Open Congress : House Education and the Workforce - Major Bill Actions

Bill Introduced: H.R.2069 To amend the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to waive certain eligibility requirements.

2013-05-20T20:00:00Z

To amend the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to waive certain eligibility requirements.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2064 To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide social service agencies with the resources to provide services to meet the urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life.

2013-05-20T20:00:00Z

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide social service agencies with the resources to provide services to meet the urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2056 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit to certain recently discharged veterans, to improve the coordination of veteran job training services between the Department of Labor, the Department of Veteran Affairs, and the Department of Defense, to require transparency for Executive departments in meeting the Government-wide goals for contracting with small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

2013-05-19T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit to certain recently discharged veterans, to improve the coordination of veteran job training services between the Department of Labor, the Department of Veteran Affairs, and the Department of Defense, to require transparency for Executive departments in meeting the Government-wide goals for contracting with small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2041 To modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans.

2013-05-16T20:00:00Z

To modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.221 Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.

2013-05-16T20:00:00Z

Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2035 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand personal saving and retirement savings coverage by enabling employees not covered by qualifying retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic IRA arrangements, and for other purposes.

2013-05-15T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand personal saving and retirement savings coverage by enabling employees not covered by qualifying retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic IRA arrangements, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2029 To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at community colleges, in sustainable energy.

2013-05-15T20:00:00Z

To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at community colleges, in sustainable energy.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2040 To simplify the process for determining the need and eligibility of students for financial assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

2013-05-15T20:00:00Z

To simplify the process for determining the need and eligibility of students for financial assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2013 To repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act.

2013-05-15T20:00:00Z

To repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2020 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students.

2013-05-15T20:00:00Z

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1981 Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2013

2013-05-14T20:00:00Z

To require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1991 To require the Secretary of Education to verify that individuals have made a commitment to serve in the Armed Forces or in public service, or otherwise are a borrower on an eligible loan which has been submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or is already in default, before such individuals obtain a consolidation loan for purposes specified under section 455(o) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

2013-05-14T20:00:00Z

To require the Secretary of Education to verify that individuals have made a commitment to serve in the Armed Forces or in public service, or otherwise are a borrower on an eligible loan which has been submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or is already in default, before such individuals obtain a consolidation loan for purposes specified under section 455(o) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1977 Growth to Excellence Act of 2013

2013-05-13T20:00:00Z

To establish an alternative accountability model.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1975 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

2013-05-13T20:00:00Z

To eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1969 Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2013

2013-05-13T20:00:00Z

To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1979 Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act

2013-05-13T20:00:00Z

To prevent the doubling of the interest rate for Federal subsidized student loans for the 2013-2014 academic year by providing funds for such loans through the Federal Reserve System, to ensure that such loans are available at interest rates that are equivalent to the interest rates at which the Federal Government provides loans to banks through the discount window operated by the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1949 Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act

2013-05-12T20:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Education to convene the Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary Education Data to conduct a study on improvements to postsecondary education transparency at the Federal level.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1908 FREE Act

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1940 Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2013

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

To establish an Office of Specialized Instructional Support in the Department of Education and to provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1941 Supporting Working Moms Act of 2013

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding reasonable break time for nursing mothers.