College Textbook Affordability Act of 2007
Latest action · Jul 19, 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9552)
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 20, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
College Textbook Affordability Act of 2007 - Requires publishers informing teachers at institutions of higher education about textbooks or supplements in their subject areas to include written information concerning: (1) the price the publisher would charge the bookstore associated with such institution for such items; (2) any history of revisions for such items; and (3) whether such items are available in other formats, including paperback and unbound, and the price the publisher would charge the bookstore for items in those formats.
Requires a publisher that sells a textbook and any accompanying supplement as a single bundled item also to sell them separately and unbundled.
Directs federally-assisted institutions of higher education to include on printed or internet course schedules the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) and retail price for each required or recommended textbook or supplement for listed courses.
Requires such institutions to provide sellers of textbooks (other than publishers) that meet their requirements with: (1) their course schedules for the subsequent academic period; (2) the ISBN for each textbook or supplement required or recommended for each course; and (3) the number of students enrolled, and the maximum enrollment, in each course.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 20, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Original | Mar 20, 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 Mar 20, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9552)
- Mar 20, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 20, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3393-3394)
- Mar 20, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3394)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3393Text printed S3394 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL (text) | Mar 20, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3512 | College Textbook Affordability and Transparency Act of 2007 | Related bill | Oct 23, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to ensure that college textbooks and supplemental materials are available and affordable.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- College Textbook Affordability Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- College costs
- College teachers
- Colleges
- Commerce
- Consumer education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Identification devices
- Internet
- Prices
- Publishers and publishing
- Retail trade
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Student enrollment
- Teaching materials
- Textbooks
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2007Introduced 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.
