To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
the House held a roll-call vote on 110-hr4137 (To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.). Tallies — Yea: 194, Nay: 216, Present: 0, Not Voting: 0, Total recorded: 429.
Bill Activity
House
Introduced in House
2007-11-09
Introduced
2007-11-09
Introduced in House
Committee
2007-11-09
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science and Technology, and Financial Services, 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.
Committee
2007-11-14
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee
2007-11-15
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 0.
Reported in House
2007-12-19
Committee
2007-12-19
Committee on Financial Services discharged.
Committee
2008-02-06
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 956 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4137 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.
Committee
2008-02-07
DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Ferguson motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment adding a new Title XII regarding Limitations on Expenditures.
Committee
2008-02-25
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committee
2008-07-29
The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Science and Technology for consideration of secs. 961 and 962 of the House bill, and sec. 804 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Gordon, Baird, and Neugebauer.
Conference
2008-07-29
Conferees agreed to file conference report. (consideration: CR S7591)
Conference
2008-07-30
Conference report H. Rept. 110-803 filed. (text of conference report: CR H7353-7517)
Conference
2008-07-31
Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 83 - 8. Record Vote Number: 194. (consideration: CR S7878)
Engrossed in House
2008-02-07
House Floor Vote
2008-02-07
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 354 - 58 (Roll no. 40).
Senate
Referred in Senate
2008-02-25
Floor Vote
2008-02-07
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 194 - 216 (Roll no. 39). (consideration: CR H781-782)
Senate Floor Vote
2008-07-29
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Engrossed Amendment Senate
2008-07-30
President
President
2008-08-06
Presented to President.
Became Law
2008-08-14
Became Public Law No: 110-315.
Enrolled Bill
2008-08-01
Became Law
Became Public Law No: 110-315.
Public Law
2008-08-15
Failed
194–216
194 Yea (47.3%)
216 Nay (52.7%)
Democrats
7 Yea
212 Nay
Republicans
187 Yea
4 Nay
Yea: 194
Nay: 216
Present: 0
Not Voting: 0
Total: 429
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Shown: 429
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