H.R. 6709 (112th): Course Material Pilot Grant Program Act

Introduced:
Dec 27, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA37]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on December 27, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Dec 27, 2012
Referred to Committee Dec 27, 2012
Cosponsors
none
Committees

House Education and the Workforce

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Full Title

To reauthorize the course material pilot grant program under the Higher Education Opportunity Act, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Dec 27, 2012.
2 pages

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12/27/2012--Introduced.
Course Material Pilot Grant Program Act - Amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act to reauthorize appropriations for a pilot program awarding competitive grants to institutions of higher education to enable them to rent course materials to students from school bookstores.
Amends the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 to reauthorize appropriations for a national study on the education of the deaf.
(The study is tasked with identifying education-related factors that impede, and education-related factors that contribute to, successful postsecondary education experiences and employment for the deaf.)

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