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HR 3567 108th Congress House

To require the General Accounting Office to conduct an investigation of the high price of college textbooks.

Introduced: April 22, 2004 See on congress.gov
Education College costsCongressCongressional investigationsCongressional reporting requirements
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Higher educationPrice discriminationPrice policyTextbooks
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Jan 30, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Nov 20, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nov 20, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 30, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Comptroller General to investigate and report to specified congressional committees on: (1) the cost of college textbooks in the United States; and (2) whether the same textbooks are being sold outside the United States at a substantially lower cost.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Apr 22, 2004
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 22, 2004
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 22, 2004
Majette, Denise
· Mar 2, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 2, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3567: To require the General Accounting Office to conduct an investigation of the high price of college textbooks.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3567/
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"H.R. 3567: To require the General Accounting Office to conduct an investigation of the high price of college textbooks.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3567/.
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