US Congress House Bill 3512 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-0)
Status: Introduced on June 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides additional oversight of postsecondary education programs, including for-profit institutions of higher education (IHEs), and addresses protections for students and student loan borrowers from fraudulent or predatory practices. The bill sets forth a variety of provisions concerning oversight of for-profit IHEs. Specifically, the bill decreases the cap on the amount of revenue for-profit IHEs may receive from federal sources, including funds from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. In addition, it establishes (1) a process for reviewing for-profit IHEs that convert to nonprofit or public status, and (2) a For-Profit Education Oversight Coordination Committee. The bill also sets forth provisions to address predatory practices in higher education. For instance, the bill requires career education programs to prepare students for gainful employment. In addition, it requires the Office of Federal Student Aid to have a unit that enforces compliance with laws governing student financial assistance programs. The office must also maintain a system that tracks reports of suspicious activity of IHEs or student loan servicers, including anonymous complaints. Lastly, the bill allows borrowers of student loans to seek loan forgiveness if IHEs mislead the students or engage in other misconduct. Finally, the bill prohibits IHEs that receive federal funding from limiting students' legal actions, providing incentive compensation, and using educational assistance funds for recruiting and marketing activities.

PROTECT Students Act of 2019 Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories of Students Act of 2019

Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]	Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]
Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-06-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-06-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-06-26	House	Introduced in House

SB867 (Same As) 2019-03-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB4977 (Related) 2019-11-01 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3512/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3512/BILLS-116hr3512ih.pdf