US Congress House Bill 1635 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 20-5)
Status: Engrossed on September 6 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-09-06 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify loan counseling requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs. Currently, an IHE must provide entrance counseling to a student who is a first-time federal student loan borrower. This bill replaces required entrance counseling with required annual counseling. Also, it expands the required recipients of such annual counseling to include, in addition to student borrowers, Federal Pell Grant recipients and parent PLUS Loan borrowers. Each annual counseling recipient must receive comprehensive information on the terms, conditions, and responsibilities with respect to a grant or loan and general information on a typical student budget, the right to request an annual credit report, average income and employment data, and financial management resources. Additionally, the bill revises, expands, or establishes specific annual counseling information requirements for student borrowers, Pell Grant recipients, or parent PLUS Loan borrowers. The bill revises and expands exit counseling information requirements to include an outstanding loan balance summary, the anticipated monthly payments under standard and income-based repayment plans, an explanation of the grace period preceding repayment, the option to pay accrued interest before it capitalizes, the right to request an annual credit report, and loan servicer contact information. It directs the Department of Education to maintain a consumer-tested online counseling tool that provides annual and exit counseling. The Institute of Education Sciences must study the impact and effectiveness of exit counseling, annual counseling, and the online counseling tool.

Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act

Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]
Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]
Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]
Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]

2018-09-05 - House - On passage RC# 385 (Y: 406 N: 4 NV: 19 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-09-05 - House - On motion to recommit with instructions RC# 384 (Y: 187 N: 224 NV: 17 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-09-06	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2018-09-05	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-09-05	House	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 406 - 4 (Roll no. 385).
2018-09-05	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7863-7864)
2018-09-05	House	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 187 - 224 (Roll no. 384).
2018-09-05	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7862)
2018-09-05	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lamb motion to recommit, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lamb demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings under later in the legislative day.
2018-09-05	House	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
2018-09-05	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lamb motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment adding the status as a recipient of assistance under the tuition assistance program conducted by DOD or other authorities available to the DOD or veterans' education benefits.
2018-09-05	House	Mr. Lamb moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. (text: CR H7861)
2018-09-05	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2018-09-05	House	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1635.
2018-09-05	House	H.Amdt.961 On agreeing to the Jayapal amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
2018-09-05	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1049, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jayapal amendment No. 7.
2018-09-05	House	H.Amdt.961 Amendment (A007) offered by Ms. Jayapal. (consideration: CR H7860-7861; text: CR H7860)
2018-09-05	House	H.Amdt.960 On agreeing to the Hartzler amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
2018-09-05	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1049, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hartzler amendment No. 6.
2018-09-05	House	H.Amdt.960 Amendment (A006) offered by Mrs. Hartzler. (consideration: CR H7859-7860; text: CR H7859)
2018-09-05	House	H.Amdt.959 On agreeing to the Allen amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
2018-09-05	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1049, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Allen amendment No. 5.
2018-09-05	House	H.Amdt.959 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Allen. (consideration: CR H7859; text: CR H7859)
2018-09-05	House	H.Amdt.958 On agreeing to the Lewis (MN) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
2018-09-05	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1049, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lewis (MN) amendment No. 4.
2018-09-05	House	H.Amdt.958 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Lewis (MN). (consideration: CR H7858-7859; text: CR H7858)
2018-09-05	House	H.Amdt.957 On agreeing to the O'Halleran amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
2018-09-05	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1049, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the O'Halleran amendment No. 3.
2018-09-05	House	H.Amdt.957 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. O'Halleran. (consideration: CR H7857-7859; text: CR H7857)
2018-09-05	House	H.Amdt.956 On agreeing to the Murphy (FL) amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
2018-09-05	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1049, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy (FL) amendment No. 2.
2018-09-05	House	H.Amdt.956 Amendment (A002) offered by Mrs. Murphy (FL). (consideration: CR H7856-7857; text: CR H7856)
2018-09-05	House	H.Amdt.955 On agreeing to the Stefanik amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
2018-09-05	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1049, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stefanik amendment No. 1.
2018-09-05	House	H.Amdt.955 Amendment (A001) offered by Ms. Stefanik. (consideration: CR H7856; text: CR H7856)
2018-09-05	House	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1635.
2018-09-05	House	The Speaker designated the Honorable Harold Rogers to act as Chairman of the Committee.
2018-09-05	House	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1049 and Rule XVIII.
2018-09-05	House	The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on both H.R. 1635 and H.R. 4606. Also, the resolution provides for a motion to recommit with or without instructions for both bills.
2018-09-05	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1049. (consideration: CR H7850-7861; text of measure as reported: CR H7853-7855)
2018-09-04	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1049 Reported to House. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on both H.R. 1635 and H.R. 4606. Also, the resolution provides for a motion to recommit with or without instructions for both bills.
2017-03-20	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2017-03-20	House	Introduced in House

SB2081 (Related) 2017-11-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB4508 (Related) 2018-02-08 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 413.
HB5550 (Related) 2018-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
HR1049 (Related) 2018-09-05 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1635/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1635/BILLS-115hr1635ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1635/BILLS-115hr1635eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2018384
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2018385