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• Latest Action: Feb 29, 2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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• Committee Assignment: House Education and the Workforce

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• Committee Assignment: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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This bill's most-recent vote occurred on February 28, 2012, with a roll call of 303 ayes, 114 nays, and 16 not voting.
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• EduCause

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• Association of American Universities

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• National Association of College and University Business Officers

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• National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

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• National Association of Student Financial Aid Administration

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• Christian Coalition

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• American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

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• American Dental Education Association

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• Council of Graduate Schools

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• American Psychological Association

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• American Association of Colleges of Nursing

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• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

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• American Association of Community Colleges

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• American Indian Higher Education Consortium

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• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

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• Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities

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• Council for Higher Education Accreditation

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• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

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• Council for Opportunity in Education

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• Association of Chiropractic Colleges

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• ACPA-College Student Educators International

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• Association of American Medical Colleges

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• Association of Benedictine Colleges and Universities

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• Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities

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• Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges

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• Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in New Jersey

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• Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio

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• Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design

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• Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities

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• Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities

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• Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities in New York

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• Conference for Mercy Higher Education

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• Council of Independent Colleges

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• Georgia Independent College Association

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• Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges & Universities

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• Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas

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• NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

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• University Professional & Continuing Education Association

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• Women’s College Coalition

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• Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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• Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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• American Council on Education

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• Instructional Technology Council

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• National Governors Association

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• Home School Legal Defense Association

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• Association of Community College Trustees

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• Rep. Virginia Foxx Speaks on the Protecting Academic Freedom in ... - June 24, 2012 by admin - Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of the Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act (HR 2117), a bill that would repeal the burdensome “credit hour” and “state ...

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  As noted by admin on June 24, 2012, "Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of the Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act (HR 2117), a bill that would repeal the burdensome “credit hour” and “state ..." (/url?q=http://bring-down-obama.info/virginia/rep-virginia-foxx-speaks-on-the-protecting-academic-freedom-in-higher-education-act/&sa=U&ei=NXPsT9LSA8mK2QXmuo3bAQ&ved=0CDgQmAEwBg&usg=AFQjCNE4fvZoxc3xPzqK0VtAtIh31D3yAg)
• Rep. Virginia Foxx Speaks on the Protecting Academic Freedom in ... - June 24, 2012 by admin - Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of the Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act (HR 2117), a bill that would repeal the burdensome “credit hour” and “state ...

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• Rep. Virginia Foxx Speaks on the Protecting Academic Freedom in ... - June 24, 2012 by admin - Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of the Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act (HR 2117), a bill that would repeal the burdensome “credit hour” and “state ...

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• Nursing Distance Learning Programs and State Board of Nursing Authorizations - July 03, 2012 by Medscape News - On February 28, 2012, The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2117, the Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act, which prohibits the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under ...

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  As noted by Medscape News on July 03, 2012, "On February 28, 2012, The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2117, the Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act, which prohibits the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under ..." (http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/766644)
• Virginia Foxx rakes in the dough from student loans she despises - April 17, 2012 by DAILY KOS - To help them out, Foxx introduced HR2117, the Orwellianly named Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act to "prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the ...

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• Removing bureaucratic barriers to achieve higher education - March 27, 2012 by Record-Herald - Recent legislation, H.R. 2117, removed these bureaucratic barriers to higher education. We must promote an educational system that increases access to higher education with graduates who are ready and able to meet the stringent needs of employers.

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  As noted by Record-Herald on March 27, 2012, "Recent legislation, H.R. 2117, removed these bureaucratic barriers to higher education. We must promote an educational system that increases access to higher education with graduates who are ready and able to meet the stringent needs of employers." (http://www.recordherald.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=142801&SectionID=249&SubSectionID=365)