HR 685 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance.

Introduced Feb 11, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Barney Frank D-MA

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Latest action · Mar 3, 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. IntroducedFeb 11, 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 to repeal provisions which make persons convicted of drug offenses ineligible to receive student financial assistance for a certain period.

Cosponsors 70

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2003 to Dec 7, 2004; 38 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABob FilnerOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-UTJim MathesonOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-CAJoe BacaOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-CASam FarrOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-CATom LantosOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-ARVic SnyderOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalFeb 11, 2003
D-NCMelvin L. WattFeb 25, 2003
D-VARick BoucherFeb 25, 2003
D-CAAnna G. EshooMar 10, 2003
D-OHDennis J. KucinichMar 10, 2003
D-NYGary L. AckermanMar 10, 2003
D-SCJames E. ClyburnMar 10, 2003
D-ILLane EvansMar 10, 2003
D-MNMartin Olav SaboMar 10, 2003
D-METhomas H. AllenMar 10, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernMar 12, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyMar 12, 2003
D-NYTimothy H. BishopMar 12, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMar 25, 2003
D-HIEd CaseMar 31, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonMar 31, 2003
D-CALinda T. SánchezMar 31, 2003
D-PAChaka FattahApr 1, 2003
D-OHTim RyanApr 7, 2003
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsApr 9, 2003
D-PAMichael F. DoyleApr 9, 2003
D-GADenise L. MajetteJun 2, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldJun 2, 2003
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJun 2, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyJun 17, 2003
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezSep 9, 2003
D-TXChris BellNov 4, 2003
D-CAMichael M. HondaFeb 11, 2004
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMar 3, 2004
D-MDChris Van HollenApr 21, 2004
D-NYSteve IsraelApr 21, 2004
D-CABarbara LeeMay 4, 2004
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezDec 7, 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 Feb 11, 2003
Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee
Referred Mar 3, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 3, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
  2. Feb 11, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Feb 11, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2003Introduced in House

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