US Congress Senate Bill 2225 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on July 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-23 - 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 (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of Education (ED) to award planning and implementation grants to institutions of higher education in order to identify and meet the basic needs of students, including food, housing, transportation, and health care. ED must also implement an agreement to (1) share data with other federal agencies in order to identify students who may be eligible for certain federal benefits; and (2) coordinate efforts to enroll those students in federal benefits programs, including Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

BASIC Act Basic Assistance for Students In College Act

Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-23	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB4968 (Same As) 2019-10-31 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2225/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2225/BILLS-116s2225is.pdf