H.R. 3136 - Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2013

Bill Text

    Rules Committee Print 113-52 PDF XML

    Showing the text of the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce

    Text of H.R. 3136 PDF XML

    Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2013 (as introduced)

    H. Rept. 113-529 PDF

    Report from the Committee on Education and the Workforce

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE on Tuesday, July 22, 2014.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 677 : 
Agreed to by record vote of 230-185, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 224-190, on Wednesday, July 23, 2014. 

MANAGERS: Foxx/Polis

1. Structured rule for H.R. 3136.

2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

4. Makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-52 and provides that it shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.

6. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the report.

8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

9. Structured rule for H.R. 4984.

10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

12. Makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-53 and provides that it shall be considered as read.

13. Waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.

14. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report.

16. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
11Version 1Byrne (AL)RepublicanIncreases the maximum number of eligible entities from 20 to 30.Made In Order
14Version 2Duffy (WI)RepublicanRevised Requires schools to notify students or parents of minor students when they enter in to an agreement with a person or company that is allowed to sell personally identifiable information collected from the application provided to the student. Submitted
19Version 1Duffy (WI)RepublicanLate Requires schools to notify students or parents of minor students when they enter in to an agreement with a person or company that is allowed to sell personally identifiable information collected from the application provided to the student. Made In Order
15Version 2Gowdy (SC), Welch (VT)Bi-PartisanLate Revised Permits participation of dual enrollment programs in demonstration projects.Made In Order
16Version 2Gowdy (SC), Welch (VT)Bi-PartisanLate Revised Creates a Regulatory Reform Task Force to make recommendations to reduce unnecessary higher education regulations.Made In Order
5Version 1Grayson (FL)DemocratMakes the 6 percent student loan interest rate cap for active duty servicemembers automatic.Submitted
6Version 1Grayson (FL), Wilson (FL)DemocratMakes a student convicted of a criminal hazing offense under state law ineligible to receive federal student financial aid. Submitted
7Version 1Grayson (FL)DemocratCodifies into permanent law the requirements of section 310, on page 396, of the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014”. Namely, that the Secretary of Education shall modify the FAFSA so that students who are foster youth can be identified, and information about special assistance made available to those students be sent to them.Submitted
8Version 1Grayson (FL)DemocratRequires the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, to conduct a study on the feasibility and advantages and disadvantages of using individual income tax returns as the primary form of application for student aid. Made In Order
9Version 1Grayson (FL)DemocratCombines the other four Grayson amendments into a single amendment.Submitted
3Version 1Jackson Lee (TX)DemocratDirects the Secretary of Education prior to any deadlines to submit applications for consideration as an institution to participate in the pilot program to conduct outreach to historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Native American-serving, non-tribal institutions, institutions serving students with special needs, and institutions located in rural areas to provide information on the opportunity to apply to carry out a demonstration project.Made In Order
13Version 1Kline (MN), Miller, George (CA)Bi-PartisanMANAGER’S AMENDMENT Makes minor technical edits and includes an addition to the oversight section requiring the secretary of education to disseminate best practices.Made In Order
1Version 1Langevin (RI), Thompson, Glenn (PA)Bi-PartisanAllows eligible entities to submit to the Director of the Institute of Education information regarding the number and percentage of students who are able to find employment in a field relating to their program or course of study, and would allow the Director of IES to provide technical assistance to such entities upon request. Made In Order
2Version 1McNerney (CA)DemocratAllows the Department of Education (DOE) to issue a waiver to an institute of higher education that had previously declared bankruptcy to be reinstated for Pell Grant eligibility. An institution must wait five years after declaring bankruptcy before being able to submit a waiver to DOE. Submitted
10Version 1McNerney (CA)DemocratRevised Requires an applicant to provide information on its population of veteran and military students and how it will incorporate veteran and military student needs into its demonstration project.Made In Order
17Version 1Meng (NY)DemocratLate Requires the Secretary of Education to report to Congress, every 10 years, on the needs of limited English proficient students using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Made In Order
18Version 1Meng (NY)DemocratLate Requires the Department of Education to provide FAFSA translations for the top ten spoken languages other than English spoken in the US, as determined by the American Community Survey in 2014. A re-determination of the top ten languages should be done every 10 years.Submitted
4Version 1Tierney (MA)DemocratAdds a new section at the end of the bill that would enable millions of students, graduates, parents and middle-class families to responsibly refinance their existing student loans.Submitted
12Version 2Walberg (MI)RepublicanRevised Allows participating eligible entities to apply to expand their approved projects beyond the 3000 student maximum if the past two evaluations warrant such expansion.Made In Order