Student Aid And College Costs
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Putting Main Street FIRST Act Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act [HB-2306]
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[Trade ]
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Putting Main Street FIRST Act Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a .03% excise tax on the purchase of a security if: (1) such purchase occurs on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) the purchaser or seller is a U.S. person. A "security" includes: (1) any share of stock in a corporation, (2) any partnership or beneficial ownership interest in a partnership or trust; (3) any note, bond,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/03/2017
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Students Before Profits Act of 2017 [HB-2300]
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[Consumer Protection ]
Students Before Profits Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 05/02/2017
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Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2017 [HB-2301]
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Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2017 This bill makes procedures for the enforcement of arbitration agreements inapplicable to an enrollment agreement between a student and an institution of higher education (IHE). The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to forbid an IHE that participates in federal student aid programs, including work-study programs, from requiring a student to agree to any restriction on the student's ability to pursue a claim, individually or with others, against it in court.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 06/02/2017
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Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically Act Middle Class CHANCE Act [HB-2260]
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[Budget and Spending ]
Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically Act Middle Class CHANCE Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify provisions related to the Federal Pell Grant program. Specifically, it increases the maximum Federal Pell Grant award for academic year 2018-2019 and adjusts it in subsequent award years to account for changes in the Consumer Price Index. The bill also increases from one to two the number of Pell Grants an eligible student may receive in a single award year
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Introduced In House on 05/01/2017
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PLUS Loan Disability Forgiveness Act [HB-2270]
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[Disabilities ]
PLUS Loan Disability Forgiveness Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education to forgive federal student loans under the Federal Family Education Loan Program for a parent of a student who: (1) becomes permanently and totally disabled, or (2) is unable to engage in substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that has lasted (or is expected to last) for a continuous period of no less than 60 months.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Introduced In House on 05/01/2017
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Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically Act Middle Class CHANCE Act [S.996]
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Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically Act Middle Class CHANCE Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Martin Heinrich
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/01/2017
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Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017 [S.989]
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[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include pediatric subspecialties in primary health services for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Psychiatrists who are pediatric subspecialists are included in behavioral and mental health professionals. (These amendments make pediatric subspecialists, including psychiatrists, eligible for the NHSC fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas, the NHSC Scholarship
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/28/2017
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Cyber Scholarship Opportunities Act of 2017 [HB-2184]
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[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
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Cyber Scholarship Opportunities Act of 2017 This bill amends the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to require the federal cyber scholarship-for-service program that the National Science Foundation (NSF) coordinates with the Department of Homeland Security to include scholarship recipients who are students pursuing an associate's degree in a cybersecurity field without the intent of transferring to a bachelor's degree program and who either have a bachelor's degree already or are veterans of the Armed Forces. The post-award employment obligations
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Introduced In House on 04/27/2017
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Veterans Access to Care Act [S.968]
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Veterans Access to Care Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to automatically designate medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as health professional shortage areas. Individuals may not participate in both the VA's Health Professionals Education Assistance Program and the National Health Service Corps scholarship or loan repayment programs. The Department of Health and Human Services, in carrying out the National Health Service Corps Program, must consult with the VA regarding health professional shortage areas
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/27/2017
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GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2017 [HB-2108]
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[Funding ]
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GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the lesser of nine months or $30,000 of additional Post-9/11 educational assistance to selected eligible veterans who have used all of the Post-9/11 educational assistance to which they were entitled and who: (1) are enrolled in a postsecondary education program that requires more than the standard 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours for completion in a specified science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field; or (2) have earned a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Introduced In House on 04/20/2017
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Julian Woods Yellow Ribbon Program Expansion Act [HB-2103]
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[Children and Youth ]
Julian Woods Yellow Ribbon Program Expansion Act This bill includes under the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program (public-private contributions for educational assistance in addition to post-9/11 educational assistance) the child or spouse of an individual who, on or after September 11, 2001, dies in the line of duty while serving on active duty (Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship recipients).
Sponsored by: Rep. Al Lawson
Introduced In House on 04/17/2017
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Work-Study for Student Veterans Act [HB-2100]
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Work-Study for Student Veterans Act This bill reauthorizes through June 30, 2027, certain qualifying work-study activities for individuals receiving educational assistance through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takano
Introduced In House on 04/14/2017
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Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act [HB-2084]
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Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make qualified students eligible to receive more than one Pell Grant in an award year, thus allowing year-round Pell Grants. If a student receives more than one Pell Grant in an award year, the total amount of the Pell Grants awarded to the student may exceed the maximum Pell Grant available for an award year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/08/2017
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Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2017 [S.888]
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Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to use a standardized financial aid offer form that meets specified requirements. The Department of Education (ED) must develop a standard format for financial aid offer forms based on recommendations from representatives of students, students' families, institutions of higher education, secondary school and postsecondary counselors, and nonprofit consumer groups.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/07/2017
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Net Price Calculator Improvement Act [S.889]
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Net Price Calculator Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/07/2017
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Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act [S.900]
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Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make qualified students eligible to receive more than one Pell Grant in an award year, thus allowing year-round Pell Grants. If a student receives more than one Pell Grant in an award year, the total amount of the Pell Grants awarded to the student may exceed the maximum Federal Pell Grant available for an award year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/07/2017
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FAFSA for All Act [HB-2070]
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FAFSA for All Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education to include on the same website that is used to provide students with the electronic version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) questions to determine, for title IV eligibility purposes, whether: a dependent student is a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States or is here for other than a temporary purpose with the intention of becoming a citizen or permanent resident;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
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VETERAN Act Vocational Education and Training Enhancements for Reintegration Assistance Now Act [HB-1994]
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[Education ]
VETERAN Act Vocational Education and Training Enhancements for Reintegration Assistance Now Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to make changes to the Veterans Benefits Administration's information technology system to ensure that: (1) all original and supplemental claims for Post-9/11 educational assistance are adjudicated electronically, and (2) rules-based processing is used to make decisions with respect to such claims with little human intervention.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 04/07/2017
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FIFA Act Fairness in Financial Aid Act [HB-2072]
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FIFA Act Fairness in Financial Aid Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Internal Revenue Code to revise the Free Application for Federal Student Aid application process. Specifically, it allows a taxpayer identification number to be used instead of a Social Security account number in the application.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Veasey
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes. [S.882]
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/15/2017