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

USA115th CongressS-2483| Senate 
| Updated: 3/1/2018
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (13)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
America's College Promise Act of 2018 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. The bill appropriates $1.5 billion in FY2019, an increasing annual amount through FY2027, and $15.7 billion for FY2028 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 FY2019, an increasing annual amount through FY2027, and $1.6 billion for FY2028 and each succeeding fiscal year for grants under this HBCU/MSI program.
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Timeline
Sep 7, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3709
Introduced in House
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Mar 1, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • September 7, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3709
    Introduced in House


  • March 1, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 1, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

Related Bills

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • HR 115-3709: To provide greater access to higher education for America's students.
AppropriationsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationHigher educationMinority educationStudent aid and college costs

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

USA115th CongressS-2483| Senate 
| Updated: 3/1/2018
America's College Promise Act of 2018 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. The bill appropriates $1.5 billion in FY2019, an increasing annual amount through FY2027, and $15.7 billion for FY2028 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 FY2019, an increasing annual amount through FY2027, and $1.6 billion for FY2028 and each succeeding fiscal year for grants under this HBCU/MSI program.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

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Timeline
Sep 7, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-3709
Introduced in House
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Mar 1, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • September 7, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-3709
    Introduced in House


  • March 1, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 1, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (13)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • HR 115-3709: To provide greater access to higher education for America's students.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationHigher educationMinority educationStudent aid and college costs