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Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2013
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Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2013
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Voter Empowerment Act of 2013
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should reject the provisions of H.R. 6083, as ordered reported by the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, that reduce the availability or amount of benefits provi
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Supporting the establishment of a Presidential Youth Council.
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H.J.RES.115 Supporting the establishment of a Presidential Youth Council calls on the President of the United States to create a youth advisory body that will provide input and guidance to the President and administration on programs and policies that impact young people.

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (S.3307)
Status: Passed

Update as of February 2012: The Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill (CNR), or the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, authorizes funding for federal school meal and child nutrition programs and increases access to healthy food for low-income children.

HR 32 - Amendment to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
Status: Introduced

The Homeless Children and Youth Act, HR32, would make it easier for homeless children, youth, and families to receive homeless assistance, no matter where they happen to be living. HR32 amends the U.S.

Encouraging Innovation & Effective Teachers Act
Status: Introduced

To encourage effective teachers in the classrooms of the United States and innovative education programs in our Nation's schools.

Student Success Act
Status: Introduced
Replaces title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) with a new title I (Aid to Local Educational Agencies).
Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012
Status: Ongoing

H.R.4170 Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 would make student loan repayment both simple and fair by creating a new "10-10 standard" for student loan forgiveness. If payments are made that equal 10% of you discretionary income for 10 years, your remaining federal student loan debt would be forgiven.