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A bill to amend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 to reauthorize for 2 additional years the public school and private school tuition assistance programs established under the Act.

Introduced: March 23, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 28 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2004
Became Public Law No: 108-457.
Dec 17, 2004
Signed by President.
Dec 7, 2004
Presented to President.
Dec 6, 2004
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 6, 2004
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H10914)
Dec 6, 2004
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H10914)
Dec 6, 2004
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments on H.R. 4012.
Dec 6, 2004
Mr. Davis, Tom moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H10914-10915)
Dec 6, 2004
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 24, 2004
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 24, 2004
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 24, 2004
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11847-11848)
Jul 22, 2004
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.
Jul 22, 2004
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. Without written report.
Jul 21, 2004
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Jul 19, 2004
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Jul 14, 2004
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 14, 2004
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5781)
Jul 14, 2004
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5781)
Jul 14, 2004
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4012.
Jul 14, 2004
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5781-5783)
Jul 14, 2004
Mr. Davis, Tom moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 8, 2004
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 305.
Jun 8, 2004
Reported by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 108-527.
Apr 1, 2004
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Apr 1, 2004
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 23, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Mar 23, 2004
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 4,081 — To amend the title of the bill. Agreed to Nov 24, 2004
SAMDT 4,080 — To reduce extension to 2 years. Agreed to Nov 24, 2004
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 24, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the District of Columbia Access Act of 1999 to authorize the public school and private school tuition assistance programs established under the Act through FY 2007.

What's happening now December 17, 2004

Became Public Law No: 108-457.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 23, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4012: A bill to amend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 to reauthorize for 2 additional years the public school and private school tuition assistance programs established under the Act.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4012/
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"H.R. 4012: A bill to amend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 to reauthorize for 2 additional years the public school and private school tuition assistance programs established under the Act.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4012/.
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H.R. 4012, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4012/.
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