HR 855
105th Congress
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Access to College Education (ACE) Act of 1997
Introduced: February 26, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Feb 26, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 26, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Access to College Education (ACE) Act of 1997 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a new part F, Administrative Support for State Prepaid Tuition Programs, under title X of such Act.
Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) make grants to States to support temporarily the establishment and operation of State prepaid tuition programs; and (2) disseminate to States applying for such grants certain studies and information on successful administrative practices for such programs.
Authorizes appropriations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Committees of jurisdiction
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