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United States Territories College Access Act [HB-404] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Establishes a program to award grants that cover the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who (1) are residents of outlying areas (i.e., American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands); and (2) attend public institutions of higher education located in a state, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey Plaskett Introduced In House on 01/09/2019

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New Collar Jobs Act of 2019 [HB-334] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ]
Provides incentives for cybersecurity education. It establishes an employee cybersecurity education tax credit for an employer who incurs costs for an employee who earns a certain cybersecurity certificate or degree. If a business claims such a credit, then executive agencies must award a score increase to each competitive proposal submitted by the business for a federal contract valued at more than $5 million. In addition, the Department of Education may cancel eligible student loans for borrowers who have (1) made 36 consecutive monthly payments, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 02/12/2019

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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-264] [Finance ] [Cybersecurity ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Economic Development ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Health ] [Crime ]
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2019 This title provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for Departmental Offices, including Salaries and Expenses, the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, the Cybersecurity Enhancement Account, Department-Wide Systems and Capital Investments Programs, the Office of Inspector General, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, and the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The title provides appropriations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 9. on 01/10/2019

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Supporting America’s Young Entrepreneurs Act of 2019 [HB-231] [Student Loans ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Education ] [Economic Development ]
Makes eligible for deferment and cancelation of student loan debt a recent graduate of a four-year institution of higher education (IHE) who works at certain small business start-ups in distressed areas. Specifically, it makes a student loan borrower who is an employee and founder of a start-up eligible for deferment and cancellation of student loans. In addition, the bill makes a full-time employee of a start-up eligible for cancelation of student loan debt. It also excludes from an individual's gross income, for income tax purposes, the amount (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jose Serrano Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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ObamaCare Repeal Act [HB-185] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. Provisions of law amended by those Acts are restored.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 02/05/2019

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United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act [HB-133] [Trade ] [International ] [Economic Development ] [Energy ] [Healthcare ] [Education ]
Directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to enhance economic cooperation and expand professional and educational exchange programs between the United States and Mexico. The State Department shall develop strategies to encourage more academic exchanges between the countries, as well as exchanges to encourage strengthening business skills and entrepreneurship. The State Department shall also promote energy infrastructure coordination and educational development. It shall also assess ways to develop partnerships between the countries' (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Became Public Law No: 116-260. on 12/27/2020

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Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-103] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Healthcare ]
Revises the institutional eligibility criteria for a foreign graduate medical school to participate in federal student aid programs. Specifically, this bill requires all foreign graduate medical schools to meet the same minimum requirements to participate in the programs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Burgess Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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Responsible Path to Full Obamacare Repeal Act [HB-83] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective at the beginning of FY2020. Provisions of law amended by those Acts are restored.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Referred To The Subcommittee On Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 02/05/2019

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Enhancing Educational Opportunities for Home School Students Act [HB-65] [Education ] [Taxes ] [Children and Youth ] [Disabilities ]
Allows distributions from tax-favored qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for certain expenses in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school for purposes of state law). The expenses include curriculum and curricular materials, books or other instructional materials, online educational materials, tuition for tutoring or educational classes outside of the home (if the tutor or instructor is not related to the student), dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and educational (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Banks Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act [HB-63] [Student Loans ] [Consumer Protection ] [Education ]
Requires loan disclosure forms for federal student loans to be written in plain language, thus enabling borrowers to understand loan terms, total costs of loans, and estimated monthly repayments. Borrowers must acknowledge in writing that they have read the form before the loans are issued.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Banks Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-21] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Finance ] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [International ] [Science ] [Food ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Aerospace ]
Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 5. on 01/08/2019

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Fairness and Opportunities for Married Households With Student Loans Act [HB-7335] [Student Loans ] [Taxes ]
Fairness and Opportunities for Married Households With Student Loans Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $5,000 the tax deduction for interest on education loans for married couples filing a joint tax return.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis Introduced In House on 12/19/2018

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Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act [HB-7303] [Student Loans ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Funding ] [Taxes ]
Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act This bill amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act to prohibit an institution of higher education or postsecondary educational institution from using revenues derived from federal educational assistance funds for recruiting or marketing activities. Federal educational assistance funds include federal student aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, education benefits for military personnel and veterans, and grants for workforce development programs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 12/13/2018

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Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act [HB-7259] [Student Loans ] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ] [Education ]
Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income payments received under the federally funded student loan repayment program for full-time faculty members of dental schools with programs in general, pediatric, or public health dentistry. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on the participation of dental providers and faculty in areas and schools receiving funding under the program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke Introduced In House on 12/11/2018

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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain Federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty. [S.10] [Taxes ] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain Federally-subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income payments received under the federally funded student loan repayment program for full-time faculty members of dental schools with programs in general, pediatric, or public health dentistry. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on the participation of dental providers and faculty in areas (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/27/2018

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the use of educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for flight training programs. [HB-4149] [Veterans ] [Education ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the use of educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for flight training programs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Todd Rokita Introduced In House on 10/26/2017

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Student Loan Relief Act of 2017 [HB-4000] [Student Loans ] [Taxes ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ]
Student Loan Relief Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to establish a temporary three-year program to facilitate federal student loan refinancing into the private market, at no cost to the federal government, to ensure payment of lower interest rates on student loans. Private lenders under such refinancing program shall be eligible to receive a federal government guarantee of 95% of loans. Treasury shall, in consultation with the Department of Education, begin a national awareness campaign to alert student loan borrowers (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock Introduced In House on 10/10/2017

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Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 [S.3530] [Arts and Culture ] [Libraries ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Education ]
Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 This bill amends and reauthorizes through FY2023 the Museum and Library Services Act and provides funding for library services and technology through FY2023. The bill expands the definition of "library" and "museum" to include a tribal library or museum and expands the services museums are authorized to provide. The Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the 21st Century Museum Professional Program established by this bill, may enter into arrangements with museum, museum consortia and associations, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Signed By President. on 12/31/2018

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Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 [HB-6988] [Libraries ] [Arts and Culture ]
Museum and Library Services Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 09/28/2018

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Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 [HB-6760] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Student Loans ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Disabilities ]
Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent several tax provisions that were enacted in 2017 and are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. The bill makes permanent provisions that: reduce individual tax rates, modify the taxation of the unearned income of children, allow a deduction for qualified business income of pass-through entities, increase the standard deduction, increase and modify the child tax credit, increase the limitation for certain charitable contributions, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/01/2018

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