US Congress House Bill 1949 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Engrossed on May 23 2013 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-23 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to convene an Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary Education Data that: (1) is comprised of 15 members who represent economically, racially, and geographically diverse populations; and (2) includes higher education stakeholders, state officials, business representatives, college and career counselors at secondary schools, and experts in higher education policy, consumer choice, privacy, labor markets, and data policy, collection, and use. Requires the Committee to study: the types of information the federal government should collect and report on institutions of higher education (IHEs) to assist students and families in their search for an IHE, including information related to postsecondary education costs, financial assistance, student outcomes, and postgraduation earnings; how that information should be collected and reported, including how to disaggregate student outcome information by student subgroups; and ways in which the federal government could make that information more readily available to students and their families in an easily accessible and understandable format, and to states, local governments, secondary schools, IHEs, and private-sector entities. Requires the Committee, in conducting the study, to: (1) review relevant research concerning the types of information students and parents seek in searching for an IHE; (2) consider the utility of the information currently reported and whether additional information would be beneficial or confusing; and (3) consult with parents, students, and a broad range of parties interested in higher education. Directs the Committee to submit an interim and final report on the study to Congress and the Secretary. Requires the Committee, after consulting with the Commissioner of Education Statistics, to include in its final report recommendations for legislative, regulatory, and administrative actions to improve the information the federal government collects and reports on IHEs.

Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act

Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]
Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-23	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2013-05-22	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2013-05-22	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2895-2896)
2013-05-22	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1949.
2013-05-22	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2895-2898)
2013-05-22	House	Mr. Messer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2013-05-20	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 58.
2013-05-20	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 113-83.
2013-05-16	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2013-05-16	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2013-05-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1949/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1949/BILLS-113hr1949ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1949/BILLS-113hr1949rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1949/BILLS-113hr1949eh.pdf