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HR 1970 105th Congress House

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the establishment of the Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program.

Introduced: June 19, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Jul 22, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Jun 19, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 19, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 22, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program to provide low-income, minority, and disadvantaged college students with information, preparation, and financial assistance to gain access to and complete law school study.

Authorizes the Secretary to contract with, or make a grant to, the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, for at least a five-year period, to deliver specified services under such program, directly and through subgrants and subcontracts.

Directs the Secretary to establish annually the maximum stipend to be paid to Thurgood Marshall Fellows for the period of prelaw preparation in summer institutes and midyear seminar prior to and during the period of law school study.

Sets forth the maximum amount of grants for such program services for any fiscal year.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 24, 1997
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 19, 1997
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jun 19, 1997
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 19, 1997
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Jun 19, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 19, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 19, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 19, 1997
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 19, 1997
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 19, 1997
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 19, 1997
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