Expressing support for designation of March 21, 2017, as "National Rosie the Riveter Day".
- Last Action
- 3/1/2017
Actions
- 2017-01-03Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 2017-01-03Introduced in House
- 2017-01-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-03 (00)
Haitian Educational Empowerment Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of State to establish a scholarship program for eligible Haitian students who were enrolled as full-time students in a Haitian or U.S. university or institution of higher education and whose studies were interrupted as a result of the January 12, 2010, earthquake or the October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew. A Haitian student who receives such a scholarship shall return to Haiti upon completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree.
The State Department may make grants to institutions of higher education that have enrolled a significant number of Haitian students who were enrolled as full-time students in a Haitian university at the time of such earthquake or hurricane. Such grants shall be used to provide social and educational support services.
Cosponsors (5)
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY)
Subjects
- Caribbean area
- Education programs funding
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Haiti
- Higher education
- Latin America
- Natural disasters
- Student aid and college costs
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