To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for in-State tuition rates for refugees and asylees.
USA115th CongressHR-2944| House
| Updated: 6/20/2017
Jared Huffman
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (63)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Education and Workforce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require states to charge in-state tuition rates to refugees, asylees, and special immigrant visa holders if they are lawfully in the United States. This requirement only applies to the first state where the individual lives after being admitted into the United States.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Education
Higher educationImmigrant health and welfareRefugees, asylum, displaced personsState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costs
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for in-State tuition rates for refugees and asylees.
USA115th CongressHR-2944| House
| Updated: 6/20/2017
To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require states to charge in-state tuition rates to refugees, asylees, and special immigrant visa holders if they are lawfully in the United States. This requirement only applies to the first state where the individual lives after being admitted into the United States.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jared Huffman
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (63)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Education and Workforce Committee
Education
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Higher educationImmigrant health and welfareRefugees, asylum, displaced personsState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costs