US SB672 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-06 - 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]
Status: Introduced on March 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-06 - 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]
Summary
Requires the Department of Education to (1) award grants for state-federal partnerships with a goal of providing debt-free college for students at in-state public institutions of higher education, and (2) award grants to provide debt-free college for students at historically black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions, and (3) allow grants for financial aid for dreamer students (students who entered the United States before the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria). It also repeals the suspension of eligibility for financial aid for students convicted of the possession or sale of illegal drugs.
Title
Debt-Free College Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-03-06 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1571 (Same As) 2019-03-06 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Education
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
Minority education
Student aid and college costs
Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Education
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
Minority education
Student aid and college costs
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/672/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s672/BILLS-116s672is.pdf |