Topic

Higher education

Bills 12,000 First seen 107th Most recent 119th

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
12,000 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 5,791–5,820, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 518 Congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team for winning the 2011 Bowl Championship Series National Championship. 112th January 18, 2012
HRES 499 Congratulating the students, staff, faculty, and alumni of the City Colleges of Chicago on the 100th anniversary of the institution. 112th December 15, 2011
HRES 498 Recognizing and commending Baylor University quarterback Robert Griffin III for winning the 2011 Heisman Trophy and for his academic and athletic accomplishments. 112th December 15, 2011
HRES 476 Recognizing the 30th anniversary of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD). 112th November 29, 2011
HRES 474 Recognizing the valuable contributions of community colleges and encouraging local partnerships with such institutions to train and revitalize the United States workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, and invest in local communities. 112th November 18, 2011
HRES 462 Supporting the goals and ideals of American Education Week. 112th November 14, 2011
HRES 458 Congratulating the University of Washington on the occasion of its 150th anniversary and recognizing its contributions to Washington State and the United States. 112th November 4, 2011
HRES 450 Expressing support for designation of the week beginning on November 14, 2011, as National School Psychology Week. 112th November 1, 2011
HRES 442 Recognizing the necessity and urgency of job creation, extending unemployment assistance, expanding education and job training programs, and investing in improving and modifying the Nation's infrastructure. 112th October 15, 2011
HRES 424 Honoring the Cultural Initiative, Inc. on the 20th anniversary of the first hip hop conference at Howard University. 112th October 5, 2011
HRES 413 Honoring Alfred University on the 175th anniversary of its founding. 112th September 22, 2011
HRES 400 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Hispanic-serving Institutions Week should be established, and commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. 112th September 15, 2011
HRES 365 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should cut the United States' true debt burden by reducing home mortgage balances, forgiving student loans, and bringing down overall personal debt. 112th July 22, 2011
HRES 319 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that adding art and design into Federal programs that target the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth in the United States. 112th June 21, 2011
HRES 308 Recognizing the achievements of America's high school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2011, promoting the importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and rewarding academic excellence of all American high school students. 112th June 15, 2011
HRES 253 Affirming the rich spiritual and religious history of our Nation's founding and subsequent history and expressing support for designation of the first week in May as "America's Spiritual Heritage Week" for the appreciation of and education on America's history of religious faith. 112th May 5, 2011
HRES 181 Honoring the memory of Christina-Taylor Green by encouraging schools to teach civic education and civil discourse in public schools. 112th March 17, 2011
HRES 165 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month. 112th March 11, 2011
HRES 105 Congratulating Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., on the historic milestone of 100 years of serving local and international communities, maintaining a commitment to the betterment of mankind, and enriching the lives of collegiate men throughout the United States. 112th February 18, 2011
HRES 63 Supporting the goals and ideals of Student Financial Aid Awareness Month to raise awareness of student financial aid. 112th January 26, 2011
HRES 56 Congratulating the Florida International University Golden Panthers for the school's first Bowl victory. 112th January 25, 2011
S 3682 CAMPUS Safety Act of 2012 112th December 13, 2012
S 3665 Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act 112th December 6, 2012
S 3653 National Child Protection Training Act 112th December 4, 2012
S 3639 ACHIEVE Act 112th November 27, 2012
S 3608 Voter Empowerment Act of 2012 112th September 21, 2012
S 3582 Educator Preparation Reform Act 112th September 20, 2012
S 3578 Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act of 2011 112th September 20, 2012
S 3572 Restoring Tax and Regulatory Certainty to Small Businesses Act of 2012 112th September 19, 2012
S 3557 Arbitration Fairness for Students Act 112th September 19, 2012

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.