September 2005 House Approves Three-Month Extension of Higher Education Act 9/21/2005 Recommendations Made by Advisory Committee on Student Financial Aid Garner Support from Senators 9/16/2005 Financial Aid and Higher Ed Experts Speak On Access and Persistence at Advisory Committee Symposium 9/12/2005 Senate Panel Approves HEA Reauthorization Bill 9/9/2005 HEA Reauthorization Bill Introduced in Senate by Senators Enzi and Kennedy; Reconciliation Legislation Slowed In House 9/8/2005

August 2005
	Seven Higher Education Associations Issue Reauthorization Position Paper 8/26/2005

July 2005
	Advisory Committee Simplification Recommendations Received Bipartisan Support in Reauthorization Vote 7/29/2005
	Loan Providers' White Paper States FFEL Is No More Expensive Than Direct Loans 7/28/2005
	Additional Aid Amendments to House Reauthorization Bill Explained 7/27/2005
	House Chairmen Ask Colleagues to Support a Balance Between Loan Programs and Not "Further Prop Up" Direct Lending 7/20/2005
	Full House Committee May Consider Numerous Amendments that Were Withdrawn During Subcommittee Mark-Up of HEA Reauthorization Bill 7/20/2005
	Advisory Committee Posts First-Ever Quarterly Access & Persistence Publication 7/19/2005
	House Education Subcommittee Passes Amended HEA Reauthorization Bill; Will Be Considered by Full House Next Week 7/15/2005

June 2005
	House Passes Education Appropriations Bill, 9.5% Lender Loophole Closed 6/29/2005
	Update on NASFAA's Recent Loan Recommendations 6/29/2005
	Bush Administration Sends Legislative Recommendations to Congress; Details Provided on Proposed Perkins Elimination 6/24/2005
	House Subcommittee Approves Bills to Reauthorize International Studies and Graduate Education Programs 6/17/2005
	House Democrats Announce Reauthorization Bill, Launch E-Hearing on Paying for College 6/15/2005

May 2005
	Education Department and Higher Ed Officials Testify on Federal Loan Programs Before Government Reform Committee 5/27/2005
	Lawmakers, Higher Education Leaders, and Corporate Stakeholders Discuss Workforce Development Partnerships 5/20/2005
	Member Views on Two Issues Sought by NASFAA Reauthorization Task Force; Comment Deadline Is May 18 5/18/2005
	FAFSA Act Aims to Simplify Aid Application Process, Implement Advisory Committee Recommendations 5/17/2005
	House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Transfer-of-Credit Policies 5/6/2005
	NASFAA Reauthorization Task Force Analyzes HEA Bills 5/6/2005

April 2005
	Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on Access and Accountability in Higher Education 4/29/2005
	Witnesses Testify Before Advisory Committee on Simplifying the Aid Application Process 4/28/2005
	GAO Updates 2005-2006 Projections for State and Other Tax Tables 4/25/2005
	At House Hearing, Witnesses Differ on Whether Feds Should Continue Funding Student Aid 4/21/2005
	Senate Sets June Goal for Marking Up an HEA Reauthorization Bill 4/18/2005
	In April, Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Increase Pell, Bolster Loan Forgiveness, Make Other Student Aid Changes 4/14/2005

March 2005
	Rep. Frank Again Introduces Bill to Repeal HEA Drug Ineligibility Provision; NASFAA Supports Repeal at Press Conference 3/14/2005
	GAO Repeats Warning on Cost of Consolidation Loan Programs, Says Variable Rate Loans a Viable Option 3/11/2005
	House Lawmakers Hold Hearing on Enforcement of Federal Anti-Fraud Laws in For-Profit Education 3/3/2005

February 2005
	Kennedy Introduces College Quality, Affordability, and Diversity Improvement Act 2/17/2005
	Education Committee Chairman John Boehner Speaks on Reauthorization at ACE Conference 2/16/2005
	Lawmakers Introduce New Batch of Higher Education Bills in First Weeks of 109th Congress 2/7/2005
	House Education Committee Republicans Introduce College Access and Opportunity Act 2/3/2005
	Democrat Rep. Miller Responds to GOP Bill on College Access 2/3/2005

January 2005
	Bush: FY06 Budget Will Increase Pell Max, Start to Eliminate Pell Shortfall; Shakeup of Aid Programs Hinted 1/18/2005