Access and Equity in Higher Education Act
Latest action · Apr 30, 2004 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 1, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Access and Equity in Higher Education Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise title IV student assistance programs with respect to: (1) higher maximum amounts for subsidized and unsubsidized student loans under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program; (2) existence or amount of origination fees under FFEL and Federal Direct Loan programs; (3) loan-flex programs with income-sensitive repayment plans; (4) consolidation loan interest rate variation based on income; and (5) loan forgiveness for public service employees.
Extends through FY 2010 the authorization of appropriations for programs for Historically Black colleges and universities, under HEA title III part B.
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 1, 2004 to Oct 6, 2004; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 2, 2004 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Apr 2, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Apr 30, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 30, 2004 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Apr 30, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Apr 30, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Apr 30, 2004 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Apr 30, 2004 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Apr 30, 2004 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | May 6, 2004 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 6, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 6, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 6, 2004 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jun 1, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jun 1, 2004 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jun 1, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| D-PA | Paul E. Kanjorski | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jul 22, 2004 | |
| D-PR | Anibal Acevedo-Vila | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Sep 9, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Sep 9, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Oct 6, 2004 |
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 1, 2004 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Apr 30, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
- Apr 1, 2004Introduced in House
- Apr 1, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-58 | H.R. 4283, COLLEGE ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY ACT87 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | May 12, 2004 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45389 | The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: Selected Issues Archived | Report | Oct 29, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide access and equity in higher education, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Access and Equity in Higher Education Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Authorization
- Collection of accounts
- Colleges
- Department of Education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Federal aid to education
- Federal employees
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Fees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government lending
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Income
- Interest
- Interest rates
- Local employees
- Scholarships
- Social Welfare
- Social work
- State employees
- Student loan funds
- Tax-exempt organizations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2004Introduced 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.