Student Aid And College Costs

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US Congress 117th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2022 Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2022 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2022 [S.3062] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 10/25/2021

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Veterans Pro Bono Corps Act of 2021 [S.3047] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to establish a pilot program to support medical residency and fellowship programs that assist veterans, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 11/17/2021

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BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021 Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021 [HB-5602] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Bio-Preparedness and Infectious Diseases Workforce Loan Repayment Program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/18/2021

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Protections for Student Veterans Act [HB-5603] [Veterans ] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Military ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish protections for a member of the Armed Forces who leaves a course of education, paid for with certain educational assistance, to perform certain service.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Underwood Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/17/2021

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Student Veteran COVID-19 Protection Act of 2021 [HB-5509] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Student Loans ] [Public Health ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, and the Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 to make certain improvements to the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 10/25/2021

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REMOTE Act Responsible Education Mitigating Options and Technical Extensions Act [HB-5545] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ]
To extend certain expiring provisions of law relating to benefits provided under Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs during COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Became Public Law No: 117-76. (txt | Pdf) on 12/21/2021

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State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act [S.2984] [Student Loans ] [Education ]
A bill to establish that a State-based education loan program is excluded from certain requirements relating to a preferred lender arrangement.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/07/2021

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SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021 Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education for Autumn Act of 2021 [HB-5487] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
To improve research and data collection on stillbirths, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/09/2021

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Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2021 [S.2874] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ] [Native American Affairs ] [Student Loans ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarships Program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/28/2021

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Build Back Better Act Birth Through Five Child Care and Early Learning Entitlement Act Trade Adjustment Assistance Modernization Act of 2021 [HB-5376] [Budget and Spending ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Trade ] [Healthcare ]
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Yarmuth Signed By President. on 08/16/2022

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Acting on the Annual Duplication Report Act of 2021 [S.2782] [Budget and Spending ]
A bill to address recommendations made to Congress by the Government Accountability Office and detailed in the annual duplication report, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Hassan Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 09/21/2021

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Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2021 [HB-5150] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022

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Student Loan Refinancing Act [HB-5084] [Student Loans ] [Education ]
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anthony Brown Introduced In House on 08/23/2021

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Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2021 [S.2676] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Student Loans ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 08/09/2021

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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 [S.2610] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Defense ] [Budget and Spending ] [Retirement ]
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner By Senator Warner From Select Committee On Intelligence Filed Written Report. Report No. 117-37. Additional Views Filed. on 08/10/2021

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Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright Program. [HR-574] [Education ] [International ]
Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright Program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia, The Pacific, Central Asia And Nonproliferation. on 08/04/2021

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Expressing that the United States is obligated to permanently end the unhoused crisis by 2025 and uphold, protect, and enforce the civil and human rights of unhoused individuals, including the human rights to housing, universal health care, livable wages, education, employment opportunities, access to public facilities, free movement in public spaces, privacy, confidentiality, internet access, vote, freedom from harassment by law enforcement, private businesses, property owners, and housed residents, and equal rights to health care, legal representation, and social services without discrimination based on housing status. [HR-568] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Voting Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Poverty ] [Community Development ] [Public Health ]
Expressing that the United States is obligated to permanently end the unhoused crisis by 2025 and uphold, protect, and enforce the civil and human rights of unhoused individuals, including the human rights to housing, universal health care, livable wages, education, employment opportunities, access to public facilities, free movement in public spaces, privacy, confidentiality, internet access, vote, freedom from harassment by law enforcement, private businesses, property owners, and housed residents, and equal rights to health care, legal representation, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 08/13/2021

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Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2021 [HB-4726] [Student Loans ] [Taxes ] [Education ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Swalwell Introduced In House on 07/27/2021

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Tax-Free Pell Grant Act [S.2455] [Taxes ] [Education ] [Student Loans ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/22/2021

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Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 [HB-4616] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ]
To deem certain references to LIBOR as referring to a replacement benchmark rate upon the occurrence of certain events affecting LIBOR, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brad Sherman Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 03/03/2022

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