HR 7107
110th Congress
House
Education
Armed Forces and National Security
College costs
Colleges
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to education
Federally-guaranteed loans
Government lending
Higher education
Military dependents
Public schools
Scholarships
Student aid
Student loan funds
To require, as a condition of participation in the programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, public institutions of higher education to charge dependent children of members of the Armed Forces a rate of tuition equal to the rate of tuition charged to in-State residents.
Introduced: September 25, 2008
Introduced by:
Smith, Christopher H.
Republican
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 25, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 25, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require public institutions of higher education participating in student aid programs to charge dependent children of members of the Armed Forces a tuition rate equal to the rate for in-state residents.
Applies such tuition rate throughout the program of study for which a student is enrolled, even if the student's parent becomes a former member of the Armed Forces before the completion of studies.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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