HR 1718
110th Congress
House
Education
Economics and Public Finance
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Federal aid to education
Federally-guaranteed loans
Government Operations and Politics
Government lending
Higher education
Labor and Employment
Language and languages
Recruiting of employees
Scholarships
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Student loan funds
Teacher education
Teacher supply and demand
Foreign Language Education Expansion Act
Introduced: March 27, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 9, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Mar 27, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 27, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Foreign Language Education Expansion Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to assume or cancel loans made under the Federal Family Education Loan or the Direct Loan programs to individuals who have been employed for five consecutive complete school years as full-time foreign language teachers in secondary schools whose enrollment of disadvantaged students exceeds 30% and whose local educational agencies are eligible for funding under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Caps loan forgiveness at $17,500.
Limits the benefits of this Act to new borrowers on or after October 1, 2001.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Committees of jurisdiction
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