Public Law 107-157 · H.R. 1499 · Became law

District of Columbia College Access Improvement Act of 2002

Official title: “To amend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 to permit individuals who enroll in an institution of higher education more than 3 years after graduating from a secondary school and individuals who attend private historically black colleges and universities nationwide to participate in the tuition assistance programs under such Act, and for other purposes.”

Earlier name of the bill: “District of Columbia College Access Act Technical Corrections Act of 2001”.

House: voice vote · Senate: without objection
Confirmed from the official record

All laws of the 107th Congress

What this law changes

Not started

Plain-language account: Not started

Read the official text of the law

Transparency Score

Not checked yet

The Transparency Score is the share of this law’s dollars that goes to what the law says it is for. We have not read this law for this section yet.

What this law changes in taxes

Not checked yet

We have not read this law for this section yet.

Press releases by members of Congress

No saved press release names this law.

Read from 539 of 539 members' sites, releases since January 3, 2025, through October 8, 2026.

Press releases by organizations

No saved press release from these organizations names this law.

Read from 510 of 510 organizations' sites, releases since January 3, 2025, through October 8, 2026.

How it passed

The House passed it by voice vote on March 12, 2002. A voice vote records no individual votes. The House agreed by adopting H.Res. 364.

The Senate passed it without objection on March 14, 2002. No individual votes are recorded.

It became law on April 4, 2002.

How each member votes

Both chambers passed this law without a recorded vote, so no individual votes exist.

Where this comes from

A file marked "saved" is our own copy of the official file. The code beside it is its fingerprint, a short code that changes if the file's contents change. A file with no copy saved carries "Not published yet".

Published law, official text (web page)govinfo.gov · saved · 9,172 bytes
30937b41283ca347Confirmed from the official record
Published law, official text (PDF)govinfo.gov · saved · 125,240 bytes
3f64c0102b710689Confirmed from the official record
Final bill as passed by Congress (web page)govinfo.gov · saved · 7,846 bytes
bbb1dab468529700Confirmed from the official record
Final bill as passed by Congress (PDF)govinfo.gov · saved · 117,948 bytes
c0331b95b64ad829Confirmed from the official record
Suggest a tool

Suggest a tool

A person reads each idea before it appears. Links are not accepted. Do not include personal information.

See all ideas and vote