Academic Performance And Assessments

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US Congress 117th Congress

Civics Secures Democracy Act [S.4384] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support educational programs in civics and history, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/13/2022

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Strength in Diversity Act of 2022 [S.4230] [Education ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to establish the Strength in Diversity Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/17/2022

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Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act Building Pipeline of School-Based Mental Health Service Providers Act Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act Supporting Trauma-Informed Education Practices Act Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act RISE Act Student Mental Health Rights Act Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act [HB-7780] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Education ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
To support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Scott Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/11/2022

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ACADEMIC Act Assessing Children’s Academic Development and the Emotional and Mental Health Implications of COVID–19 Act [S.3862] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to authorize the Department of Education in coordination with other relevant Federal agencies, to include a longitudinal component on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student outcomes and well-being on an existing longitudinal educational study.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/17/2022

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PREP Act Promoting Reentry through Education in Prisons Act of 2021 [HB-5676] [Education ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish an Office of Prison Education, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Madeleine Dean Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022

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Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2021 [S.3048] [Education ] [Mental Health ] [Disabilities ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/21/2021

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Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2021 [HB-5654] [Education ] [Mental Health ] [Disabilities ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
To authorize the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Introduced In House on 10/21/2021

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Protections for Student Veterans Act [HB-5603] [Veterans ] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Military ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish protections for a member of the Armed Forces who leaves a course of education, paid for with certain educational assistance, to perform certain service.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Underwood Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/17/2021

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Afghan and Iraqi Allies Resettlement Improvement Act [HB-5096] [Immigration ] [International ] [Veterans ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ]
To require certain actions related to resettlement of certain Afghan and Iraqi special immigrants, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022

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Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Act of 2021 [HB-4282] [Food ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ]
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish the Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Pilot Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alma Adams Introduced In House on 06/30/2021

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Earn To Learn Act [HB-4145] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Poverty ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Community Development ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
To establish a matched savings program for low-income students.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Schweikert Introduced In House on 06/24/2021

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College Equity Act of 2021 [S.2301] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide capacity-building assistance to institutions of higher education to examine and address inequities in college student access and success, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/24/2021

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PREP Act of 2021 Preparing and Retaining Education Professionals Act of 2021 [S.2244] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and to enhance institutional aid.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/24/2021

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Community College Student Success Act of 2021 [S.2237] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Community Development ] [Student Loans ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish and carry out two grant programs to make grants to eligible institutions to plan and implement programs that provide comprehensive support services and resources designed to increase graduation rates and transfer rates to 4-year institutions at community colleges, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/24/2021

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Mentoring to Succeed Act of 2021 [S.2198] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to give the Department of Education the authority to award competitive grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs to assist at-risk students in middle school and high school in developing cognitive and social-emotional skills to prepare them for success in high school, postsecondary education, and the workforce.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/23/2021

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Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2021 [HB-4017] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2021 through 2023 to provide assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras through bilateral compacts to increase protection of women and children in their homes and communities and reduce female homicides, domestic violence, and sexual assault.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration And International Economic Policy. on 08/04/2021

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Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act [S.2125] [Education ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Mental Health ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
A bill to divert Federal funding away from supporting the presence of police in schools and toward evidence-based and trauma informed services that address the needs of marginalized students and improve academic outcomes, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/17/2021

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Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act [HB-4011] [Education ] [Funding ] [Human Services ] [Mental Health ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
To divert Federal funding away from supporting the presence of police in schools and toward evidence-based and trauma informed services that address the needs of marginalized students and improve academic outcomes, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022

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Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2021 [S.2081] [Student Loans ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/16/2021

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Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2021 [HB-3946] [Student Loans ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 06/16/2021

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