A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical corrections.
Latest action · Dec 21, 2007 Became Public Law No: 110-153.
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.
- IntroducedNov 15, 2007
- Passed SenateNov 15, 2007
- Passed HouseDec 5, 2007
- To the PresidentDec 11, 2007
- Became lawDec 21, 2007Public Law 110-153
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 5, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Makes technical changes to amendments the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (the Act) made to the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA).
Specifies the untaxed income and benefits which the Act excluded from the list of untaxed income and benefits considered in federal student need analyses (thereby, specifically excluding them from such analyses).
Provides that, for married borrowers who file separate tax returns, income-based loan repayments under the HEA shall be determined solely on the basis of the individual borrower's student loan debt and adjusted gross income.
Amends the Act to make technical amendments with respect to Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grants.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2007Signed by President.
- Dec 21, 2007Became Public Law No: 110-153.
- Dec 11, 2007Presented to President.
- Dec 6, 2007Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14827; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S14827)
- Dec 6, 2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 6, 2007Cleared for White House.
- Dec 5, 2007Mrs. McCarthy (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 5, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H14184-14185)
- Dec 5, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2371.
- Dec 5, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H14184-14185)
- Dec 5, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 5, 2007Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
- Nov 15, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Nov 15, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14567-14568; text as passed Senate: CR S14568)
- Nov 15, 2007Received in the House.
- Nov 15, 2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 15, 2007Held at the desk.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S14827Text printed S14827 | Patty Murray D-WA | Dec 6, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H14184, H14185Text printed H14184 | Carolyn McCarthy D-NY, Todd Russell Platts R-PA | Dec 5, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S14567Text printed S14568 | Robert Menendez D-NJ | Nov 15, 2007 |
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.
CRS reports 10
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 10
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47418 | The Department of Education’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Improving Income-Driven Repayment for the Direct Loan Program: Frequently Asked Questions | Report | Feb 9, 2023 |
| RL31943 | Budget Enforcement Procedures: The Senate Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Rule | Report | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R45755 | Legislative Branch: FY2020 Appropriations Archived | Report | Feb 12, 2020 |
| RL31967 | The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases Archived | Report | Nov 2, 2015 |
| RL31443 | The “Deeming Resolution”: A Budget Enforcement Tool Archived | Report | Jun 12, 2013 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4153 | College Cost Reduction and Access Act Technical Amendments of 2007 | Related bill | Nov 14, 2007 |
Titles 1
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 make technical corrections.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Earned income tax credit
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Energy
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Higher education
- Income
- Income tax
- Married people
- Old age, survivors and disability insurance
- Social security beneficiaries
- Social Welfare
- Student aid
- Student loan funds
- Tax credits
- Taxation
- Taxation of foreign income
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 5, 2007Engrossed Amendment House
- Nov 15, 2007Considered and Passed Senate
- Nov 15, 2007Engrossed in Senate
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.
