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HR 3946 110th Congress House

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Katrina and Rita Relief Act of 2007

Official title: To provide for a temporary waiver under part B of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 for undergraduate historically black colleges and universities … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for a temporary waiver under part B of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 for undergraduate historically black colleges and universities located in an area affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster.

Introduced: October 23, 2007 See on congress.gov
Education AlabamaBlack collegesEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency Management
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Nov 14, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Oct 23, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 23, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 14, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Katrina and Rita Relief Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to waive or modify the application of any statutory or regulatory provision related to the Strengthening Institutions program, under part B of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, to historically Black colleges and universities that suffered certain adverse effects from Hurricane Katrina or Rita if the application of such provision would result in such institutions receiving less program funding for FY2009-FY2012 than they received in FY2006.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 23, 2007
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 23, 2007
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Oct 23, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3946: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Katrina and Rita Relief Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3946/
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"H.R. 3946: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Katrina and Rita Relief Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3946/.
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