H.R. 5529House114th Congress (2015-2017)Passed House

Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

July 12, 2016

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Introduced in House

June 20, 2016

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Education and Workforce Committee

June 20, 2016

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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Education and Workforce Committee

June 22, 2016

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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Education and Workforce Committee

June 22, 2016

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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 114-676.

Education and Workforce Committee

July 11, 2016

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524.

July 11, 2016

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Mr. Heck (NV) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

July 11, 2016 • 5:30 PM

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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4613-4615)

July 11, 2016 • 5:30 PM

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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5529.

July 11, 2016 • 5:30 PM

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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4613-4614)

July 11, 2016 • 5:41 PM

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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4613-4614)

July 11, 2016 • 5:41 PM

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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

July 11, 2016 • 5:41 PM

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

July 12, 2016

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Referred in SenateIssued July 12, 2016

IIB

114th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 5529

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 12, 2016

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

AN ACT

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize additional grant activities for Hispanic-serving institutions.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act.

Authorized grant activities

Subsection (b) of section 503 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101b(b)) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (16) as paragraphs (9) through (18), respectively; and

(2)

by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:

(7)

Student support programs, which may include counseling, mentoring, and other support services, designed to facilitate the successful advancement of students from four-year institutions to postbaccalaureate doctoral degree granting programs that prepare students for health care occupations as such occupations are described in the most recent edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

(8)

Developing or expanding access to dual or concurrent enrollment programs and early college high school programs.

Funding

(a)

Authorizations of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), as amended by this Act, $107,795,000 for fiscal year 2016.

(b)

Additional extensions not permitted

Section 422 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1226a) shall not apply to further extend the duration of the authority under subsection (a).

Passed the House of Representatives July 11, 2016.

Karen L. Haas,

Clerk