House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-315

Higher Education Opportunity Act

H.R. 4137Introduced Nov 9, 2007Policy area: Education

Became law on Aug 14, 2008.

Sponsor: Rep. George Miller D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedNov 9, 2007
Committee actionNov 15, 2007
Passed HouseFeb 7, 2008 · 354–58
Passed SenateJul 29, 2008 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesJul 29, 2008
To the PresidentAug 6, 2008
Became lawAug 14, 2008

Latest action: Aug 14, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-315.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4137.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4137, Higher Education Amendments of 2007” on December 18, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on November 15, 2007”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 18, 2007 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19401
CBO publication date
December 18, 2007
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4137, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/4137
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4137, Higher Education Amendments of 2007” on December 18, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on November 15, 2007”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 18, 2007 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19401
CBO publication date
December 18, 2007
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4137, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/4137
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008” on May 12, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on February 7, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 12, 2008 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19720
CBO publication date
May 12, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4137, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/4137
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e735823a821bbec336df4e4a6a6e23b1fa44eed07eb50d3b19e73659046ec279
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008” on May 12, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on February 7, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 12, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19720
CBO publication date
May 12, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4137, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/4137
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e735823a821bbec336df4e4a6a6e23b1fa44eed07eb50d3b19e73659046ec279
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4137, Higher Education Opportunity Act” on August 13, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on July 31, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 13, 2008 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20183
CBO publication date
August 13, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4137, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/4137
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e735823a821bbec336df4e4a6a6e23b1fa44eed07eb50d3b19e73659046ec279
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4137, Higher Education Opportunity Act” on August 13, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on July 31, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 13, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20183
CBO publication date
August 13, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4137, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/4137
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 110-500 ↗; H. Rept. 110-803 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on December 19, 2007.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 19, 2007 ↗
Evidence
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/500
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/803
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4137, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/4137
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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

29 cosponsors — 29 Democrats

0 of 29 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Jason Altmire (D-PA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Phil Hare (D-IL), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Michael Honda (D-CA), Dale Kildee (D-MI), David Loebsack (D-IA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Donald Payne (D-NJ), John Sarbanes (D-MD), Robert Scott (D-VA), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Brad Sherman (D-CA), John Tierney (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), David Wu (D-OR), John Yarmuth (D-KY).

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Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-7 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.