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A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process.

USA115th CongressS-3435| Senate 
| Updated: 9/12/2018
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (13)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2018 This bill removes drug conviction questions form the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and encourages institutions of higher education to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admission applications.
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Timeline
Sep 12, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Sep 12, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • September 12, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 12, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

Criminal justice information and recordsGovernment information and archivesJuvenile crime and gang violenceRight of privacyStudent records

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process.

USA115th CongressS-3435| Senate 
| Updated: 9/12/2018
Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2018 This bill removes drug conviction questions form the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and encourages institutions of higher education to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admission applications.
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Timeline
Sep 12, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Sep 12, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • September 12, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 12, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (13)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Criminal justice information and recordsGovernment information and archivesJuvenile crime and gang violenceRight of privacyStudent records