US HB4055 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-2)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 16 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Military and Veterans Education Protection Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require proprietary institutions of higher education to derive at least 10% of their revenue from sources other than title IV or federal educational assistance programs for military personnel and veterans, or become ineligible for title IV funding and participation in those programs. (Currently, this 90/10 rule requires these schools to derive at least 10% of their revenue from sources other than title IV or become ineligible for title IV funding.)
Title
Military and Veterans Education Protection Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA] | Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN] |
| Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT] | Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] | Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] |
| Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] | Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA] | Rep. Gene Green [D-TX] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] |
| Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI] | Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY] | Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] |
| Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA] | Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY] | Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL] | Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC] |
| Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI] | Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL] |
| Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. William Owens [D-NY] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] |
| Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO] | Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA] |
| Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-29 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. |
| 2012-03-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. |
| 2012-02-24 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. |
| 2012-02-16 | House | Referred to House Veterans' Affairs |
| 2012-02-16 | House | Referred to House Armed Services |
| 2012-02-16 | House | Referred to House Education and the Workforce |
| 2012-02-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Same As/Similar To
SB2116 (Same As) 2012-02-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Education
Education programs funding
Higher education
Medical education
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Education programs funding
Higher education
Medical education
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4055/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4055/BILLS-112hr4055ih.pdf |
