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To provide greater access to higher education for America's students.

USA115th CongressHR-3709| House 
| Updated: 9/7/2017
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

Democratic Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (9)
Donald Norcross (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
America's College Promise Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to states and Indian tribes to waive tuition and fees at community colleges. To receive a grant, states and Indian tribes must agree to waive tuition and fees at all their community colleges and for all eligible students. An eligible student is a student who: (1) qualifies for resident tuition, (2) enrolls in the college and attends at least half-time, (3) maintains satisfactory academic progress, and (4) enrolls in an academic program with credits that are fully transferable to any public institution of higher education in the state or enrolls in a training program that leads to credentials in an in-demand industry. The bill appropriates $1.5 billion in FY2018, an increasing annual amount through FY2026, and $15.7 billion for FY2027 and each succeeding fiscal year for grants under this community college program. This bill also requires ED to award grants to four-year historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to waive or reduce tuition and fees for up to 60 credits for low-income students. HBCUs and MSIs that participate must: (1) enroll a student body that contains at least 35% low-income students; (2) maintain or adopt reforms and practices to improve completion rates and student outcomes; (3) set performance goals; and (4) execute an articulation agreement with community colleges, if accepting transfer students. It appropriates $61 million for FY2018, an increasing annual amount through FY2026, and $1.6 billion for FY2027 and each succeeding fiscal year for grants under this HBCU/MSI program.
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Timeline
Sep 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Sep 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 1, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2483
Introduced in Senate
  • September 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • September 7, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.


  • March 1, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2483
    Introduced in Senate

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 115-5785: To advance Black families in the 21st century.
  • S 115-2984: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide greater access to higher education for America's students, to eliminate educational barriers for participation in a public service career, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-2483: A bill to provide greater access to higher education for America's students.
  • HR 115-6543: To amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965 so that every student has a path to a quality, debt-free degree or credential that leads to a rewarding career.
AppropriationsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationHigher educationMinority educationStudent aid and college costs

To provide greater access to higher education for America's students.

USA115th CongressHR-3709| House 
| Updated: 9/7/2017
America's College Promise Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to states and Indian tribes to waive tuition and fees at community colleges. To receive a grant, states and Indian tribes must agree to waive tuition and fees at all their community colleges and for all eligible students. An eligible student is a student who: (1) qualifies for resident tuition, (2) enrolls in the college and attends at least half-time, (3) maintains satisfactory academic progress, and (4) enrolls in an academic program with credits that are fully transferable to any public institution of higher education in the state or enrolls in a training program that leads to credentials in an in-demand industry. The bill appropriates $1.5 billion in FY2018, an increasing annual amount through FY2026, and $15.7 billion for FY2027 and each succeeding fiscal year for grants under this community college program. This bill also requires ED to award grants to four-year historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to waive or reduce tuition and fees for up to 60 credits for low-income students. HBCUs and MSIs that participate must: (1) enroll a student body that contains at least 35% low-income students; (2) maintain or adopt reforms and practices to improve completion rates and student outcomes; (3) set performance goals; and (4) execute an articulation agreement with community colleges, if accepting transfer students. It appropriates $61 million for FY2018, an increasing annual amount through FY2026, and $1.6 billion for FY2027 and each succeeding fiscal year for grants under this HBCU/MSI program.
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Timeline
Sep 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Sep 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 1, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2483
Introduced in Senate
  • September 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • September 7, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.


  • March 1, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2483
    Introduced in Senate
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

Democratic Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (9)
Donald Norcross (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 115-5785: To advance Black families in the 21st century.
  • S 115-2984: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide greater access to higher education for America's students, to eliminate educational barriers for participation in a public service career, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-2483: A bill to provide greater access to higher education for America's students.
  • HR 115-6543: To amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965 so that every student has a path to a quality, debt-free degree or credential that leads to a rewarding career.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationHigher educationMinority educationStudent aid and college costs