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HR 553 102th Congress House Education Compensatory education Educational tests Federal aid to higher education Proprietary schools Secondary education Student aid

To repeal the testing requirements imposed on ability-to-benefit students by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.

Introduced: January 17, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Feb 8, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Jan 17, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 17, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repeals a provision of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 that imposed certain testing requirements on ability-to-benefit students for purposes of student aid under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

What's happening now February 8, 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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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 25, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 553: To repeal the testing requirements imposed on ability-to-benefit students by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-553/
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"H.R. 553: To repeal the testing requirements imposed on ability-to-benefit students by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-553/.
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H.R. 553, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-553/.
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