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College Opportunity Act of 2007

Official title: A bill to amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and other laws and provisions and urge Congress to make college more affordable through increased … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and other laws and provisions and urge Congress to make college more affordable through increased Federal Pell Grants and providing more favorable student loans and other benefits, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 4, 2007 See on congress.gov
Education CongressEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to educationHigher education
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This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jan 4, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S49)
Jan 4, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9-11)
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 4, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S49)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

College Opportunity Act of 2007 - Declares the sense of Congress that the Congress should enact, and the President sign, measures that make college more affordable by increasing Pell Grants and providing more favorable student loans and other benefits.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jan 4, 2007
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jan 4, 2007
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 4, 2007
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 4, 2007
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 4, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 7: College Opportunity Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-7/
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"S. 7: College Opportunity Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-7/.
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S. 7, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-7/.
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