US HB2107 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on April 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education or states to support projects that expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students while maintaining or improving instruction and student learning outcomes. An open textbook is an educational resource that either resides in the public domain or has been released under an intellectual license that permits its free use, reuse, modification, and sharing with others.
Title
Affordable College Textbook Act
Sponsors
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-04-04 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
2019-04-04 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1036 (Same As) 2019-04-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2272-2274)
Subjects
Academic performance and assessments
Books and print media
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Education
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Inflation and prices
Intellectual property
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Books and print media
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Education
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Inflation and prices
Intellectual property
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2107/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2107/BILLS-116hr2107ih.pdf |