RISE Act
Latest action · Apr 18, 2005 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.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Removing Impediments to Students Education Act - RISE Act - 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 Mar 9, 2005 to Sep 13, 2006; 50 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Mar 14, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Mar 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Mar 14, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Mar 14, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Mar 14, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Martin Olav Sabo | Jun 28, 2005 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Sep 13, 2006 |
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 Mar 9, 2005 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Apr 18, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
- Mar 9, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Titles 3
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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Removing Impediments to Students Education Act
- RISE Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2005Introduced in House
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