US Congress House Bill 1571 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-0)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-06 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Education to (1) award grants for state-federal partnerships with a goal of providing debt-free college for students at in-state public institutions of higher education, and (2) award grants to provide debt-free college for students at historically black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions, and (3) allow grants for financial aid for dreamer students (students who entered the United States before the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria). It also repeals the suspension of eligibility for financial aid for students convicted of the possession or sale of illegal drugs.

Debt-Free College Act of 2019

Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-03-06	House	Introduced in House

SB672 (Same As) 2019-03-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1571/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1571/BILLS-116hr1571ih.pdf