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HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW

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H. R. 2669 110TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 12, 2007

Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. HINOJOSA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

Displayed is an outline of the many steps in our Federal lawmaking process from the introduction of a bill by any Member through passage by the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate and approval by the President of the United States. Since the large majority of laws originate in the House, the example shown below starts with that body.

Representative prepares bill on standard forms for printing, places in "hopper" at Clerk's desk

Bill assigned number; number and other key information recorded in House Journal.

A BILL

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.

1

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

4

(a) SHORT TITLE.--This Act may be referred to as

5 the ``College Cost Reduction Act of 2007''.

6

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. References; effective date.

Speaker refers bill to appropriate

TITLE I--INVESTING IN STUDENT AID

Printed bills PART A--INCREASING THE PURCHASING POWER OF PELL GRANTS

Sec. 101. Mandatory Pell Grant Increases. Sec. 102. Support for working students.

delivered

House committee;

to sponsor,

all key information

committee,

printed overnight in

others

the Congressional

("Introduced

Record

print").

The U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE (GPO) was established to provide essential printing and binding for the Congress and there is a close relationship between Congress and GPO. This relationship is demonstrated here by the many instances when GPO's electronic dissemination and printing services are required in the lawmaking process (as denoted by the GPO logo).

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Calendar No. 269

H. R. 2669 110TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION

Committee chair refers bill to appropriate subcommittee.

Subcommittee holds public hearing(s) on the bill.

Subcommittee approves bill, sends to committee.

110TH 1st

CONGRESS Session

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

!

REPORT 110?317

COLLEGE COST REDUCTION AND ACCESS ACT

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007.--Ordered to be printed

Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, from the committee of conference, submitted the following

CONFERENCE REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 2669]

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2669), to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

(a) SHORT TITLE.--This Act may be cited as the ``College Cost Reduction and Access Act''.

(b) REFERENCES.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, the amendments made by this Act shall be effective on October 1, 2007.

Conferees agree to final text of bill, file report in the House ("Conference report print").

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110TH 1st

CONGRESS Session

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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REPORT 110?210

Union Calendar No. 128

H. R. 2669 110TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION

[Report No. 110?210]

COLLEGE COST REDUCTION ACT OF 2007

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.

Committee

JUNE 25, 2007.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Bill goes to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

approves bill forMr. GEORGE MILLER of California, from the Committee on Education and Labor, submitted the following

JUNE 12, 2007

House floor Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Mr. HINOJOSA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-

floor action, filing R E P O R T together with

cation and Labor

for debate. JUNE 25, 2007

Additional sponsors: Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HARE, Ms. CLARKE, Ms. WOOLSEY,

a written report.

MINORITY VIEWS [To accompany H.R. 2669]

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

Bill, any committee The Committee on Education and Labor, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2669) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an

amendments and amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. The amendment is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:

report

send

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

to(a) SHORT TITLE.--This Act may be cited to as the ``College Cost Reduction Act of 2007''. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. References; effective date.

Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. WU, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. CARSON, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. STARK, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. ESHOO, and Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan

JUNE 25, 2007

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

GPO

for

TITLE I--INVESTING IN STUDENT AID

printing, PART A--INCREASING THE PURCHASING POWER OF PELL GRANTS Sec. 101. Mandatory Pell Grant Increases. Sec. 102. Support for working students. Sec. 103. Simplified needs test and automatic zero improvements. Sec. 104. Definitions.

often

overnight PART B--MAKING STUDENT LOANS MORE AFFORDABLE Sec. 111. Interest rate reductions. Sec. 112. Increases in loan limits. Sec. 113. Reduction of lender special allowance payments.

Sec. 114. Elimination of exceptional performer status for lenders.

Sec. 115. Reduction of lender insurance percentage.

Sec. 116. Guaranty agency collection retention.

("Reported print"). 59?006

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H. R. 2669 110TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION

AN ACT

After passage, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of

the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.

bill is engrossed 1

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

by House Clerk 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

(printed in a special

form, technically

becomes "an Act")

("Engrossed print").

Clerk sends bill and House report to the Senate for consideration.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 16, 2007 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

AN ACT

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.

1

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4

This Act may be cited as the ``College Cost Reduction

Bill received in Senate; 5 Act of 2007''. 6 SEC. 2. REFERENCES; EFFECTIVE DATE.

President of the Senate 7

(a) REFERENCES.--Except as otherwise expressly

8 provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal

9 is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of,

(Vice President) refers 10 a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-

bill to appropriate

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"Senate referred print".

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House receives Senate amendments, agrees to conference to resolve differences in the bills.

Conference report debated in House; if passed, report sent on to Senate.

In the Senate of the United States, July 20 (legislative day, July 19), 2007.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 2669) entitled ``An Act to provide for reconcili-

Senate returns engrossed House bill,ation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.'', do pass with the following

along with its amendment(s), to the House ("Senate engrossed print").

1 110th Congress, 1st Session ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? House Document 110?31

AMENDMENT:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

2

(a) SHORT TITLE.--This Act may be cited as the

3 ``Higher Education Access Act of 2007''.

4

(b) REFERENCES.--Except as otherwise expressly pro-

5 vided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is ex-

6 pressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section

7 or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be

8 made to a section or other provision of the Higher Edu-

9 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

Committee approves bill for Senate floor action. Bill, written report and any amendment(s) sent to GPO for printing, often overnight ("Senate reported print").

Senate debates and pass House bill with amendment(s).

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If conference report passed in Senate, engrossed bill and amendments returned to House Clerk for enrollment (printed onto parchment).

Enrolled bill signed by Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, attesting to passage.

VETO MESSAGE ON H.R. 1591

MESSAGE

FROM

Vetoed THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES bills returned to chamber TRANSMITTING

Slip laws compiled

of origin with message explaining NOTIFICATION OF THE VETO OF H.R. 1591, THE U.S. TROOP READINESS, VETERANS' CARE, KATRINA RECOVERY, AND IRAQ ACCOUNTABILITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2007

and printed

President's objections ("Veto

121 STAT. 784

at GPO in the PUBLIC LAW 110?84--SEPT. 27, 2007

Message"); for reconsideration

Statues at Large,

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and possible override by 2/3 vote

of both chambers.

MAY 2, 2007.--Message and accompanying bill referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed

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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2007

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Sept. 27, 2007 [H.R. 2669]

College Cost Reduction and Access Act. 20 USC 1001 note.

20 USC 1070a note.

Public Law 110?84 110th Congress

An Act

a serial publication

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution

consisting on the budget for fiscal year 2008.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

of

all

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

acts of Congress (a) SHORT TITLE.--This Act may be cited as the ``College Cost

Reduction and Access Act''. (b) REFERENCES.--Except as otherwise expressly provided,

whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,

in their order of the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other

provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, the amendments made by this Act shall be effective on October 1, 2007.

enactment. TITLE I--GRANTS TO STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE AT INSTITUTIONS OF

HIGHER EDUCATION

Enrolled bill sent to White House and presented to the President of the United States, who has ten days (not counting Sundays) in which to approve (sign) or disapprove (veto) it.

Signed bill sent to the Archivist of the United

20 USC 1070a note.

SEC. 101. TUITION SENSITIVITY.

(a) AMENDMENT.--Section 401(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)) is amended--

(1) by striking paragraph (3); and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (9) as paragraphs (3) through (8), respectively. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective with respect to determinations of Federal Pell Grant amounts for award years beginning on or after July 1, 2007. (c) AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.--There is authorized to be appropriated, and there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of Education to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a), $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.

SEC. 102. MANDATORY PELL GRANT INCREASES.

(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.--Section 401(a) (20 U.S.C. 1070a(a)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2004'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2017''.

States, who assigns it

a public-law number,

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leading to its printing at

serial publication, is revised as

GPO as a "Slip Law."

necessary and reprinted at GPO

from time to time.

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Revised 10/5/2007

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