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REAL Act of 2018 Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2018 [S.2423]
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[Crime ]
[Student Loans ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
REAL Act of 2018 Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2018 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restore Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution and for sex offenders subject to civil commitment following incarceration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/13/2018
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Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 [HB-4074]
[Education ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Unemployment ]
[Food ]
Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 This bill establishes and expands various programs related to education, housing, employment, and social welfare. The Department of Education must award grants to states for the development and implementation of prekindergarten programs. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the Department of Justice may award grants to assist communities in addressing juvenile delinquency and gang prevention. The bill expands: the Pell Grant program, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 10/26/2017
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STEM K to Career Act [HB-5962]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
STEM K to Career Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require the Department of Education to forgive student loan obligations of borrowers employed as full-time teachers of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) in elementary or secondary schools in which the number of low-income children exceeds a certain percentage. Portions of the student loan debt, including interest, shall be forgiven on the basis of years of service, with 100% forgiven for five years of teacher service. The bill amends the Internal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Development. on 10/19/2018
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Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act [S.2934]
[Education ]
[Mental Health ]
[Student Loans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to partnerships between educational agencies and graduate institutions to increase the number of school-based mental-health services providers employed by low-income local educational agencies (LEAs). Grant funds may be used for specified purposes, including to provide student-loan forgiveness and tuition credits and to support recruitment, hiring, and training. In addition, ED shall establish a program to provide student-loan forgiveness
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/23/2018
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VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 [S.2906]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 This bill consolidates Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care programs, revises other VA health care programs and facilities provisions, and makes appropriations for veterans care. The bill establishes the Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through certain non-VA providers to veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system or otherwise entitled to VA
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/22/2018
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Veterans Affairs Physician Recruitment Act of 2017 [HB-4132]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Veterans Affairs Physician Recruitment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones
Introduced In House on 10/25/2017
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Upward Mobility Enhancement Act [S.2007]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Upward Mobility Enhancement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the exclusion for educational assistance programs, to increase the maximum amount of employer-provided educational assistance that may be excluded from the gross income of an employee. The bill: (1) specifies that the exclusion applies only to the first $11,500 of educational assistance furnished to an individual during a calendar year, and (2) requires the $11,500 amount to be adjusted for inflation after 2017. (Under current law, the exclusion applies only
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/25/2017
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Upward Mobility Enhancement Act [HB-4135]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Inflation ]
Upward Mobility Enhancement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the exclusion for educational assistance programs, to increase the maximum amount of employer-provided educational assistance that may be excluded from the gross income of an employee. The bill: (1) specifies that the exclusion applies only to the first $11,500 of educational assistance furnished to an individual during a calendar year, in the case of assistance for education below the graduate level; and (2) requires the dollar amount to be adjusted for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis
Introduced In House on 10/25/2017
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Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017 [S.1808]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/14/2017
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Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act [S.1955]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo and collectively to all those who have peacefully advocated for democracy and human rights in China in recognition of their achievements and contributions to freedom, human rights, and peace in China and globally. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the medal available for display, particularly
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 10/05/2017
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Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 [HB-5785]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Science ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning: diversity in contracting; infrastructure development; areas of persistent poverty; job training for youth and older Americans; education of girls and minorities in STEM fields; the federal minimum wage; military family benefits; health care coverage and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/14/2018
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Student Security Act of 2017 [HB-4584]
[Student Loans ]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
Student Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education and the Social Security Administration to jointly carry out a student loan forgiveness program that will forgive Federal Direct loans in exchange for delayed eligibility for old-age insurance benefits under the Social Security Act. In addition, the bill authorizes the transfer of amounts from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund into the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund if borrowing is necessary to pay full
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 01/05/2018
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Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017 [S.2193]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Human Services ]
Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017 This bill establishes a Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services to covered veterans through non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care providers under specified circumstances. This program replaces the Veterans Choice Program. The VA shall develop: (1) an education program for veterans about their VA health care options, (2) processes to ensure safe opioid prescribing practices by non-VA health care providers; and (3) criteria to designate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Isakson
By Senator Isakson From Committee On Veterans' Affairs Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-212. on 03/07/2018
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Women in Aerospace Education Act [HB-4254]
[Aerospace ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Women in Aerospace Education Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to permit certain grants awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to be used to provide internships that include research experiences at national laboratories and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) centers. NSF Master Teaching Fellows and undergraduate freshman and sophomore students studying to become mathematics and science teachers under the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program are eligible for the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Became Public Law No: 115-303. on 12/11/2018
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VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 [HB-5674]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 This bill consolidates Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care programs, revises other VA health care programs and facilities provisions, and makes appropriations for veterans care. The bill establishes the Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through certain non-VA providers to veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system or otherwise entitled to VA
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Reported By The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-671, Part I. on 05/11/2018
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Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act [HB-3960]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo and collectively to all those who have peacefully advocated for democracy and human rights in China in recognition of their achievements and contributions to freedom, human rights, and peace in China and globally. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the medal available for display, particularly
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights And International Organizations. on 11/29/2017
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Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2017 [S.1927]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S6361-6362; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S6362) on 10/05/2017
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Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act [S.2081]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify loan counseling requirements applicable to institutions of higher education (IHEs). Currently, an IHE must provide entrance counseling to a student who is a first-time federal student loan borrower. This bill replaces required entrance counseling with required annual financial counseling concerning information on the terms, conditions, and responsibilities of the grant or loan. Also, it expands the required recipients of such
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/06/2017
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College Student Hunger Act of 2017 [HB-3875]
[Food ]
[Education ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Budget and Spending ]
College Student Hunger Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to include individuals enrolled in an institution of higher education who: (1) have an expected family contribution of zero, as determined by the procedures established the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA); or (2) are determined to be independent based on specified criteria included in the HEA.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 10/26/2017
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Department of State Authorization Act of 2018 [HB-5592]
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[National Security ]
Department of State Authorization Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Eliot Engel
Introduced In House on 04/24/2018