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HR 2943 102th Congress House Education Academic performance Business and social problems Education of socially handicapped children Educational accountability Elementary education Higher education Information services Secondary education Student aid

To require the Secretary of Education to evaluate programs providing disadvantaged children with guaranties of postsecondary education assistance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 18, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Aug 13, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Jul 18, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 18, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to study and evaluate, through the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, the effectiveness of various programs that guarantee disadvantaged children the financial resources needed to pursue a postsecondary education in exchange for the child's commitment to achieving a satisfactory elementary and secondary education.

Requires dissemination of such study findings through appropriate agencies and organizations, including business associations. Requires an interim and a final report to specified congressional committees.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now August 13, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 12, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2943: To require the Secretary of Education to evaluate programs providing disadvantaged children with guaranties of postsecondary education assistance, and for other purposes.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2943/
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"H.R. 2943: To require the Secretary of Education to evaluate programs providing disadvantaged children with guaranties of postsecondary education assistance, and for other purposes.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2943/.
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H.R. 2943, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2943/.
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