Baird (WA)

#7

This amendment would direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study on the costs and benefits of making student aid available to less than half-time students.  The Secretary would then make recommendations on how to best design a demonstration loan program targeted for less than half-time students.

Bishop, Rob (UT)

#36

This amendment removes the maintenance of effort language in Title 1 of the bill, and instead directs the Secretary to identify and disseminate methods of cost containment.

Capuano (MA)

#15

(WITHDRAWN) The amendment would ensure that students only take the private loans they need to bridge the gap between the cost of attendance and other aid.

Castle (DE)

#33

An amendment to require the Quality Efficiency Task Forces to develop annual benchmarks for the top 5 percent of institutions in each institution category that have the largest increase in their tuition and fees over the most recent three year period in which data is available. The amendment also requires those institutions not meeting the benchmarks to provide the Secretary of Education a detailed explanation of the reasons why the institution did not meet such benchmarks.

Castor (FL)

#6

(WITHDRAWN) Expands eligibility for competitive grants to include schools whose net tuition is within the lowest quartile of comparable institutions and with tuition increases of $500 or less.

Cohen (TN)

#52

(WITHDRAWN) This amendment repeals the provision currently contained in the Higher Education Act (HEA) that denies federal student financial aid for anyone convicted of a drug offense for 1 year, 2 years, or indefinitely after the conviction, depending on whether it is a first offense and on whether the conviction was for possession or sale of a controlled substance. 

Cohen (TN)

#53

(WITHDRAWN) This amendment clarifies Congress’s intent that nothing in the Higher Education Act (HEA) be construed to deny or reduce funding for federal student loan or other student financial aid programs to any higher education institution based on that institution’s failure to comply with the HEA’s new requirements concerning digital theft. 

Cooper (TN)

#45

Increases the authorization level, from $300 million to $500 million, for the 103 Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Increases the authorization level, from $100 million to $125 million, for the 18 Historically Black Graduate Institutions.

Crowley (NY)

#60

The amendment would allow community college students to have $10 forgiven from their student loans for every hour they dedicate to mentoring an at-risk child.

Cuellar (TX)

#28

This amendment will allow students who are interested in receiving financial aid information from Institutes of Higher Education to receive this information through the Department of Education’s financial aid website. This amendment instructs the Secretary to develop an online tool, within the Department of Education’s financial aid website, that will allow students to send one email to financial aid departments of the student’s choice in an effort to alert Institutes of Higher Education of the potential student’s interest in obtaining more information.

Davis, Danny (IL)

#54

(REVISED) An amendment to restore protections to private student loan borrowers similar to those afforded other unsecured debtors by allowing the discharge of private student loans via bankruptcy. 

Davis, Lincoln (TN)/Myrick (NC)

#61

Amendment would allow the Department of Education to give grants to colleges and universities to establish pregnant and parenting student services centers for pregnant students, parenting students, prospective parenting students anticipating a birth or adoption, and students who are placing or have placed a child for adoption.

Davis, Susan (CA)

#12

This amendment will prevent interest from accruing for active duty service members and qualifying National Guard members for the duration of their activation up to 60 months when serving in a combat zone.

Doggett (TX)

#47

(REVISED) The amendment encourages the prepopulation of FAFSA income and asset information, by taxpayer consent, with tax data provided directly from the IRS to the Department of Education, and allows the Secretary of Education to provide for the use of second preceding tax year information. 

Edwards (TX)/ Boyda (KS)

#1

Prohibits a state from charging members of the armed forces who are on active duty for more than 30 days and whose domicile or permanent duty station is in such state, and such members' dependents, more than the in-state tuition for attending a public institution of higher education (IHE) in that state. Provides that, even if such members' permanent duty station is subsequently changed to a location outside the state, they or their dependents must continue to be charged no more than the in-state tuition if they remain continuously enrolled at such IHE in the state.

Etheridge (NC)

#55

Adds Fayetteville State University to the eligible institutions authorized to receive funding under the Historically Black Graduate Institutions program

Gillibrand (NY)

#32

Institutions of Higher Education shall adopt a statement of current policy concerning the working relationship of campus security personnel with State and local law enforcement agencies for the investigation of felonies or a report of a missing student.

Gingrey (GA)

#16

This amendment would add an additional section to Title IX of the bill (Amendments to Other Laws) to amend the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.  This amendment would grant parents access to review and inspect the educational records of their children if those children – regardless of age – are as still claimed as dependents on the parents’ tax returns.

Hastings (FL)/Sánchez, Linda (CA)

#38

The amendment authorizes a nationwide pilot program through the Department of Education to promote holistic community-centered partnerships aimed at mitigating gang violence and reducing recidivism rates among juvenile ex-offenders previously detained for gang-related offenses.

Hayes (NC)

#25

(WITHDRAWN) The amendment would provide data matching between the IRS and the Department of Education.  The amendment directs the Comptroller General and the Secretary of Education to form a study group with experts from colleges and universities, the Office of Management and Budget, the Treasury Department and any other appropriate experts who have a real commitment to making the FASFA easier for students and parents. The amendment requires a study committee to meet and report to Congress within a year.

Hoekstra (MI)

#58

The Secretary shall develop a student survey to determine employment or training for students graduating from international education programs funded by Title VI.  The Secretary shall take job placement in areas of national need into consideration when institutions apply for Title VI grants.  The Secretary shall release a biennial report to Congress and the public that identifies the areas of national need for expertise in foreign languages and world regions.  Finally, the Assistant Secretary will consult with other agencies and departments to determine areas of national need for expertise in foreign languages and world regions.

Holt (NJ)/Welch (VT)/Capps (CA)

#20

(WITHDRAWN) The amendment directs the Institute of Medicine to study the constraints experienced by schools of nursing in admitting and graduating enough nurses to fill the workforce.  The study will also address the reluctance of nurses to enter faculty positions, and propose short- and long-term solutions to these and other issues.

Inslee (WA)

#17

(REVISED) Ensures that competitive Sustainability Planning Grants explicitly provide for “greenhouse gas emissions reductions” to reduce the threat of global warming and adds an eligibility requirement to FIPSE to ensure that institutions meet current energy efficiency standards.  Additionally, includes a sense of Congress that the Federal Perkins Loan Program, which provides low-interest loans to help needy students finance a degree in higher education, should remain a campus-based aid program and to support increased funds to provide more low-income students with options.

Inslee (WA)

#18

(WITHDRAWN) A sense of Congress that the Federal Perkins Loan Program, which provides low-interest loans to help needy students finance a degree in higher education, should remain a campus-based aid program and to support increased funds to provide more low-income students with options.

Inslee (WA)

#19

(WITHDRAWN)  To add a program participation agreement requirement, where institutions must demonstrate that new facilities construction meet or exceed ASHRAE/IES 90.1 energy efficiency standards, as passed in Public Law No: 110-140.

Jefferson (LA)

#26

This amendment extends the grace period for paying student loans back from six months to nine months for Gulf Opportunity Zone students.

Johnson, Eddie Bernice (TX)/Young, Don (AK)

#5

This amendment expands Pell Grant eligibility to children who lost a parent or guardian as a result of the conflicts in or .  These children will be eligible for the maximum amount of Pell Grant assistance.

Kildee (MI)

#23

The amendment authorizes discretion currently exercised by the Secretary of Education to reserve for competitive grants to Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities for construction, maintenance, or renovation of campus facilities a percentage of funds appropriated for Tribal Colleges and Universities under Title III of the Higher Education Act.

King, Steve (IA)

#29

An amendment to prohibit the federal higher education benefits in the bill from being given to students in this country illegally.

King, Steve (IA)

#30

Prohibits funds from being used to hire illegal immigrants.

King, Steve (IA)

#31

Would require colleges and universities that use Affirmative Action policies in admissions to fully disclose their admission policies.  Would compile this data and make it publicly available.

Kline (MN)

#43

The amendment prohibits the disbursement of Higher Education Act funds by contract or grant to any institution that partners with any entity which discriminates or condones discrimination against the military or military recruiting centers.

Lantos (CA)/Watt (NC)

#37

The amendment makes a technical correction to the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program to clarify Congressional intent that a Masters Degree level institution or program is eligible to be the lead recipient of a grant under the GAANN program.

McCarthy, Kevin (CA)

#42

Would require the Secretary of Education to give preference to institutions of higher education, which apply for the cooperative agreement to be the Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Development of Accreditation Standards, that have a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities that has a residential living component, a work experience or career component, and long-term documented post program placements for students, as well as an institution-approved program that meets all applicable state and local laws.

McKeon (CA)

#44

This amendment is a Sense of Congress that the Secretary of Education shall monitor the availability of student loans in light of the situation with the financial markets.

McKeon (CA)

#57

This amendment requires the National Research Council to conduct a study of the regulations on institutions of higher education.

McNulty (NY)

#48

(WITHDRAWN) This amendment would make distance learning programs eligible to participate in the Nurse Faculty Pilot Project, established in section 777 of H.R. 4137.

McNulty (NY)

#49

(WITHDRAWN) This amendment would clarify that applicants for the grant program in Section 777, which provides for the awarding of grants to institutions of higher education to expand R.N. or graduate-level nursing programs, must calculate the number of matriculated nursing program students by program type, i.e., by advanced degree program, or baccalaureate or associate R.N. program.

Miller, George (CA)

#21

(REVISED)  The Manager's amendment makes technical changes to the bill, as well as changes to the provisions on college costs to a more consumer friendly approach, while keeping the focus on accountability; a revision to the definition of the state funds that count toward meeting the State Maintenance of Effort requirement; a revised technical amendment to Pell grant funding; modifications to the Cohort Default Rate provisions to provide for a transition period before the new sanctions are imposed and provide for targeted technical assistance to schools in danger of losing their federal student aid as a result of high Cohort Default Rates; provisions to ensure that students are aware of lower-cost federal student aid options before turning to more expensive private loans and a means to helps students avoid potentially compromising their federal aid eligibility by inadvertently relying on private student loans or borrowing excess amounts of private student loans; and includes studies.

Moore, Gwen (WI)

#50

Strikes language from the bill which extends the length of time for calculating the cohort default rate to 3 years.  Retains the current calculation of 2 years.

Moore, Gwen (WI)

#51

Prohibits the Secretary of Education from contracting out any services external to the Department of Education to monitor any of the TRIO programs.

Moran, James (VA)/Shays (CT)

#24

(WITHDRAWN) Authorizes the Secretary of Education, in coordination with organizations with expertise in the field of public service, to study how student loan debt affects the decisions of graduates of postsecondary and graduate education programs to enter into public service careers.  The study shall include 1) an assessment of current challenges to recruiting and retaining well-qualified public servants, 2) an evaluation of existing federal programs, 3) an evaluation of whether additional federal programs could increase the number of graduates who enter careers in public service, and 4) recommendations for pilot programs to encourage careers in public service.

Murphy, Patrick (PA)/Myrick (NC)

#14

The amendment would help students and families plan financially for higher education by requiring that colleges provide information about the anticipated cost of a post-secondary degree.  Institutions would have the option of offering either a multi-year tuition and fee schedule or a traditional, single-year tuition and fee schedule with a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of a student’s net costs.

Petri (WI)

#8

The amendment would extend the new audit and reporting provisions applied only to the Direct Loan program to the Federal Family Education Loan Program.

Petri (WI)

#9

(REVISED)  The amendment would require the existing Education-Treasury Study Group to evaluate the feasibility of an alternative market-based reform to the Federal Family Education Loan Program.  The recommended alternative should reduce federal costs to taxpayers and use savings to increase need-based grant aid to low-income student.

Ryan, Tim (OH)/Altmire (PA)

#22

Amendment creates a pilot competitive grant program (available to no more than 10 colleges) to assist institutions of higher education in setting up college textbook rental programs.

Sestak (PA)

#3

This amendment includes physical therapists as an occupation defined as an area of national need to qualify for student loan forgiveness under Sec. 428K of the Higher Education Act.

Sestak (PA)

#13

This legislation amends the articulation agreement strategies that may be employed by states and institutions of higher education to include management systems regarding course equivalency, transfer of credit, and articulation.

Shays (CT)

#56

(REVISED) This amendment expresses the sense of Congress that Federal financial institutions and other entities utilize authority to assist in ensuring the liquidity and the availability of financing mechanisms for the purpose of bringing stability to the student loan marketplace.

Shuler (NC)

#2

To authorize a competitive grant program through the Department of Education that would allow institutions of higher education or consortia to create longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student data.  The amendment authorizes programs in no more than five states for a period of three years. 

Snyder (AR)

#59

(WITHDRAWN) This amendment directs the Secretary of Education to conduct a study to identify the best practices to strengthen the role of institutions that receive Title III and Title V funding under this Act in increasing ’s foreign language education efforts.

Souder (IN)

#35

Would state the sense of Congress that no college student should be subject to discrimination on the basis of protected speech or association.

Stupak (MI)

#10

The amendment would allow members of the National Guard and Reserve to use their Montgomery GI education benefits (under Chapter 1606 under Title 10) for up to 10 years after the date on which the person is separated from the Select Reserve.

Stupak (MI)

#11

Provides federal student loan relief to borrowers who go into school administration in low-income school districts.  Applies to any borrower who has been employed as a full-time school superintendent, principal, or other administrator for five consecutive complete school years in a school district in a low-income area.

Van Hollen (MD)/Castle(DE)

#4

This amendment authorizes Teach for at $20 million for FY09 and $25 million for FY10.

Walz (MN)

#46

H.R. 4137 contains a requirement that textbook publishers submit a description of “substantial changes” to new editions of their texts to faculty responsible for selecting course material.  This amendment adds a further requirement that in the absence of substantial changes, the publisher shall submit a description of any revision in the new edition.

Welch (VT)

#39

(WITHDRAWN) Amendment requires colleges and universities with endowments greater than $500 million to pay out at least 5% of the revenues from their endowments each year, and this pay-out must be directed towards efforts to contain college costs.

Welch (VT)

#40

(2nd REVISION)  Amendment would require annual reporting by colleges and universities on how much of their endowment was paid out each year for the purpose of containing college costs.

Welch (VT)

#41

(WITHDRAWN) Amendment retains the ability of non-profit lenders to continue to offer financial aid and other services to assist students.

Wilson, Joe (SC)

#34

An amendment to forgive loans to individuals who have been employed for five consecutive complete school years as full-time speech-language teachers.  The benefit would extend to those in elementary and secondary schools who have a graduate degree in speech-language pathology, or communication sciences and disorders.

Yarmuth (KY)

#27

(REVISED)  Provides competitive Teach to Reach grants to eligible partnerships to provide general education teacher candidates with the knowledge and skills to effectively instruct students with disabilities in their classrooms. Eligible partnerships must include an institution of higher education, a special education department within that institution, and a high-need local education agency.