HR 451 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Next Generation Hispanic-Serving Institutions Act

Introduced Jan 12, 2007 Originated House Sponsor Ruben Hinojosa D-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 9, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and 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 12, 2007
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Next Generation Hispanic-Serving Institutions Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise requirements for Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) under title V (Developing Institutions).

Establishes a program of competitive grants to eligible HSIs that offer postbaccalaureate certifications or degrees (part B grants). Limits a part B grant award's duration to not more than five years. Prohibits the Secretary of Education from awarding more than one part B grant to an HSI in any one fiscal year.

Authorizes appropriations for: (1) the current part A program of grants to HSIs that offer baccalaureate degrees or are junior or community colleges; and (2) the new part B program of grants to HSIs that offer postbaccalaureate certifications or degrees.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 12, 2007 to May 22, 2008; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-CADennis A. CardozaOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-AZEd PastorOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-TXHenry CuellarOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-CAJim CostaOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-CAJoe BacaOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-CALois CappsOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalJan 12, 2007
R-PRLuis G. FortunoOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-ILPhil HareOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-NJRush HoltOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalJan 12, 2007
D-TXAl GreenJan 22, 2007
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJan 22, 2007
D-MAJohn F. TierneyJan 22, 2007
D-CABob FilnerMay 3, 2007
D-OHDennis J. KucinichMay 3, 2007
D-TXGene GreenMay 3, 2007
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenMay 3, 2007
D-CAZoe LofgrenMay 3, 2007
D-NYGregory W. MeeksMay 15, 2007
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMay 15, 2007
D-NMTom UdallMay 15, 2007
D-CAGeorge MillerMay 22, 2007
D-INAndré CarsonMay 22, 2008

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 12, 2007
Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee
Referred May 9, 2007

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 9, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
  2. Jan 12, 2007Introduced in House
  3. Jan 12, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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
Serial No. 110-43HIGHER EDUCATION ACT: INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES UNDER TITLE III AND TITLE V58 pagesEducation and Workforce CommitteeJun 4, 2007

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Next Generation Hispanic-Serving Institutions Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 12, 2007Introduced in House

Support LegiList

This page is free, carries no paywall, and is built and maintained by one person. If the record here is useful to you, a few dollars keeps it going.

$1 $5 $10

Processed by Stripe in a separate window. LegiList never sees card details.

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.