programs financial assistance study postsecondary graduate science technology engineering mathematics requires database provide separate information field stud... |
110-S-2428 | National STEM Scholarship Database Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain, on the public website of the Department of Education, a database of information on public and private programs of financial assistance for the study of postsecondary and graduate science, technology, engineering, and ... | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-12-06 | national stem scholarship database act directs secretary education establish maintain public website department_of_education database information public private programs financial assistance study postsecondary graduate science technology engineering mathematics requires database provide separate information field stud... |
110-S-2575 | Montgomery GI Bill Educational Assistance Transferability Act of 2008 - Amends the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program to authorize the Secretary of the military department concerned to permit any member of the Armed Forces (currently, only members with critical military skills) entitled to basic educatio... | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2008-01-30 | montgomery bill educational assistance transferability act amends montgomery bill educational assistance program authorize secretary military department concerned permit member armed_forces currently members critical military skills entitled basic educational assistance elect transfer portion assistance dependents remo... |
110-S-2580 | College and University Rural Education (CURE) Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to partnerships between rural institutions of higher education (IHEs) and rural local educational agencies, rural education service agencies, regional employers, or... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-01-30 | college cure act amends higher education act authorize secretary education award grants partnerships rural institutions higher education ihes rural local educational agencies rural education service agencies regional employers rural education nonprofit organizations activities improve rural ihe enrollment rates rural s... |
110-S-2594 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to: (1) prepare a report for specified congressional committees on the adequacy of the financial aid offer forms issued by federally-assisted institutions of higher education (IHEs); and (2) develop model financial aid offer formats based on t... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-02-06 | amends higher education act direct secretary education prepare report specified congressional committees adequacy financial aid offer forms issued federally assisted institutions higher education ihes develop model financial aid offer formats based report findings requires formats include consumer friendly manner speci... |
110-S-2677 | Supporting Education for Returning Veterans Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award three-year grants to institutions of higher education to establish programs that support veterans who are students by providing and coordinating services that address their ... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-02-28 | returning veterans act amends higher education act authorize secretary education award year grants institutions higher education establish programs support veterans students providing coordinating services address academic financial physical social needs requires grantee establish campus center_of_excellence veteran st... |
110-S-2732 | Student Veteran Financial Aid Fairness Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to treat current active National Guard and Reserve personnel who have completed their initial military training as independent students in analyses of their need for assistance under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Act. Pr... | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-03-07 | student veteran financial aid fairness act amends higher education act treat current active national_guard_and_reserve personnel completed initial military training independent students analyses need assistance title student assistance act prohibits educational assistance provided specified benefit programs veterans me... |
110-S-2733 | Higher Education Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 to extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 through April 30, 2008. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-03-07 | higher education extension act amends higher education extension act extend programs higher education act april |
110-S-2763 | Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the hope and lifetime learning tax credits with a higher education opportunity tax credit.Allows a higher education opportunity tax credit for 100% of qualified tuition and related expenses (including a certain allowance for books) u... | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2008-03-13 | higher education opportunity act amends internal revenue code replace hope lifetime learning tax credits higher education opportunity tax credit allows higher education opportunity tax credit qualified tuition related expenses including certain allowance books expenses expenses reduces credit amounts taxpayers modified... |
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