To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5384| House
| Updated: 3/22/2018
Mark Pocan
Democratic Representative
Wisconsin
Cosponsors (27)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Education and Workforce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Debt-Free College Act This bill requires the Department of Education to: (1) award grants for state-federal partnerships that provide debt-free college for students at certain institutions of higher education, and (2) allow federal financial aid for higher education to be given to dreamer students (students who entered the country when they were under the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria) or students convicted for the possession or sale of illegal drugs.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Education
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAppropriationsCongressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of EducationDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEducational facilities and institutionsEducational guidanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresMinority educationStudent aid and college costs
To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5384| House
| Updated: 3/22/2018
Debt-Free College Act This bill requires the Department of Education to: (1) award grants for state-federal partnerships that provide debt-free college for students at certain institutions of higher education, and (2) allow federal financial aid for higher education to be given to dreamer students (students who entered the country when they were under the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria) or students convicted for the possession or sale of illegal drugs.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mark Pocan
Democratic Representative
Wisconsin
Cosponsors (27)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Education and Workforce Committee
Education
Related Bills
- HR 115-1432: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses.
- S 115-2598: A bill to establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education as in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAppropriationsCongressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of EducationDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEducational facilities and institutionsEducational guidanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresMinority educationStudent aid and college costs