H.R. 3988: GEAR UP & GO Act
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H.R. 3988: GEAR UP & GO Act
108th Congress · introduced 2004-03-17 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-03-17 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
GEAR UP & GO Act
Plain summary
GEAR UP & GO Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise specified requirements for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into postsecondary education. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out a GEAR UP & GO grants program to provide low-income high school students participating in GEAR UP partnerships or State programs opportunities for dual/concurrent enrollment in college courses while still enrolled in high school. Provides that students in such program: (1) shall not be required to apply for admission to the institution of higher education; and (2) may receive college credit. Requires up to 25 percent of GEAR UP & GO program funds to be reserved for grants to early/middle college high schools designed to provide 9th through 12th grade low-income and first-generation college students with a coherent course of study enabling them to earn simultaneously a high school diploma and college credit toward a postsecondary degree.
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Sponsor: Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · 58 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr3988.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr3988 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108