Topic
Higher education
12,000
bills on this subject
Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 110th at 1,512. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.
Bills by Congress
107th to 119th
1,296
bills in the 109th Congress.
Showing 31–60,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 60 | Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1464-1465) | July 12, 2005 |
| HCONRES 45 | Recognizing the benefits and importance of school-based music education, and for other purposes. | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | March 2, 2005 |
| HCONRES 36 | Expressing the continued support of Congress for equal access of military recruiters to institutions of higher education. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | February 2, 2005 |
| HJRES 29 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right of all citizens of the United States to a public education of equal high quality. | Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. | March 2, 2005 |
| HR 6427 | To increase the amount in certain funding agreements relating to patents and nonprofit organizations to be used for scientific research, development, and education, and for other purposes. | Received in the Senate. | December 9, 2006 |
| HR 6399 | Strengthening Public Health Protections in Major Disasters and Emergencies Act | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | December 6, 2006 |
| HR 6397 | Ensuring Mental Health Service Access Act of 2006 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | December 6, 2006 |
| HR 6395 | Expanding, Rebuilding, and Improving Access to Qualified Health Care Professionals in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Affected Areas Act | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | December 6, 2006 |
| HR 6394 | Telehealth and Medically Underserved and Advancement Act of 2006 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | December 6, 2006 |
| HR 6391 | Emergency Child Care for the Gulf Coast Region Act of 2006 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | December 6, 2006 |
| HR 6347 | To provide for the protection of health and safety during certain disasters. | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | December 5, 2006 |
| HR 6342 | Veterans Programs Extension Act of 2006 | Became Public Law No: 109-444. | December 21, 2006 |
| HR 6334 | Troops to Teachers Improvement Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | December 1, 2006 |
| HR 6332 | Sandra Day O'Connor and William H. Rehnquist Law Centers Establishment Act of 2006 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | November 15, 2006 |
| HR 6315 | Student Privacy Protection Act of 2006 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | November 13, 2006 |
| HR 6314 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law and to expand eligibility for the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program. | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | November 15, 2006 |
| HR 6306 | Immigration and Border Security Act | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Government Reform, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | September 29, 2006 |
| HR 6293 | International Women's Freedom Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations. | October 17, 2006 |
| HR 6285 | To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for noise compatibility projects. | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | September 29, 2006 |
| HR 6277 | Disabled American Financial Security Act of 2006 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | September 29, 2006 |
| HR 6275 | Health Equity and Justice Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | November 2, 2006 |
| HR 6262 | Special Agent Scott K. Carey Public Safety Officer Benefits Enhancement Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | November 2, 2006 |
| HR 6250 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to recodify as part of that title the educational assistance programs for members of the reserve components. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | October 23, 2006 |
| HR 6234 | Get Information on Financial Transactions Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | November 2, 2006 |
| HR 6231 | Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | October 2, 2006 |
| HR 6221 | Public Service Academy Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | November 2, 2006 |
| HR 6216 | Daniel Webster Congressional Fellowship Act | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | September 27, 2006 |
| HR 6214 | Prevention, Awareness, and Research of Autoimmune Disease Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | October 2, 2006 |
| HR 6213 | To authorize the conveyance of a portion of the campus of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs to Danville Area Community College of Vermilion County, Illinois. | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | September 27, 2006 |
| HR 6206 | Truman Scholarship Fund Modernization Act | Received in the Senate. | December 8, 2006 |
Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.