Developing Institutions Amendments of 1979
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Developing Institutions Amendments of 1979 - Amends title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (formerly, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare) to carry out a program to improve the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of developing institutions. Defines "developing institution" as an institution of higher education of which: (1) the enrollment includes a substantial percentage of students from low-income families; and (2) the average educational and general expenditures are low, per full-time equivalent student, in comparison with institutions that offer similar instruction. Allows the Secretary to waive such expenditure criterion, if the institution submits persuasive evidence that its failure to meet such criterion is due to distorting factors and that its designation as a developing institution would be consistent with the purposes of this Act. Directs the Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress on such institutions receiving such waiver. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts to carry out such program for fiscal years 1981 through 1985. Directs the Secretary to make available: (1) at least 24 percent of such sums appropriated in any fiscal year to junior or community colleges and the remainder to institutions planning to award a bachelor's degree during such year; and (2) at least 25 percent of such sums for four-to-seven year grants to institutions. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for challenge grants for fiscal years 1982 through 1985. Sets forth conditions of eligibility for grants for developing institutions. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirements if such waiver will increase higher education opportunities appropriate to the needs of: (1) American Indians (and the institution is located on or near an Indian reservation or a substantial population of Indians); (2) Spanish-speaking people; or (3) low-income people. Sets forth: (1) allowable purposes and durations of grants; (2) requirements for applications for assistance; (3) requirements for challenge grants; (4) provisions for assistance to developing institutions under other programs under such Act; and (5) limitations on the use of funds appropriated to carry out this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on December 13, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on December 13, 1979: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
DONALD STEWART (D-AL) introduced it on December 13, 1979. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on December 13, 1979, 17120 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17120 days ago, on December 13, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers