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House vote: H.R. 609 // March 30, 2006

College Access and Opportunity Act of 2006

Sponsor: JOHN BOEHNER (R-OH)

College Access and Opportunity Act of 2006 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise and reauthorize appropriations for HEA programs. Title I: General Provisions - (Sec. 101) Establishes a single definition of institution of higher education (IHE) for purposes of participation in all HEA programs, including title IV student aid programs. (As a consequence, the 90/10 rule under title IV, which currently applies only to for-profit IHEs, would apply to public and nonprofit IHEs as well.

Education Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 212 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

418 votes, representing 216,277,404 people96.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

2 votes, representing 1,057,183 people0.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon41896.1%
NayLost20.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.5%