Student Aid And College Costs
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American Dream Promise Act [HB-2071]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Immigration ]
American Dream Promise Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the eligibility requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) to participate in federal student aid programs. Specifically, an IHE that participates in title IV federal student aid programs must not deny admission to a student on the basis of that student's immigration or naturalization status.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Veasey
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
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Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2017 [HB-2042]
[Healthcare ]
[Student Loans ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and carry out a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program under which HHS makes student loan repayments in exchange for a health professional providing frontline care services for two years in a frontline care scarcity area. Frontline care services include services in the fields of surgery, optometry, physical therapy, pharmacies, public health, dietetics, occupational therapy, pediatrics,
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017
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Equitable Student Aid Access Act [HB-2015]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
Equitable Student Aid Access Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise requirements governing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The bill increases the adjusted gross income threshold used to determine whether a student qualifies for an automatic zero expected family contribution (EFC) in the calculation of the student's financial need. A dependent student is eligible for an automatic zero EFC if the student's parents have adjusted gross income up to $30,000. An independent student with non-spouse dependents
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
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Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2017 [HB-1909]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Student Loans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental health workers. HHS must develop a comprehensive and coordinated plan for the environmental health workforce that includes performance measures and identifies: (1) any gaps between existing programs and future environmental health workforce needs, (2) actions needed to address any identified gaps, and (3) any additional statutory authority required by HHS to implement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017
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Reigniting Opportunity for Innovators Act [S.848]
[Student Loans ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
Reigniting Opportunity for Innovators Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make qualified founders and full-time employees of small business start-ups eligible for deferring for up to three years their loans under the federal Direct Loan program. If the start-up is located in an economically distressed area, qualified founders and employees are also eligible for loan cancellation of up to $20,000 under that program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Hassan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2367) on 04/05/2017
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Caring for the Families of our Wounded and Fallen Heroes Act [HB-1956]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Military ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Caring for the Families of our Wounded and Fallen Heroes Act This bill increases amounts of educational assistance payable under the Department of Veterans Affairs' Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 04/06/2017
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Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 [S.850]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text As Introduced In Senate: Cr S2367-2368) on 04/05/2017
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Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-1922]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Healthcare ]
Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends title I (General Provisions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise institutional eligibility criteria for a foreign graduate medical school to participate in federal student aid programs. Current law requires a foreign graduate medical school to meet certain requirements—a minimum pass rate threshold on the medical licensing exam and a minimum percentage of foreign students—to participate in the Federal Direct Loan (DL) program, unless the Department of Education
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elijah Cummings
Introduced In House on 04/05/2017
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Student Security Act of 2017 [HB-1937]
[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. Luke Messer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 04/17/2017
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ABLE Financial Planning Act [S.816]
[Taxes ]
[Disabilities ]
ABLE Financial Planning Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-free rollovers of amounts in qualified tuition programs (529 plans) to qualified ABLE programs. (Tax-favored ABLE [Achieving a Better Life Experience] accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and pay for disability-related expenses.)
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/04/2017
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College for All Act of 2017 [HB-1880]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
College for All Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a grant program to eliminate tuition and required fees: (1) for all students at community colleges and two-year tribal colleges and universities, and (2) for working- and middle-class students at four-year public institutions of higher education (IHEs). Additionally, the bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the HEA to: reauthorize the Federal TRIO Programs, the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (i.e., GEAR UP),
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/04/2017
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ABLE Financial Planning Act [HB-1897]
[Taxes ]
[Disabilities ]
ABLE Financial Planning Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-free rollovers of amounts in qualified tuition programs (529 plans) to qualified ABLE programs. (Tax-favored ABLE [Achieving a Better Life Experience] accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and pay for disability-related expenses.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/04/2017
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College for All Act of 2017 [S.806]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
College for All Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a grant program to eliminate tuition and required fees: (1) for all students at community colleges and two-year tribal colleges and universities, and (2) for working- and middle-class students at four-year public institutions of higher education (IHEs). Additionally, the bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the HEA to: reauthorize the Federal TRIO Programs, the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (i.e., GEAR UP),
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/03/2017
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Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2017 [S.796]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to include an employer's payments to an employee or lender for the principal or interest on any qualified education loan incurred by an employee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/30/2017
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Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017 [S.780]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/30/2017
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Improving Access to Maternity Care Act [S.783]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Improving Access to Maternity Care Act 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 shortage
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/30/2017
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Dynamic Repayment Act of 2017 [S.799]
[Student Loans ]
Dynamic Repayment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/30/2017
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Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017 [HB-1824]
[Cannabis ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Housing ]
[Immigration ]
[Student Loans ]
Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017 This bill amends various provisions of law and sets forth new provisions: to eliminate regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for marijuana-related activities authorized by state or tribal law (i.e., state-authorized); to allow businesses that sell marijuana in compliance with state or tribal law to claim certain federal tax credits and deductions; to eliminate restrictions on print and broadcast advertising of state-authorized
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/24/2017
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Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 [S.798]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 This bill revises the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program (public-private contributions for educational assistance in addition to post-9/11 educational assistance) to make such program available to: (1) the spouse or child of a service member who, on or after after September 11, 2001, dies in the line of duty while serving on active duty (Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship recipients); and (2) a service member or veteran who serves at least 36
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/15/2017
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Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017'. [HB-1793]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017'. This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs or a state approving agency from approving a program of education offered by an educational institution for purposes of an educational assistance program for veterans or members of the Selected Reserve or the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces unless any such institution that administers a priority enrollment system allows an eligible veteran, member, or dependent to enroll in courses at the earliest possible time.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/12/2017