A bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Latest action · May 30, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-238.
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.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2008
- Passed SenateMay 20, 2008
- Passed HouseMay 20, 2008
- To the PresidentMay 23, 2008
- Became lawMay 30, 2008Public Law 110-238
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 to extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 through June 30, 2008.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 30, 2008Signed by President.
- May 30, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-238.
- May 23, 2008Presented to President.
- May 20, 2008Introduced in Senate
- May 20, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4425-4426; text as passed Senate: CR S4425-4426)
- May 20, 2008Received in the House.
- May 20, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 20, 2008Mr. Bishop (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 20, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4278-4279)
- May 20, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3035.
- May 20, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4278)
- May 20, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 20, 2008Cleared for White House.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Senate | Debate and remarks H4278, H4279, S4425Text printed H4278, S4425 | David Wu D-OR, Harry Reid D-NV, Ric Keller R-FL, Timothy H. Bishop D-NY | May 20, 2008 |
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 6
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 6
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44206 | FY2016 Extension of the Higher Education Act: An Overview Archived | Report | Jan 28, 2016 |
| R43532 | Offices and Officials in the Senate: Roles and Duties Archived | Report | Mar 16, 2015 |
| RL34654 | The Higher Education Opportunity Act: Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Archived | Report | Sep 8, 2008 |
| RL34046 | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD): FY2008 Appropriations Archived | Report | Feb 14, 2008 |
| RL34048 | Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2008 Archived | Report | Feb 5, 2008 |
Related bills 9
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1704 | First Higher Education Extension Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jul 3, 2007 |
| S 1868 | Second Higher Education Extension Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jul 31, 2007 |
| S 2258 | Third Higher Education Extension Act of 2007 | Related bill | Oct 31, 2007 |
| HR 2559 | First Higher Education Extension Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jul 24, 2007 |
| S 2733 | Higher Education Extension Act of 2008 | Related bill | Mar 24, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2008Enrolled Bill
- May 20, 2008Introduced in Senate
- May 20, 2008Engrossed 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.
