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HR 3542 106th Congress House

Greater Access to Distance Education Act of 2000

Official title: To provide greater access to high quality distance education programs.

Introduced: February 10, 2000 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 23, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Jan 27, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 27, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 23, 2000

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Greater Access to Distance Education Act of 2000 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require distance education demonstration programs to provide greater access to high quality distance education programs and orientation to distance education for adults, students, and underserved persons who traditionally have had little or no computer knowledge or training.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 29, 2000
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 29, 2000
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 10, 2000
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 27, 2000
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 27, 2000
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 27, 2000
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 27, 2000
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 27, 2000
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 27, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3542: Greater Access to Distance Education Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3542/
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"H.R. 3542: Greater Access to Distance Education Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3542/.
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H.R. 3542, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3542/.
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