PA Bill Number: HB797
Title: Further providing for requirements of membership, for married persons and pensions to surviving spouses and for eligibility of surviving spouses.
Description: Further providing for requirements of membership, for married persons and pensions to surviving spouses and for eligibility of surviving s ...
Last Action: Re-reported as committed
Last Action Date: Apr 20, 2026
Proposed Federal Senate Legislation HB6499
Legislation Overview
Title: Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2023
Subject:
Description: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Last Action Date: November 29, 2023
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6499/all-info
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Madeleine Dean (D); Troy Carter (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Nov 29 2023 | Introduced in House |
| House | Nov 29 2023 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Dec 6 2023 | federal bill text | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Education And The Workforce
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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