Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act

Bill: 109-hr-3169
Sponsor: Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2005-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Collection of accounts
Disaster relief
Disasters
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Federal aid to education
Higher education
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Scholarships

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: 
Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to waive requirements for Pell Grant repayments if student withdrawals from institutions of higher education are due to disasters. 

action_date: 2005-09-07
text: 
Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to waive certain requirements for repayment of federal Pell Grants by students if: (1) they were residing in, employed in, or attending an institution of higher education located in a major disaster area; (2) their attendance was interrupted because of the disaster's impact on them or the institution; and (3) their withdrawal ended within the academic year during which the major disaster designation occurred or during the next succeeding academic year.

action_date: 2005-09-15
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 7, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to waive certain requirements for repayment of federal Pell Grants by students if: (1) they were residing in, employed in, or attending an institution of higher education located in a major disaster area; (2) their attendance was interrupted because of the disaster's impact on them or the institution; and (3) their withdrawal ended within the academic year during which the major disaster designation occurred or during the next succeeding academic year.

action_date: 2005-09-21
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 7, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to waive certain requirements for repayment of federal Pell Grants by students if: (1) they were residing in, employed in, or attending an institution of higher education located in a major disaster area; (2) their attendance was interrupted because of the disaster's impact on them or the institution; and (3) their withdrawal ended within the academic year during which the major disaster designation occurred or during the next succeeding academic year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-21
text: Became Public Law No: 109-66.
action_date: 2005-09-21
text: Became Public Law No: 109-66.
action_date: 2005-09-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2005-09-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2005-09-19
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2005-09-19
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2005-09-19
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-09-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-09-15
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2005-09-15
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10149)
action_date: 2005-09-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10149)
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2005-09-07
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 0 (Roll no. 457). (text: CR H7692)
action_date: 2005-09-07
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-09-07
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 0 (Roll no. 457).(text: CR H7692)
action_date: 2005-09-07
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7696)
action_date: 2005-09-07
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2005-09-07
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3169.
action_date: 2005-09-07
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7692-7695)
action_date: 2005-09-07
text: Mr. Keller moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2005-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 109-66