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House resolution · 112th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2117) to prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

H.Res. 563Introduced Feb 27, 2012Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Rep. Virginia Foxx R-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 28, 2012 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Res. 563.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.Res. 563, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

1 recorded roll-call vote on H.Res. 563. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · FEB 28, 2012

House agreed to the resolution

244–171AGREED
R 234–0 D 10–171

On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll 74 · 18 not voting

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

No cosponsors.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Virginia Foxx.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-5 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.