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Early Pell Promise Act [HB-413]
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Early Pell Promise Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education to carry out a program of grants to state educational agencies under which a student who is in eighth grade and is eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act may be provided a commitment to receive a Federal Pell Grant early in the student's academic career. Pursuant to such a commitment, the student shall receive a Pell Grant during the first two
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brenda Lawrence
Introduced In House on 01/10/2017
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Encourage our Educators Act [HB-414]
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Encourage our Educators Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify provisions of the teacher loan forgiveness program. Specifically, the legislation reduces from five to three years the period of service a full-time teacher must complete consecutively to be eligible for forgiveness under the Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan program. It also increases from $5,000 to $17,500 the amount of available loan forgiveness for an elementary or secondary school teacher in any subject. (Currently,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brenda Lawrence
Introduced In House on 01/10/2017
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Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 [HB-353]
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Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 TITLE I--UNITED STATES WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING IMPROVEMENT (Sec. 101) This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to prioritize weather research to improve weather data, modeling, computing, forecasts, and warnings for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. (Sec. 102) NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) must conduct a program to develop an improved understanding of forecast capabilities
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Became Public Law No: 115-25. (txt | Pdf) on 04/18/2017
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To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce. [HB-338]
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To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce. (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE), in awarding grants, to prioritize education and training for energy and manufacturing jobs, including by encouraging state and local education agencies to equip students for those jobs and strengthening DOE programs and labs carrying out workforce development initiatives. DOE must prioritize educating and training workers from underrepresented groups such as minorities, women, and veterans. DOE may encourage, but not incentivize,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 06/13/2017
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Improving Access to Maternity Care Act [HB-315]
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Improving Access to Maternity Care Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to identify maternity care health professional target areas, which are areas within health professional shortage areas that have a shortage of maternity care health professionals, for purposes of assigning maternity care health professionals to those areas. HRSA must collect and publish data comparing the availability of and need for maternity care health services in health professional
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Became Public Law No: 115-320. on 12/17/2018
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REAL Act of 2017 Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2017 [HB-254]
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REAL Act of 2017 Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2017 This bill amends title IV (Student Aid) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the provision that prohibits 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: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 01/04/2017
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Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act [HB-283]
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Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow penalty-free distributions from qualified tuition programs (i.e., 529 plans) to pay student loan indebtedness.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elise Stefanik
Introduced In House on 01/04/2017
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Stephanie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-271]
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Stephanie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 and otherwise amends the Assets for Independence Act, which provides for demonstration projects to fund individual development accounts (IDAs). (IDAs are matched savings accounts through which low-income individuals may save targeted amounts for qualifying purposes such as first-time home ownership or post-secondary education.) With respect to IDAs, the bill expands: (1) qualifying educational expenses; and (2) qualifying expenses for
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 01/13/2017
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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-244]
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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 6) Provides
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Became Public Law No: 115-31. (txt | Pdf) on 05/05/2017
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Funding for Student Scholarships for the 1890s Land-Grant African-American Colleges and Universities Act [HB-51]
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Funding for Student Scholarships for the 1890s Land-Grant African-American Colleges and Universities Act This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish and provide funding for a grant program within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for scholarships for students at 1890 land-grant colleges and universities (historically black colleges and universities established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890). USDA may award the scholarships to students who: (1) are seeking to attend such a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 01/13/2017
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Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress. [HR-5]
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Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress. Adopts the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 114th Congress as the Rules for the 115th Congress, with amendments. (Sec. 2) Directs the Sergeant-at-Arms to impose a fine against a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner for use of an electronic device for still photography or for audio or visual recording or broadcasting in contravention of clause 5 of Rule XVII and any applicable Speaker of the House of Representatives' announced policy on electronic devices. Prohibits a Member,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2017 [HB-186]
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United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2017 This bill directs the U.S. Virgin Islands to award grants to public four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) located in a state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Guam to cover the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who have: (1) been domiciled in the Virgin Islands for at least the 12 months preceding their enrollment in the IHE; and (2) received on or after January 1, 2013, a secondary school diploma or its equivalent while domiciled
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Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey Plaskett
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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Teacher Victims' Family Assistance Act of 2017 [HB-167]
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Teacher Victims' Family Assistance Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Education to provide assistance to the immediate families of teachers or other elementary and secondary school employees who are killed by another person's violent act while performing school duties. Such assistance includes funeral assistance, a death benefit, living assistance, and undergraduate education assistance for dependents. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from income tax: (1) the victim's compensation from school employment in the year
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/13/2017
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To expand the workforce of veterinarians specialized in the care and conservation of wild animals and their ecosystems, and to develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine. [HB-159]
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To expand the workforce of veterinarians specialized in the care and conservation of wild animals and their ecosystems, and to develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine. This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to award grants to wildlife or veterinary institutions to create additional clinical and research positions for wildlife and zoological veterinarians. Preference must be given to institutions that will create positions in areas of need, including wildlife disease research and training,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 02/10/2017
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Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2017 [HB-137]
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Stopping Abusive Student Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to allow an individual whose student loan debt is discharged due to undue hardship to recover court costs and attorney's fees for the discharge proceeding if the court finds that the position of the creditor opposing the discharge was not substantially justified.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Cicilline Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 137, A Bill Originally Introduced By Former Representative Conyers, For Purposes Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 03/14/2018
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Supporting America's Young Entrepreneurs Act of 2017 [HB-201]
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Supporting America's Young Entrepreneurs Act of 2017 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make eligible for deferment and cancellation under the Federal Direct Loan program a borrower who is an employee or founder of a small business start-up in a distressed area. It also amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from an individual's gross income the amount of such canceled student loan debt. The bill establishes a Federal Direct Refinanced Private Loan program to refinance private education loans.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2017 [HB-108]
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Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for an employer's payments for employees under a student loan repayment program. The credit is equal to 10% of the amounts that an employer pays on behalf of any employee under a program and is refundable for certain small businesses and tax-exempt organizations. The payments for an employee may not exceed $500 per month.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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Haitian Educational Empowerment Act of 2017 [HB-162]
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Haitian Educational Empowerment Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of State to establish a scholarship program for eligible Haitian students who were enrolled as full-time students in a Haitian or U.S. university or institution of higher education and whose studies were interrupted as a result of the January 12, 2010, earthquake or the October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew. A Haitian student who receives such a scholarship shall return to Haiti upon completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree. The State Department may make grants to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act [HB-88]
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Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the boundary of Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi to include the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, the Russell House Battlefield, and the Davis Bridge Battlefield. The Department of the Interior may acquire such lands, which shall be administered as part of the park. (Sec. 4) The bill establishes the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee as an affiliated area of the National Park System. The
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Message On House Action Received In Senate And At Desk: House Amendment To Senate Amendment. on 12/21/2018
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ObamaCare Repeal Act [HB-175]
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ObamaCare Repeal Act This bill 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. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 02/10/2017