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HR 3988 108th Congress House

GEAR UP & GO Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 by strengthening and expanding the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) in orde… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 by strengthening and expanding the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) in order to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into post-secondary education.

Introduced: April 22, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Apr 30, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Mar 17, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 17, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 30, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

GEAR UP & GO Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise specified requirements for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into postsecondary education.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out a GEAR UP & GO grants program to provide low-income high school students participating in GEAR UP partnerships or State programs opportunities for dual/concurrent enrollment in college courses while still enrolled in high school. Provides that students in such program: (1) shall not be required to apply for admission to the institution of higher education; and (2) may receive college credit. Requires up to 25 percent of GEAR UP & GO program funds to be reserved for grants to early/middle college high schools designed to provide 9th through 12th grade low-income and first-generation college students with a coherent course of study enabling them to earn simultaneously a high school diploma and college credit toward a postsecondary degree.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 12 Independent 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 7, 2004
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 24, 2004
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 18, 2004
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 15, 2004
LAMPSON, NICK
· May 19, 2004
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 19, 2004
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 19, 2004
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 11, 2004
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· May 11, 2004
Davis, Artur
· May 6, 2004
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 6, 2004
Bordallo, Madeleine
· May 4, 2004
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 4, 2004
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· May 4, 2004
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 4, 2004
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 4, 2004
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 22, 2004
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Apr 22, 2004
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 22, 2004
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 22, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3988: GEAR UP & GO Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3988/
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"H.R. 3988: GEAR UP & GO Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3988/.
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H.R. 3988, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3988/.
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