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
1,394
bills in the 116th Congress.
Showing 871–900,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 191 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression at institutions of higher education. | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | March 25, 2019 |
| HRES 186 | Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United Negro College Fund, Inc. | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | March 7, 2019 |
| HRES 171 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month. | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | March 5, 2019 |
| HRES 169 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for increased diversity and inclusion in the tech sector, and increased access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education. | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | March 4, 2019 |
| HRES 168 | Expressing support for designation of March 6, 2019, as "National Beauty and Wellness Education Day" by promoting awareness of the goals and ideals of institutions of higher education that educate the Nation's licensed beauty and wellness professionals. | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | March 4, 2019 |
| HRES 127 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the importance and vitality of the United States alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and our trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | September 24, 2019 |
| HRES 104 | Expressing support for designation of the week beginning February 3, 2019, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week". | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | February 6, 2019 |
| HRES 66 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the obligation of the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice to enforce title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its implementing regulations, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the obligation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to "build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination", and for other purposes. | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | January 22, 2019 |
| HRES 58 | Supporting the goal of increasing public school teacher pay and public education funding. | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | January 17, 2019 |
| HRES 55 | Recognizing Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, for 200 years of leadership in higher education. | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | January 16, 2019 |
| HRES 6 | Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | January 9, 2019 |
| S 5082 | Expanding COVID–19 Testing Capacity Act of 2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | December 21, 2020 |
| S 5068 | Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | December 18, 2020 |
| S 5066 | Strengthening Local Processing Act of 2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S7806-7808) | December 18, 2020 |
| S 5065 | Economic Justice Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S7713-7806) | December 18, 2020 |
| S 5062 | College Athletes Bill of Rights | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | December 17, 2020 |
| S 5056 | OCEAN Act of 2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | December 17, 2020 |
| S 5029 | Community College Student Success Act of 2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | December 16, 2020 |
| S 5016 | Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | December 15, 2020 |
| S 5003 | Collegiate Athlete Compensation Rights Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | December 10, 2020 |
| S 4986 | Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7328) | December 9, 2020 |
| S 4972 | Rural STEM Education Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | December 8, 2020 |
| S 4964 | Next Generation Entrepreneurship Corps Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | December 3, 2020 |
| S 4956 | PREP for All Students Act of 2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | December 3, 2020 |
| S 4941 | COVID Community Care Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | December 1, 2020 |
| S 4940 | CADSAW Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | December 1, 2020 |
| S 4929 | Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | November 30, 2020 |
| S 4928 | Educating for Democracy Act of 2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | November 30, 2020 |
| S 4917 | Educator Jobs Fund Act of 2020 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | November 18, 2020 |
| S 4916 | FAMILIES Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | November 18, 2020 |
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.