H.R.4137 - College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007

To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. view all titles (10)

All Bill Titles

  • Short: College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 as reported to house.
  • Short: Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act of 2007 as reported to house.
  • Short: College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Official: To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Higher Education Opportunity Act as enacted.
  • Short: John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Navajo Nation Higher Education Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008 as enacted.

View All (132)

09/06/08
Fraud Factories

In February, the US House of Representatives approved the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 (HR 4137). The bill was passed by the Senate in ...

Source: RedOrbit, TX
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
09/02/08
Textbook sales tumble as prices climb

The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HR 4137), signed on Aug. 14 by President George W. Bush, is part of a larger law that helps make college more ...

Source: Clarion Online - Glendora (subscription), CA
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
09/02/08
Congress pressures textbook companies to lower costs

The Higher Education Reauthorization and College Opportunity Act of 2008 (HR 4137) includes provisions to contain escalating textbook costs by requiring ...

Source: Clarion Online - Glendora (subscription), CA
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
09/01/08
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation Q2 2008 Earnings Call ...

Finally, after five years of delay, Congress passed and the President is expected to sign into law HR 4137 reauthorizing the Higher Education Act. As you ...

Source: Seeking Alpha, NY
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
09/01/08
Sustainability Act affects colleges

... all provisions of the Higher Education Sustainability Act into law on August 14 as part of the new Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HR 4137). ...

Source: Central Florida Future, FL
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/24/08
Textbook cost for higher education to be lower by 2010

HR 4137, the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 was overwhelmingly passed by both the House of Representatives in February and the Senate in July. ...

Source: TheJambar.com (subscription), OH
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/19/08
Is Your University Prepared to Issue "Immediate" Emergency ...

The new Higher Education Act (HR-4137) states that higher education institutions must have procedures to "immediately notify the campus community upon the ...

Source: MarketWatch
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/19/08
Higher ed bill is signed

Washington DC – US Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., today applauded presidential signing of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HR 4137), which will help ...

Source: Little Chicago Review, IL
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/19/08
Physical Therapists Applaud President Bush For Signing Legislation ...

Members of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) applaud President Bush for signing into law the Higher Education Opportunity Act(HR 4137). ...

Source: Medical News Today (press release), UK
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/18/08
A fine line

And in February, the House passed the Campus-Based Digital Theft Prevention Requirements, section 494 of HR 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability ...

Source: SC Magazine US
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/18/08
New High-Tech Teaching Center, Pushed by Congress, Lacks Funds

The act (HR 4137) authorizes the center to make grants to universities, for-profit companies, and other entities, like museums and libraries, to accomplish ...

Source: Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/17/08
CCAGW Cheers Closure of Pell Grant Sex Offender Loophole

HR 4137 was signed into law by President Bush on August 14. Prison inmates have been banned from receiving Pell Grants since 1994 and some students ...

Source: Earthtimes (press release), UK
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/17/08
CCAGW Cheers Closure of Pell Grant Sex Offender Loophole

HR 4137 was signed into law by President Bush on August 14. Prison inmates have been banned from receiving Pell Grants since 1994 and some students ...

Source: MarketWatch
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/14/08
Loan-Forgiveness Program Becomes Law

The program is contained in the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HR 4137), which updates existing programs and creates new ways to make higher education ...

Source: Law.com (subscription), CA
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/13/08
Beatty: Will protect families, jobs and the country

Beatty said that the priorities of the Higher Education Opportunity Act recently passed by the House (HR 4137) sounded “reasonable,” but that he would like ...

Source: Wicked Local Wenham, MA
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/13/08
Students Hit by High Tuition Cost

On July 31, Congress reauthorized HR 4137, The College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008, authored by Representative George Miller (D-CA), ...

Source: Berkeley Daily Planet, CA
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/13/08
Major College Access Bill Signed into Law

The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HR 4137) addresses rising college tuition prices, makes textbook costs more manageable, simplifies the federal student ...

Source: Imperial Valley News, CA
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/13/08
Congress Passes Fire Safety Act

Once signed into law, HR 4137 will require academic institutions to produce an annual fire safety report outlining fire safety practices, standards and all ...

Source: Fire Chief, IL
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/12/08
Beatty: Will protect families, jobs and the country

Beatty said that the priorities of the Higher Education Opportunity Act recently passed by the House (HR 4137) sounded “reasonable,” but that he would like ...

Source: Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle, MA
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/10/08
Buried in Vast Higher-Education Bill Is Another Expansion of Loan ...

The new programs, which are buried in a huge bill to renew the Higher Education Act (HR 4137) that awaits President Bush’s signature, would provide loan ...

Source: Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/10/08
Congress in Recess: Higher Education Programs; FY 2009 Spending ...

Last week, Congress passed HR 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007. The bill amends and extends the Higher Education Act of 1965. ...

Source: MarketWatch
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/07/08
Stupak wins a break for teachers who get promoted

By votes of 380 to 49 in the House and 83 to 8 in the Senate, Congress approved the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HR 4137), which would reform and ...

Source: SooToday.com
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/06/08
Higher Education Sustainability Act Provides for Green Learning

As part of HR 4137, the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, the act, which is expected to be signed by President Bush, creates a “University ...

Source: Newstrack India, India
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/05/08
Princeton, Kentucky

Whitfield voted for, and the House passed, HR 4137, the Higher Education and Opportunity Act. This legislation will reform the nation's higher education ...

Source: Princeton Times Leader, KY
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/05/08
US House of Representatives passes Hastings’ Gang Prevention ...

The bill was included in the final Conference Report for HR 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act. “Gang violence is a cycle that poisons many ...

Source: Westside Gazette
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/05/08
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation Reports Second Quarter ...

Mr. Carney added, "We are pleased that the Higher Education Act HR 4137, which was passed by Congress on July 31st and awaits the President's signature, ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/05/08
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation Reports Second Quarter ...

Mr. Carney added, "We are pleased that the Higher Education Act HR 4137, which was passed by Congress on July 31st and awaits the President’s signature, ...

Source: CNNMoney.com (press release)
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/04/08
Congressman Kind Plays Key Role in Passage of the Higher Education ...

Kind (D-Wisconsin) for his role in the passage of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HR 4137, S. 1642), better known as the Higher Education ...

Source: Wisbusiness.com, WI
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/04/08
Bill may aid UTTC funding

D., also chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, pushed for language in HR 4137 to amend and include the tribal college provisions. ...

Source: Bismarck Tribune,  USA
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate
08/03/08
Senate Passes College Opportunity and Affordability Act HR-4137

"HR-4137 will allow physical therapists who provide care to children, adolescents, and veterans to be eligible for up to $10000 over 5 years in authorized ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
Add to My Political Notebook Save to Notebook Rate

Vote on This Bill

36% Users Support Bill

24 in favor / 43 opposed
 

Send Your Rep a Letter

about this bill Support Oppose Tracking
Track with MyOC
Save to Notebook Make A Bill Widget

Top-Rated Comments

OpenCongress is a free and open-source project of the Participatory Politics Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to increase civic engagement. The non-profit Sunlight Foundation is the Founding and Primary Supporter of OpenCongress.