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A bill to amend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 to reauthorize for 2 additional years the public school and private school tuition assistance programs established under the Act.

108-hr4012 — A bill to amend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 to reauthorize for 2 additional years the public school and private school tuition assistance programs established under the Act.. Sponsored by Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11]. Introduced 2004-03-23. House bill. 108th Congress.

108-hr4012 108th Congress House Became Public Law No: 108-457. Died in Committee
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A bill to amend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 to reauthorize for 2 additional years the public school and private school tuition assistance programs established under the Act.

Timeline

Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11]
Sponsor
Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] (R), VA
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor
Introduced
2004-03-23
Committees
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Oversight and Accountability Committee
Subjects
Authorization; Black colleges; College costs; District of Columbia; Economics and Public Finance; Education; Federal aid to education; Federal-city relations; Higher education; Local budgets; Maryland; Minorities; Private schools; Public schools; Scholarships; Urban affairs; Virginia

Bill Activity

House
Introduced in House
2004-03-23
Committee
2004-03-23
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Committee
2004-04-01
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Reported in House
2004-06-08
Committee
2004-06-08
Reported by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 108-527.
Committee
2004-07-19
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Committee
2004-07-21
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Committee
2004-07-22
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. Without written report.
Engrossed in House
2004-07-14
House Floor Vote
2004-07-14
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5781)
Senate
Referred in Senate
2004-07-19
Senate Floor Vote
2004-11-24
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Engrossed Amendment Senate
2004-11-24
President
President
2004-12-07
Presented to President.
Became Law
2004-12-17
Became Public Law No: 108-457.
Enrolled Bill
Public Law
2004-12-18

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    Introduced

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  2. 2
    Committee Review

    Referred to committee for hearings, markup, and a vote to advance it.

  3. 3
    Floor Vote

    The full chamber debates and votes on passage.

  4. 4
    Second Chamber

    If passed, it repeats committee review and a floor vote in the other chamber.

  5. 5
    Resolve Differences

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  6. 6
    Sent to President

    The reconciled bill is enrolled and delivered to the White House.

  7. 7
    Signed or Vetoed

    Becomes law with a signature, or automatically after 10 days.

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