Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2003
Latest action · Oct 21, 2003 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedSep 11, 2003
- Passed HouseOct 21, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on October 8, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise requirements for Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs (title VII), and to reauthorize appropriations for some of such programs through FY 2009.
(Sec. 2) Revises the Jacob K. Javits fellowship program. Directs the Secretary of Education to give grant priority to institutions of higher education (IHEs) for fellowships to students in advanced linguistic studies and courses that prepare teachers to teach students with limited English proficiency. Permits IHEs to allow fellowship recipients an interruption of study due to active duty military service or a personal or family member illness. Revises requirements for allocation of fellowships. Directs the Secretary to ensure that one member of the fellowship board will be from a minority-serving institution. Reauthorizes appropriations through FY 2009.
(Sec. 3) Revises the program of graduate assistance in areas of national need. Directs the Secretary to give grant priority to IHEs to prepare mathematics, science and special education faculty who can train highly qualified mathematics, science, or special education teachers for service in elementary and secondary schools. Revises requirements relating to designation of areas of national need, stipends, and additional assistance. Reauthorizes appropriations through FY 2009.
(Sec. 4) Revises requirements for the Thurgood Marshall legal educational opportunity program. Revises activities for which the Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) is to use program contract and grant funds provided by the Secretary to include: (1) assisting students to develop analytical skills and study methods; and (2) awarding such fellowships to eligible law school students who either participated in summer institutes and are enrolled in an accredited law school or have successfully completed a comparable summer institute certified by CLEO. Revises types of program services to provide that undergraduate preparatory courses be in analytical skills and study methods. Reauthorizes appropriations through FY 2009.
(Sec. 5) Revises requirements for the Secretary's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program contracts and grants. Authorizes consideration of applications for projects relating to: (1) the needs of nontraditional student populations; (2) distance education delivery through communications technology; and (3) expanded opportunities to enter and reenter postsecondary institutions and pursue study programs tailored to individual needs. Includes among special projects international partnerships with postsecondary institutions abroad. Reauthorizes appropriations through FY 2009.
Eliminates continuation awards under certain parts of title VII of HEA.
(Sec. 6) Eliminates the Urban Community Service program (part C of title VII of HEA).
(Sec. 7) Revises requirements for demonstration projects to ensure that students with disabilities receive a quality higher education. Includes among authorized project activities developing innovative, effective, and efficient teaching methods and strategies to: (1) ensure such students' smooth transition from high school to postsecondary education; and (2) enable faculty and administrators to provide accessible distance education programs or classes to enhance such students' access to higher education. Requires project grant applications to describe how the IHE will work to replicate the best practices of IHEs with demonstrated success in serving students with disabilities. Reauthorizes appropriations through FY 2009.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 11, 2003 to Oct 7, 2003; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Original | Sep 11, 2003 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Sep 11, 2003 |
| R-OH | John A. Boehner | Original | Sep 11, 2003 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Sep 11, 2003 |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Original | Sep 11, 2003 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Sep 11, 2003 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Oct 7, 2003 |
Committees 2
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 Sep 11, 2003Markup Sep 25, 2003Reported Oct 8, 2003 |
| Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee | Referred Sep 15, 2003Markup Sep 17, 2003Reported Sep 17, 2003 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Oct 21, 2003 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2003Mr. Hoekstra moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 21, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9748-9752)
- Oct 21, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3076.
- Oct 21, 2003Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9748-9749)
- Oct 21, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 21, 2003Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Oct 8, 2003Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 108-307.
- Oct 8, 2003Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 184.
- Sep 25, 2003Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 25, 2003Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 17, 2003Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 17, 2003Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 15, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
- Sep 11, 2003Introduced in House
- Sep 11, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9748–H9752Text printed H9748 | Danny K. Davis D-IL, John A. Boehner R-OH, Michael N. Castle R-DE, Peter Hoekstra R-MI, Ruben Hinojosa D-TX, Rush Holt D-NJ, Tom Osborne R-NE, Vernon J. Ehlers R-MI | Oct 21, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Oct 6, 2003H.R. 3076, Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on September 25, 2003</p>
- Oct 6, 2003H.R. 3076, Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2003Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on September 25, 2003
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-35 | EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICA'S HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS118 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Oct 6, 2003 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4411 | Priorities for Graduate Studies Act of 2004 | Related bill | Jun 3, 2004 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Authorization
- College teachers
- Community and school
- Cost of living adjustments
- Curricula
- Democracy
- Department of Education
- Disabled
- Distance education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Educational exchanges
- Educational innovations
- Educational planning
- Educational research
- Educational technology
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- English language
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Graduate education
- Higher education
- History
- International Affairs
- International cooperation
- Law
- Legal education
- Mathematics
- Scholarships
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientific education
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
- Special education
- Teacher education
- Teaching materials
- Technology transfer
- Urban affairs
- Urban problems
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2003Engrossed in House
- Oct 21, 2003Referred in Senate
- Oct 8, 2003Reported in House
- Sep 11, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.