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A bill to extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 and make certain improvements.

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-511.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Nov 18, 2005

Amends the District of Columbia Access Act of 1999 to authorize through FY2011 its public and private school tuition assistance programs.

Redefines "eligible institution" to include any private school located in the United States.

Limits federal funding for such public school and private school programs for FY2006 and each succeeding fiscal year.

Requires: (1) the annual congressional reporting requirement of the Mayor of the District of Columbia to be fulfilled by August 1 each year; and (2) the report to include the number of students applying for the program and the number graduating from it.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] · R–OH

Committees

  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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  1. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-511.

  2. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.

  3. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13370)

  4. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13369-13370)

  5. Introduced in Senate

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