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H.R. 6234: Get Information on Financial Transactions Act

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H.R. 6234: Get Information on Financial Transactions Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-09-28 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-09-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Get Information on Financial Transactions Act

Plain summary

Get Information on Financial Transactions Act - Amends title VI (International Education Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to require, as part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) annual data collection, that each institution of higher education receiving federal funds for its international education programs include data concerning: (1) the total cost such a program or center; (2) state and private contributors whose total aggregate contributions exceed $100,000 for the fiscal year; and (3) the use of such contributions. Directs the Secretary to prepare an annual report summarizing such data.

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Official text

Get Information on Financial Transactions Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · 8 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John R. Carter (R-TX)

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr6234 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109