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S 923 102th Congress Senate

A bill to amend section 484(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding methods for qualifying as an "ability to benefit" student at institutions of higher education and proprietary institutions…

Official title: A bill to amend section 484(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding methods for qualifying as an "ability to benefit" student at institutions of highe… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend section 484(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding methods for qualifying as an "ability to benefit" student at institutions of higher education and proprietary institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 23, 1991 See on congress.gov
Education Educational testsFederal aid to higher educationStudent aidStudent loan funds
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 1991
Referred to Subcommittee on Education, Arts, Humanities.
Apr 24, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Apr 24, 1991
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 29, 1991

Referred to Subcommittee on Education, Arts, Humanities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit alternative methods to testing for qualifying "ability-to-benefit" students for Federal student financial aid.

Restores certain options (involving receiving a general education diploma (GED) or certain counseling and remedial or developmental education, or involving a State determination process) for qualification of ability-to-benefit students.

Continues the testing requirement for such students at proprietary institutions.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jul 23, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 923: A bill to amend section 484(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding methods for qualifying as an "ability to benefit" student at institutions of higher education and proprietary institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-923/
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"S. 923: A bill to amend section 484(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding methods for qualifying as an "ability to benefit" student at institutions of higher education and proprietary institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-923/.
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S. 923, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-923/.
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