House bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-157

District of Columbia College Access Improvement Act of 2002

H.R. 1499Introduced Apr 4, 2001Policy area: Education

Became law on Apr 4, 2002.

Sponsor: Rep. Eleanor Norton D-DC

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 4, 2001
Committee actionJul 25, 2001
Passed HouseJul 30, 2001 · by voice vote
Passed SenateDec 12, 2001 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesMar 12, 2002
To the PresidentMar 25, 2002
Became lawApr 4, 2002

Latest action: Apr 4, 2002 — Became Public Law No: 107-157.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1499.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1499, District of Columbia College Access Act Technical Corrections Act of 2001” on August 3, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on July 30, 2001</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 3, 2001 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13205
CBO publication date
August 3, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1499, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/1499
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1499, District of Columbia College Access Act Technical Corrections Act of 2001” on August 3, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on July 30, 2001”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 3, 2001 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13205
CBO publication date
August 3, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1499, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/1499
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c016bba5a2f0bf035a52cb6704562c168dff66834f439176ae295639d2117e87
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1499, District of Columbia College Access Improvement Act of 2001” on November 20, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on November 14, 2001</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 20, 2001 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13402
CBO publication date
November 20, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1499, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/1499
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c016bba5a2f0bf035a52cb6704562c168dff66834f439176ae295639d2117e87
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1499, District of Columbia College Access Improvement Act of 2001” on November 20, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on November 14, 2001”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 20, 2001 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13402
CBO publication date
November 20, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1499, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/1499
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c016bba5a2f0bf035a52cb6704562c168dff66834f439176ae295639d2117e87
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 107-101 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on November 29, 2001.
Source: Congress.gov, reported November 29, 2001 ↗
Evidence
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/SRPT/101
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1499, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/1499
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c016bba5a2f0bf035a52cb6704562c168dff66834f439176ae295639d2117e87
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans

2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Thomas Davis (R-VA), Constance Morella (R-MD).

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eleanor Norton.

Sponsor’s state and district

District of Columbia in Congress · DC at-large district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.