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• Dec. 19, 2019 — Signed by the president.

• Dec. 19, 2019 — Became Public Law, PL 116-91, 133 Stat. 1189.

• Dec. 17, 2019 — A. Brown, D-Md., House speech: Personal explanation for roll call vote no.659, and would have voted yea if present. Congressional Record p. E1599

• Dec. 17, 2019 — Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., House speech: Personal explanation for roll call vote no.659, and would have voted nay if present. Congressional Record p. E1600

• Dec. 17, 2019 — Submitted to the president. Congressional Record p. H12288

• Dec. 17, 2019 — Enrolled measure signed in the House. Congressional Record p. H12113, H12206

• Dec. 17, 2019 — Enrolled measure signed in the Senate. Congressional Record p. S7109

• Dec. 10, 2019 — Simpson, R-Idaho, House speech: Personal explanation for roll call vote no.659, and would have voted yea if present. Congressional Record p. h9969

• Dec. 10, 2019 — Measure cleared for the president. Congressional Record p. S6956

• Dec. 10, 2019 — Measure passed in the Senate by voice vote. Congressional Record p. S6956

• Dec. 10, 2019 — Considered by the Senate. Congressional Record p. S6956

• Dec. 10, 2019 — Received in the Senate and held at the desk. Congressional Record p. S6947

• Dec. 10, 2019 — Measure, as amended, passed in the House by roll call vote, 319-96, under suspension of the rules (two-thirds vote required). Congressional Record p. H9969

• Dec. 10, 2019 — House Vote 659 Higher Education Funding — Passage
  Adams, D-N.C., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended, that would indefinitely extend funding, at the current funding level of $225 million annually, for Education Department grants to support historically black colleges and universities and other minority serving institutions. It would increase annual funding levels for Pell grants, authorizing $1.5 billion for fiscal 2020 and $1.2 billion annually for fiscal 2021 and succeeding fiscal years. The bill would also require the Education Department to establish procedures to use certain tax return information obtained directly from the Internal Revenue Service in determining students' eligibility for federal financial aid and income-based student loan repayment plans, as opposed to requiring students to submit such information. It would require the IRS to disclose such information to the Education Department, upon request by the department and with the consent of the student. Motion agreed to 319-96. Note: A two-thirds majority of those present and voting (277 in this case) is required for passage under suspension of the rules. Congressional Record p. H9961-H9967, H9969

• Dec. 10, 2019 — Additional cosponsor(s): 3
  

  Cardenas, (D-Calif.)

  Doggett, (D-Texas)

  Espaillat, (D-N.Y.)

• Dec. 9, 2019 — Adams, D-N.C., Submits a constitutional authority statement on the legislation. Congressional Record p. H9387

• Dec. 9, 2019 — Introduced in the House. House Education and Labor.Congressional Record p. H9386