US HB8468 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)
Status: Introduced on September 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Reauthorizes through FY2023 the Teacher Quality Partnership program and otherwise revises the program to allow certain undergraduate students with an academic major related to teaching to enter into teaching residency programs. (Currently, only recent graduates and certain mid-career professionals may participate in these programs.) It also allows undergraduate students who enter into such a program to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Title
STRONG Act of 2020 Supporting Teachers with Residency Opportunities and New Grants Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA] | Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] | Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL] | Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY] |
| Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. William Keating [D-MA] | Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
| Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] | Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO] |
| Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA] | Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX] | Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX] | Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL] |
| Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA] | Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA] |
| Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] | Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-30 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
| 2020-09-30 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Education
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8468/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8468/BILLS-116hr8468ih.pdf |
