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To reauthorize appropriations for the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-3710| House 
| Updated: 9/7/2017
Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (13)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Javits Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize through FY2018 the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, which provides competitive fellowships to graduate students for study in the fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. The Department of Education must ensure that music education is included among the fields of study for which a fellowship may be awarded under the program.
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Sep 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Sep 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • September 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


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

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To reauthorize appropriations for the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-3710| House 
| Updated: 9/7/2017
Javits Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize through FY2018 the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, which provides competitive fellowships to graduate students for study in the fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. The Department of Education must ensure that music education is included among the fields of study for which a fellowship may be awarded under the 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.
  • September 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


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

Nydia M. Velázquez

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (13)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Education programs fundingHigher educationMusicStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula