Higher Education
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Family Savings Act of 2019 [HB-1084]
[Taxes ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Retirement ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Modifies requirements for tax-exempt multi-employer and pooled employer retirement plans and expands qualified tuition plans (commonly known as 529 plans) to cover additional programs and expenses. Among other things, the bill treats certain education fellowships and stipend payments as compensation for Individual Retirement Account (IRA) purposes, repeals the maximum age for contributions to a traditional IRA, increases the credit limitation for small employer pension plan startup costs, allows a new tax credit for small employer automatic enrollment
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SASCA Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act [HB-1082]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Grants ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes a series of programs and requirements to address the adequacy of access to sexual-assault examinations. Among other things, the bill establishes (1) a grant program for states to assess the availability of specified providers to perform sexual-assault examinations; (2) a multiagency pilot program to improve training for, and access to, such providers; (3) reporting requirements for hospitals regarding community access to such providers; and (4) a grant program for provider training in rural and tribal settings.
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FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-1075]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
Revises the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process for certain students. Specifically, the Department of Education must allow students to complete FAFSA as independent students under special circumstances. It also requires financial aid administrators to provide those students with a final determination regarding their assistance in the same manner as, and by no later than the date that, they provide other provisionally independent students with that determination.
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Student and Families Tax Reduction Act [HB-1071]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Permanently extends the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses. (The deduction expired at the end of 2017.)
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Student Loan Interest Tax Deduction Expansion Act [HB-1070]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
Modifies the tax deduction for interest on qualified education loans to increase (1) the dollar limitation on the deduction to $7,500 ($15,000 in the case of a joint return), and (2) the limitation on modified adjusted gross income to $100,000 (twice the amount in the case of a joint return).
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HBCU PARTNERS Act HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of Results for Students Act [HB-1054]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Addresses the capacity of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to participate in federal programs. Specifically, the bill requires agencies that regularly interact with HBCUs to submit annual plans for strengthening the capacity of HBCUs to participate in federal programs. Among other things, the plans must establish how the agencies intend to increase the capacity of HBCUs to compete effectively for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. Agencies that do not work regularly with HBCUs must submit annual plans to identify specific
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Space Resources Institute Act [HB-1029]
[Science ]
[Aerospace ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to submit a report on the merits of, and options for, establishing an institute related to space resources in order to advance NASA's objectives for maintaining U.S. preeminence in space.
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UIGHUR Act of 2019 Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019 [HB-1025]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Imposes sourcing restrictions and export controls related to China's mass detention of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group in Xinjiang province. Executive agencies shall not procure goods or services from foreign persons who in the last three years substantially facilitated or knowingly assisted such mass detention. When procuring goods or services from U.S. persons, executive agencies shall provide adverse consideration to awarding contracts to those involved with such mass detention, and assess the availability of other sources.
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GEAR UP for Success Act of 2019 [HB-954]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). The bill adds metrics for program evaluations and makes other revisions to GEAR UP, including with respect to authorized uses of funds.
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North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-925]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY2024.
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Skills Investment Act of 2019 [HB-898]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Expands tax-favored Coverdell education savings accounts to allow the accounts to be used for educational or skill development expenses such as training services, career and technical education activities, career services, youth workforce investment activities, and adult education and literacy activities. The bill also renames the accounts "Coverdell lifelong learning accounts," increases contribution limits, modifies the age-based contribution restrictions, allows a tax credit for a portion of an employer's contributions to an employee's account,
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Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-885]
[Student Loans ]
Modifies the treatment of certain student loans in bankruptcy. Specifically it allows private education loans to be discharged in bankruptcy regardless of whether a debtor demonstrates undue hardship. Under current law, student loans may be discharged in bankruptcy only if the loans impose an undue hardship on the debtor.
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To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program. [HB-870]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Reauthorizes through FY2025 the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Fund Grant Program.
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People CARE Act People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Act [HB-841]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
Establishes the People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission within the legislative branch to review federal means-tested welfare programs. Means-tested welfare programs are those designed to specifically provide assistance exclusively to low-income Americans. The commission shall review all federal means-tested programs, excluding various specified programs such as the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits program, Medicare, and Department of Veterans Affairs-administered programs. The commission's review shall cover topics
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Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019 [HB-838]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
[Grants ]
[Mental Health ]
[Community Development ]
Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Joint Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Task Force, which shall provide recommendations to Congress and DHS on the development and implementation of a national strategy for preventing targeted violence through behavioral threat assessment and management. The bill defines behavioral threat assessment and management as the systematic and evidence-based process of (1) identifying individuals whose behavior indicates a capacity for committing acts of violence, (2) investigating
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AI JOBS Act of 2019 Artificial Intelligence Job Opportunities and Background Summary Act of 2019 [HB-827]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
Expresses the sense of Congress that technology can improve the lives of individuals, but can also disrupt jobs, and for this reason, innovation should be encouraged while training and retraining American workers. The Department of Labor shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on artificial intelligence and its impact on the workforce.
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Officer Sean Collier Campus Police Recognition Act of 2019 [HB-816]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disabilities ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Includes a campus police officer within the definition of "public safety officer" for purposes of death, disability, and education benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program.
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Transparency in Student Lending Act [HB-811]
[Student Loans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
Requires an institution of higher education to disclose, prior to disbursement, the annual percentage rate applicable to a federal student loan.
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Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act [HB-804]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Reauthorizes educational programs that assist at-risk middle school students. The bill establishes a transition-to-success mentoring program requiring the Department of Education to award grants to local educational agencies or certain community-based nonprofit organizations to provide school-based mentoring programs and assist at-risk students in transitioning from middle to high school. Grantees must assign each at-risk student in his or her middle school a success coach who creates a plan of success for the student and serves as the student's
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Opportunities for Success Act of 2019 [HB-792]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
Permanently reauthorizes the Federal Work-Study Program and otherwise revises the program, including by allocating program funds to institutions of higher education based on the amount of Pell Grant funds received by each institution. It also establishes a pilot program that provides work-based learning opportunities for students who demonstrate exceptional financial need.