Student Aid And College Costs

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US Congress 117th Congress

GI Bill National Emergency Extended Deadline Act of 2021 [S.1936] [Veterans ] [Education ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for extensions of the time limitations for use of entitlement under Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs by reason of school closures due to emergency and other situations, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 12/15/2021

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ACCESS to Careers Act of 2021 Assisting Community Colleges in Educating Skilled Students to Careers Act of 2021 [S.1847] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a community college and career training grant program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/26/2021

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Third Reconstruction: Fully addressing poverty and low wages from the bottom up. [HR-438] [Poverty ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ] [Human Services ]
Third Reconstruction: Fully addressing poverty and low wages from the bottom up.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 05/25/2021

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Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act [S.1811] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Education ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ]
A bill to increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers by low-income local educational agencies.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/25/2021

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Young Americans Financial Literacy Act [HB-3483] [Consumer Protection ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Children and Youth ]
To establish a grant program in the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to fund the establishment of centers of excellence to support research, development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs in financial literacy education for young people and families ages 8 through 24 years old, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Introduced In House on 05/25/2021

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Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act [S.1795] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ]
A bill to address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/24/2021

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One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2022 [HB-3372] [Crime ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Nonprofit ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
To authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 12/05/2022

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Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 [S.1770] [Retirement ] [Pensions ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform retirement provisions, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/20/2021

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Diversify Act Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students To Improve Outcomes For Youth Act [S.1780] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Funding ]
A bill to remove college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse educator workforce, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/20/2021

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Children Have Opportunities in Classrooms Everywhere Act [S.1757] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ]
A bill to have education funds follow the student.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/20/2021

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LEARN Act of 2021 Leasing Every Available Real property Now Act of 2021 [HB-3418] [Education ] [Public Health ] [Real Estate ] [Children and Youth ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ]
To permit leasing of available Federal real property to expand in-person education during COVID-19 public health emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nancy Mace Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 05/21/2021

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Diversify Act Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve Outcomes For Youth Act [HB-3393] [Education ] [Student Loans ]
To remove college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse educator workforce, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/20/2021

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One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2021 [S.1733] [Crime ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Nonprofit ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
A bill to authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/20/2021

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AICT Act of 2021 Artificial Intelligence Capabilities and Transparency Act of 2021 [S.1705] [Technology and Innovation ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [National Security ] [Economic Development ] [Science ]
A bill to establish a coordinated Federal initiative to accelerate the research, development, procurement, fielding, and sustainment of artificial intelligence for the economic and national security interests of the United States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 05/19/2021

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Fast Track To and Through College Act [S.1719] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Budget and Spending ]
A bill to increase rates of college completion and reduce college costs by accelerating time to degree, aligning secondary and postsecondary education, and improving postsecondary credit transfer.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Hassan Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/19/2021

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Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021 [HB-3320] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to authorize assistance for increasing workforce diversity in the professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 117-214. on 12/08/2021

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Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2021 [HB-3297] [Healthcare ] [Student Loans ] [Public Health ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 11/04/2021

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Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021 [S.1679] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to authorize assistance for increasing workforce diversity in the professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/18/2021

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Stop EITC and CTC Seizures Act [HB-3247] [Student Loans ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Children and Youth ]
To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the amount that the portion of a taxpayer's tax refund attributable to the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit may be reduced by reason of student loan debt.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/14/2021

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RENEW Conservation Corps Act Restore Employment in Natural and Environmental Work Conservation Corps Act [HB-3220] [Environmental ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Agriculture ] [Energy ] [Climate Change ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Recreation ]
To establish a Restore Employment in Natural and Environmental Work Conservation Corps in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 05/14/2021

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