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H.R. 1777 · 110th Congress

Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2008

Law · 110-327 · Sep 30, 2008
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  1. House Introduced Mar 29, 2007
  2. House Passed Apr 30, 2008
  3. Senate Passed Sep 25, 2008
  4. House Changes resolved Sep 27, 2008
  5. President To the President Sep 30, 2008
  6. President Signed Sep 30, 2008
  7. Law Sep 30, 2008

Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2008 - Amends the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 to extend, through September 30, 2015, the antitrust exemption that allows institutions of higher education that admit all students on a need-blind basis to enter into agreements, or attempt to enter into agreements, among themselves regarding the administration of…

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Sep 30, 2008

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 25, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2008 - Amends the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 to extend, through September 30, 2015, the antitrust exemption that allows institutions of higher education that admit all students on a need-blind basis to enter into agreements, or attempt to enter into agreements, among themselves regarding the administration of need-based financial aid.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2008

Also known as: Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2007

Latest action (Sep 30, 2008): Became Public Law No: 110-327.

Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 29, 2007

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Mar 29, 2007
  2. House Passed Apr 30, 2008
  3. Senate Passed Sep 25, 2008
  4. House Changes resolved Sep 27, 2008
  5. President To the President Sep 30, 2008
  6. President Signed Sep 30, 2008
  7. Law Sep 30, 2008

No recorded floor vote found.