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H.R. 4216 (110th): Predominantly Black Institution Act of 2007

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To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grant programs to enhance the access of low-income Black students to higher education.

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Sponsor and status

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Danny Davis

Sponsor. Representative for Illinois's 7th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Nov 15, 2007
Length: 16 pages
Introduced
Nov 15, 2007
110th Congress (2007–2009)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

Provisions of this bill also appear in:

H.R. 4137: Higher Education Opportunity Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on Aug 14, 2008. (compare text)
Source
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History

Jul 28, 2006
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5988 (109th).
Nov 15, 2007
 
Introduced

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Feb 7, 2008
 
Related Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4137 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4216 (110th).
Jul 29, 2008
 
Related Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4137 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4216 (110th).
Jul 31, 2008
 
Related Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4137 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4216 (110th).
Jul 31, 2008
 
Related Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4137 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4216 (110th).
Aug 14, 2008
 
Related Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4137 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4216 (110th).

H.R. 4216 (110th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4216. This is the one from the 110th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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