Veterans Upward Bound Improvement Act
Latest action · Oct 26, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedOct 26, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Upward Bound Improvement Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit members of the Armed Forces Reserves who served on active duty in support of a contingency operation on or after September 11, 2001, from being deemed ineligible for participation in federal TRIO programs due to age. (TRIO programs prepare disadvantaged students for, and support their pursuit of, postsecondary education.)
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 26, 2007 to Nov 8, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Oct 26, 2007 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Nov 2, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Nov 6, 2007 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Nov 8, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Oct 26, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 26, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Oct 26, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3414 | Veterans Upward Bound Improvement Act | Identical bill | Sep 19, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend eligibility for Federal TRIO programs to members of the reserve components serving on active duty in support of contingency operations.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Upward Bound Improvement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Age
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Compensatory education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Educational counseling
- Elementary and secondary education
- Federal aid to education
- Higher education
- Mentoring
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
- Veterans' education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 26, 2007Introduced in Senate
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