HR 1724 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Reservist Opportunities and Protection of Education Act of 2003

Introduced Apr 10, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Rodney Alexander R-LA

Latest action · May 2, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedApr 10, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require institutions of higher education that participate in HEA title IV student assistance programs to grant military leaves of absence, and provide refunds of or credits for tuition and fees paid, to individuals who are unable to complete a period of instruction or receive academic credit because they were called to serve on active duty in the Armed Forces, or to perform qualifying National Guard duty, during a war or other military operation or national emergency.

Requires the leave of absence to be for the period of active duty or service and for one year after completion of such duty or service. Requires the refund or credit to be prorated to cover the period when the student had to leave. Provides that such leave of absence shall not be treated as a withdrawal for certain student assistance purposes.

Cosponsors 12

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2003 to Jun 10, 2003; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-LA	Christopher John	Original	Apr 10, 2003
D-NC	Frank W. Ballance Jr.	Original	Apr 10, 2003
D-IL	Lane Evans	Original	Apr 10, 2003
D-TX	Martin Frost	Original	Apr 10, 2003
D-AR	Mike Ross	Original	Apr 10, 2003
R-LA	Richard H. Baker	Original	Apr 10, 2003
D-OH	Tim Ryan	Original	Apr 10, 2003
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts	Original	Apr 10, 2003
D-MD	Elijah E. Cummings		May 1, 2003
D-AS	Eni F. H. Faleomavaega		May 1, 2003
R-VA	Virgil H. Goode Jr.		May 1, 2003
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess		Jun 10, 2003

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Education and Workforce Committee	Referred Apr 10, 2003
	Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee	Referred May 2, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 2, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Apr 10, 2003Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To require institutions of higher education to make full refunds of tuitions and fees paid by members of the Armed Forces and National Guard called to active duty or active service during a war or national emergency.
Short Titles as Introduced: Reservist Opportunities and Protection of Education Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 10, 2003Introduced in House

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