HR 333 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Latest action · Feb 21, 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 8, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 title III part A (Strengthening Institutions) to direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants and related assistance to certain institutions of higher education for activities to improve their capacity to serve students who are Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Gives priority to eligible institutions with a significant percentage of enrollment made up of such students who are low-income individuals.

Cosponsors 47

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2003 to May 19, 2004; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-MNBetty McCollumFeb 5, 2003
D-CABob FilnerFeb 5, 2003
D-HIEd CaseFeb 5, 2003
D-CAHilda L. SolisFeb 5, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottFeb 5, 2003
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottFeb 5, 2003
D-CAJoe BacaMar 25, 2003
D-CANancy PelosiMay 6, 2003
D-CAAnna G. EshooJun 19, 2003
D-WAJay InsleeJul 9, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJul 9, 2003
R-NCCass BallengerJul 10, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensJul 16, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeSep 4, 2003
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerSep 4, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisSep 4, 2003
D-RIPatrick J. KennedySep 23, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenOct 15, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOct 20, 2003
D-TXRuben HinojosaOct 20, 2003
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOct 29, 2003
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOct 29, 2003
D-CASam FarrOct 29, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOct 30, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOct 30, 2003
D-CATom LantosNov 4, 2003
D-MABarney FrankNov 5, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyNov 17, 2003
D-CALinda T. SánchezDec 8, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelApr 22, 2004
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMay 19, 2004

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jan 8, 2003
Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee
Referred Feb 21, 2003

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 21, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
  2. Jan 8, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Jan 8, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E52)
  4. Jan 8, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

In the Congressional Record 2

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H2789Linda T. Sánchez D-CAMay 11, 2004
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E52David Wu D-ORJan 8, 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.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
—BANKRUPTCY ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF 2003, AND THE NEED FOR BANKRUPTCY REFORM232 pagesJudiciary CommitteeMar 4, 2003

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 8, 2003Introduced in House

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