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Affordable Books for College Act

Introduced: July 12, 2005 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 12, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Affordable Books for College Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a demonstration program of loans to expand college bookstore services to provide students with the option to rent course materials.

Directs the Secretary of Education to make such loans to a limited number of eligible entities, as well as feasibility study grants prior to loan applications.

What's happening now July 12, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3259 Identical bill Affordable Books for College Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1384: Affordable Books for College Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1384/
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"S. 1384: Affordable Books for College Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1384/.
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