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HR 2700 110th Congress House

To suspend implementation of an Absolute Priority issued by the Department of Education on July 3, 2006.

Introduced: July 19, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1585)
Jun 13, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 13, 2007
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 Latest action July 20, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1585)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Education to immediately suspend, until expressly authorized by statute, enforcement of the Notice of Final Priority, including the evaluation described within it.

(The Absolute Priority, issued by the Department of Education on July 3, 2006, which is the subject of the Notice: (1) sets rules regarding which high school students will be given priority for participation in the Upward Bound college preparation program; and (2) calls for an evaluation of the program using a control group of students who do not receive Upward Bound services.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2007
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jul 19, 2007
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 28, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2700: To suspend implementation of an Absolute Priority issued by the Department of Education on July 3, 2006.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2700/
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