H.R. 1124: To extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999.
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H.R. 1124: To extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999.
110th Congress · introduced 2007-02-16 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-97.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2007-02-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: Senate vote 337 (2007): On the Amendment, HR1124 (2007-09-18), Amendment Rejected. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-97. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
To extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 19, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the District of Columbia Access Act of 1999 to authorize the public school and private school tuition assistance programs established under the Act through FY2012. Redefines the term "eligible student" under such Act to include an individual from a family with a taxable annual income of less than $1 million.
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Official text
To extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] · 2 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1124, A bill to extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (2007-04-10); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1124, A bill to extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (2007-04-10)
Cosponsors on this site
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 342 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1124 (2007-05-14): Passed
- Senate vote 337 (2007): On the Amendment, HR1124 (2007-09-18): Amendment Rejected
- Senate vote 338 (2007): On Passage of the Bill, HR1124 (2007-09-18): Bill Passed
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- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr1124.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr1124 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110