Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act [HB-4374]
[Telecommunications ]
[Agriculture ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
To bolster certain rural broadband programs of the Department of Agriculture.
HB-4374: Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 466. on 12/16/2022
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.
HB-4282: Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Alma S. Adams
Introduced In House on 06/30/2021
Tax-Free Pell Grant Act [HB-4173]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and for other purposes.
HB-4173: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 06/25/2021
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.
HB-4145: Earn To Learn Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Schweikert
Introduced In House on 06/24/2021
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.
S.2301: College Equity Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/24/2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Peters With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 117-59. on 01/20/2022
STEM Opportunities Act [S.2224]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A bill to direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool, and for other purposes.
S.2224: STEM Opportunities Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/24/2021
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.
S.2237: Community College Student Success Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/24/2021
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.
S.2198: Mentoring to Succeed Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/23/2021
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.
S.2125: Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/17/2021
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.
HB-4011: Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022
BASIC Act Basic Assistance for Students In College Act [S.2004]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to provide for the basic needs of students at institutions of higher education.
S.2004: BASIC Act Basic Assistance for Students In College Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/10/2021
Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act of 2021 [S.1991]
[Housing ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
A bill to authorize a new type of housing choice voucher to help achieve the goals of ending homelessness among families with children, increasing housing opportunities, and improving life outcomes of poor children.
S.1991: Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/15/2021