To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve accessibility to, and completion of, postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3199| House
| Updated: 7/12/2017
Mark DeSaulnier
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (34)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Steny H. Hoyer (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Education and Workforce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Improving Access to Higher Education Act of 2017 This bill addresses accessibility issues of students with disabilities in higher education.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Education
Advisory bodiesComputers and information technologyDisability and health-based discriminationDisability and paralysisEducational technology and distance educationEducation programs fundingGovernment information and archivesHigher educationJudicial procedure and administrationStudent recordsTeaching, teachers, curricula
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve accessibility to, and completion of, postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3199| House
| Updated: 7/12/2017
Improving Access to Higher Education Act of 2017 This bill addresses accessibility issues of students with disabilities in higher education.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mark DeSaulnier
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (34)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Steny H. Hoyer (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Education and Workforce Committee
Education
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Advisory bodiesComputers and information technologyDisability and health-based discriminationDisability and paralysisEducational technology and distance educationEducation programs fundingGovernment information and archivesHigher educationJudicial procedure and administrationStudent recordsTeaching, teachers, curricula