US SB2954 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 20 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-11-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Higher Education Affordability Act

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Title

Higher Education Affordability Act

Sponsors

Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-11-20SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2014-11-20SenateSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6207)

Same As/Similar To

HB482 (Related) 2013-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
HB4391 (Related) 2014-06-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
HB5572 (Related) 2014-11-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
SB216 (Related) 2013-02-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB2164 (Related) 2014-03-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB2204 (Related) 2014-04-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2162-2164)
SB2385 (Related) 2014-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB2506 (Related) 2014-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB2898 (Related) 2014-09-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB2993 (Related) 2014-12-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Subjects

Academic performance and assessments
Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Adoption and foster care
Adult education and literacy
Advisory bodies
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Assault and harassment offenses
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business ethics
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Corporate finance and management
Department of Education
Disability and health-based discrimination
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employee performance
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Indian social and development programs
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Marketing and advertising
Medical education
Military personnel and dependents
Minority education
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
School administration
Science and engineering education
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Special education
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
User charges and fees
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education

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