Debt-Free College Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/6/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-06Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2019-03-06Introduced in House
- 2019-03-06Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-06 (00)
Debt-Free College Act of 2019
This bill 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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Debra Haaland (D-NM)
- Katie Hill (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Andy Levin (D-MI)
- CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Appropriations
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Education
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- 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
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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