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21st Century Workforce Partnerships Act [HB-4826]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish grant programs for educational or career training programs for students. First, ED must establish a career pathways innovation grant program. Under the program, ED must award grants to address the specialized skill needs of business and industry by carrying out programs that support career pathways in high school or career exploration in the middle grades. Second, ED must award grants for partnerships—between certain educational entities and employers—that provide educational or career training
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Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protege Program Act of 2019 [HB-4727]
[Small Business ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Defense ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Provides statutory authority for the mentor-protégé program of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under which a mentor firm enters into an agreement with a protégé firm to assist the latter to compete for prime contracts and subcontracts of DHS.
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Advancing Competency-Based Education Act of 2019 [S.2608]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Education to select institutions of higher education (IHE) to voluntarily carry out competency-based education demonstration projects. A competency-based education program is an alternative postsecondary program that measures academic progress and credential attainment by the assessment of student learning and the mastery of competencies instead of, or in addition to, credit hours. A participating IHE must take certain transparency and accountability measures including (1) providing information comparing the success of
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Advancing Competency-Based Education Act of 2019 [HB-4706]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Education to select institutions of higher education (IHE) to voluntarily carry out competency-based education demonstration projects. A competency-based education program is an alternative postsecondary program that measures academic progress and credential attainment by the assessment of student learning and the mastery of competencies instead of, or in addition to, credit hours. A participating IHE must take certain transparency and accountability measures including (1) providing information comparing the success of
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College Affordability Act [HB-4674]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Reauthorizes and revises the Higher Education Act of 1965, including to revise federal student financial aid programs, consolidate federal student loans and expand loan forgiveness, increase college access and success for certain students, and revise accountability measures. Specifically, the bill revises financial aid programs, including to (1) increase the maximum federal Pell Grant award, (2) provide incentives for states to fund public institutions of higher education (IHEs), and (3) increase and make permanent funding for minority-serving IHEs.
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SELF Act of 2019 Social Emotional Learning for Families Act of 2019 [HB-4626]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
Directs the Department of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to develop, implement, and evaluate teacher and school leader training programs on family engagement. The objective of such programs will be to increase the capacity of teachers and school leaders to work with families to develop and support the social and emotional skills, habits, and mindsets of children.
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Native American Education Opportunity Act [HB-4586]
[Education ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Children and Youth ]
To expand opportunity for Native American children through additional options in education, and for other purposes.
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Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act [HB-4573]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Student Loans ]
Expands grant activities under the Hispanic Serving Institutions program to include: (1) support programs that facilitate student advancement to doctoral degree programs in health care occupations, and (2) the development of or expanded access to dual or concurrent enrollment programs and early college high school programs.
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STEM Opportunities Act of 2019 [S.2579]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Provides for guidance, data collection, and grants for groups historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at institutions of higher education (IHEs) and at federal science agencies. Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to provide specified guidance related to such groups to federal science agencies and IHEs. Each federal science agency must collect comprehensive demographic data on recipients of merit-reviewed research and development grants given
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Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2019 [S.2578]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
Requires the National Science Foundation to award competitive grants to enable eligible entities to carry out the activities specified below in order to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). An eligible entity that receives a grant shall use grant funds to carry out one or more of the following activities designed to increase the participation of women or minorities underrepresented in science and engineering, or both: online workshops, mentoring
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Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 [S.2557]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Revises provisions related to federal financial student aid. Specifically, the bill replaces the expected family contribution metric with a student aid index used to assess a family's financial need and approximate their financial resources to contribute to a student's higher education expenses. The bill also revises the process for filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and it removes certain eligibility requirements related to drug-related offenses and registration with the Selective Service System. The bill reauthorizes the
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Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act [HB-4508]
[Education ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires the U.S. Agency for International Development to award at least 50% of the number of scholarships under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program to Pakistani women for each of the calendar years 2020-2022.
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Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2019 [HB-4528]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
Requires the National Science Foundation to award competitive grants to enable eligible entities to carry out the activities specified below in order to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). An eligible entity that receives a grant shall use grant funds to carry out one or more of the following activities designed to increase the participation of women or minorities underrepresented in science and engineering, or both: online workshops, mentoring
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Expressing support for the recognition of September 22, 2019, to September 28, 2019, as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions week. [HR-581]
[Education ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Expressing support for the recognition of September 22, 2019, to September 28, 2019, as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions week.
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HEROES Act Heroes Entering Roles Of Education Service Act [S.2248]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Revises and expands the Troops-to-Teachers Program, which supports the transition of current and former military personnel to employment positions in education. The program places personnel in (1) elementary and secondary schools that serve more than a certain percentage of lower-income students or those who qualify for aid under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and (2) Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded schools. The bill renames the program as the Troops-to-Support-Education Program and expands the positions covered to include a number
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A resolution designating the week beginning September 16, 2019, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week. [SR-319]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
This resolution designates the week beginning on September 16, 2019, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.
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MSI STEM Achievement Act [HB-4372]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Supports efforts to increase science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at minority-serving institutions of higher education (IHEs), including by requiring the National Science Foundation to award grants for building the capacity of such IHEs to increase the number and success of their students in the STEM workforce.
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Teacher Diversity and Retention Act [HB-4288]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Revises and consolidates certain grant programs intended to (1) recruit, train, and retain diverse candidates into the teaching profession; and (2) develop teacher preparation programs that embed certification in special education and training on social and emotional learning competencies and behavior management practices.
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Shift Back to Society Act of 2019 [HB-4252]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
Directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program that awards matching grants to historically black colleges and universities to provide educational programs for eligible offenders to facilitate re-entry into the community. An eligible offender is a convicted criminal offender who has been released from incarceration for not longer than one year or who is scheduled to be released from incarceration within one year. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the results of the pilot program.
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To require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, and for other purposes. [HB-4257]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishes at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion and an internship program.