HRES 505 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Honoring the 50th anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Introduced Oct 29, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Ruben Hinojosa D-TX

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Latest action · Oct 29, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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IntroducedOct 29, 2015
Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Honors the 50th anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Acknowledges those whose support and efforts led to passage of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Recognizes the significant investment the Higher Education Act of 1965 has made in the lives of American students, families, and this nation as a whole.

Encourages all Americans to recognize and celebrate the important historical milestone represented by the passage of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and its ideals of improving educational access and affordability.

Cosponsors 75

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 29, 2015 to Nov 30, 2015, with 34 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-TX	Al Green	Original	Oct 29, 2015
D-NC	Alma S. Adams	Original	Oct 29, 2015
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Oct 29, 2015
D-TX	Beto O'Rourke	Original	Oct 29, 2015
D-PA	Chaka Fattah	Original	Oct 29, 2015
D-IL	Danny K. Davis	Original	Oct 29, 2015
D-TX	Eddie Bernice Johnson	Original	Oct 29, 2015
D-TX	Filemon Vela	Original	Oct 29, 2015
D-FL	Frederica S. Wilson	Original	Oct 29, 2015
D-TX	Gene Green	Original	Oct 29, 2015
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano	Original	Oct 29, 2015
D-MP	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan	Original	Oct 29, 2015
D-NY	Hakeem S. Jeffries	Original	Oct 29, 2015
D-TX	Henry Cuellar	Original	Oct 29, 2015
D-CO	Jared Polis	Original	Oct 29, 2015

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