Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Compensatory education2008-05-01T00:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5296Bill Introduced: H.R.5947 Returning Soldiers' Bill of Rights Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/action/1522352008-05-01T00:00:00Z
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a returning soldiers' bill of rights.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5810 Mentor-Mentee Teen Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/action/1500222008-04-15T00:00:00Z
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to provide grants for school-based mentoring programs for at risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy, and to provide student loan forgiveness for mentors participating in such programs.<br /><br /> Bill Enacted: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Preventiontag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/action/1495122008-04-09T00:00:00Z
To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.<br /><br />April 09, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-199. Bill Signed by President: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Preventiontag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/action/1492352008-04-09T00:00:00Z
To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.<br /><br />April 09, 2008: Signed by President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Preventiontag:opencongress.org,2008-04-07:/action/1489872008-04-07T00:00:00Z
To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.<br /><br />April 07, 2008: Presented to President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Preventiontag:opencongress.org,2008-03-11:/action/1471852008-03-11T00:00:00Z
To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.<br /><br />March 11, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Introduced: H.R.5563 Congressional Commission on Civic Service Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-03-10:/action/1471012008-03-10T00:00:00Z
To reauthorize and reform the national service laws.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.2677 Supporting Education for Returning Veterans Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-28:/action/1463882008-02-28T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants to institutions of higher education to establish programs for the provision of services and support to veterans who are students at such institutions, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5143 Securing Success for Veterans on Campus Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-28:/action/1439592008-01-28T00:00:00Z
To encourage model programs to support veteran student success in postsecondary education by coordinating services to address the academic, financial, physical, and social needs of veteran students.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.4262 Maximizing the Use of Federal Education Funds for Job Creation Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-04:/action/1386482007-12-04T00:00:00Z
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize additional flexibility to a State with an unemployment rate that is equal to or greater than 125 percent of the national unemployment rate to transfer funds among programs made available to such State by various provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Vetoed: H.R.3043 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-13:/action/1365372007-11-13T00:00:00Z
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.<br /><br />November 13, 2007: Vetoed by President. Bill Introduced: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-09:/action/1363612007-11-09T00:00:00Z
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Sent To President: H.R.3043 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-08:/action/1361232007-11-08T00:00:00Z
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.<br /><br />November 08, 2007: Presented to President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.3043 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-08:/action/1361222007-11-08T00:00:00Z
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.<br /><br />November 08, 2007: Cleared for White House. Bill Introduced: H.R.4100 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish an instructional level assessment pilot program.tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-06:/action/1385512007-11-06T00:00:00Z
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish an instructional level assessment pilot program.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.4067 Bridges from Jobs to Careers Acttag:opencongress.org,2007-11-01:/action/1356522007-11-01T00:00:00Z
To provide grants to colleges to improve remedial education (including English language instruction), to customize remediation to student career goals, and to help students move rapidly from remediation into for-credit occupation program courses and through program completion.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.4063 Restitution for the Exonerated Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-01:/action/1356422007-11-01T00:00:00Z
To authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.2246 Veterans Upward Bound Improvement Acttag:opencongress.org,2007-10-26:/action/1349772007-10-26T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend eligibility for Federal TRIO programs to members of the reserve components serving on active duty in support of contingency operations.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.2227 Success in the Middle Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-24:/action/1347972007-10-24T00:00:00Z
A bill to provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors, to improve State and district policies and programs relating to the academic achievement of students in the middle grades, to develop and implement effective middle school models for struggling students, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.3762 Working to Encourage Community Action and Responsibility in Education Acttag:opencongress.org,2007-10-04:/action/1316702007-10-04T00:00:00Z
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to foster community involvement, and for other purposes.<br /><br />