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- H.R.4983
H.R.4983: Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about education
- Introduced June 26, 2014
- Latest Major Action July 24, 2014
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
16 (2 Democrats, 14 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to eliminate the restriction of college cost calculations to those costs incurred by first-time students. Eliminates the requirement that the Secretary of Education make publicly available on the College Navigator website: (1) college affordability and transparency lists, (2) state higher education spending charts, and (3) the multi-year...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| July 24, 2014 |
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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| July 23, 2014 |
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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| July 23, 2014 |
Voice Vote in the HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6680-6681) |
| July 23, 2014 |
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4983.
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| July 23, 2014 |
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6679-6683)
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| July 23, 2014 |
Ms. Foxx moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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| July 17, 2014 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 396.
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| July 17, 2014 |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 113-530.
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| July 10, 2014 |
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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| July 10, 2014 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| June 26, 2014 |
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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| June 26, 2014 |
Introduced in the House by Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) |