Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Compensatory education2008-09-25T20:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5296Bill Introduced: H.R.7154 T-FELAS Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/action/1746272008-09-25T20:00:00Z
To amend title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities to recruit, select, train, and support Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows that will strengthen expanded learning initiatives, 21st century community learning center programs, and after-school programs, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.3487 Serve America Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-09-11:/action/1711722008-09-11T20:00:00Z
A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.3480 Encore Service Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-10:/action/1711272008-09-10T20:00:00Z
A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish Encore Service Programs, Encore Fellowship Programs, and Silver Scholarship Programs, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Sent To President: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-30:/action/1688292008-08-30T20:00:00Z
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.<br /><br />August 30, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Signed by President: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-13:/action/1689532008-08-13T20:00:00Z
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.<br /><br />August 13, 2008: Signed by President. Bill Enacted: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-13:/action/1689542008-08-13T20:00:00Z
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.<br /><br />August 13, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-315. Bill Sent To President: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-05:/action/1689202008-08-05T20:00:00Z
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.<br /><br />August 05, 2008: Presented to President. Bill Introduced: H.Res.1413 Acknowledging the accomplishments and goals of the Youth Impact Program.tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/1688922008-07-31T20:00:00Z
Acknowledging the accomplishments and goals of the Youth Impact Program.<br /><br /> Bill Sent To President: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/1689022008-07-30T20:00:00Z
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.<br /><br />July 30, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Introduced: H.R.5947 Returning Soldiers' Bill of Rights Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/action/1522352008-04-30T20:00:00Z
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,2008-04-14:/action/1500222008-04-14T20:00:00Z
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 Signed by President: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/action/1492352008-04-08T20:00:00Z
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 08, 2008: Signed by President. Bill Enacted: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/action/1495122008-04-08T20:00:00Z
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 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-199. Bill Sent To President: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-06:/action/1489872008-04-06T20:00:00Z
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 06, 2008: Presented to President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-10:/action/1471852008-03-10T20:00:00Z
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 10, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Introduced: H.R.5563 Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-03-09:/action/1471012008-03-09T20:00:00Z
To reauthorize and reform the national service laws.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.2677 Supporting Education for Returning Veterans Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-27:/action/1463882008-02-27T19:00:00Z
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,2008-01-27:/action/1439592008-01-27T19:00:00Z
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,2007-12-03:/action/1386482007-12-03T19:00:00Z
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,2007-11-12:/action/1365372007-11-12T19:00:00Z
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 12, 2007: Vetoed by President.