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A bill to amend the Higher Education Act to ensure College for All.

USA115th CongressS-806| Senate 
| Updated: 4/3/2017
Bernard Sanders

Bernard Sanders

Independent Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (7)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
College for All Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a grant program to eliminate tuition and required fees: (1) for all students at community colleges and two-year tribal colleges and universities, and (2) for working- and middle-class students at four-year public institutions of higher education (IHEs). Additionally, the bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the HEA to: reauthorize the Federal TRIO Programs, the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (i.e., GEAR UP), and the Federal Work Study Program for FY2018-FY2027; eliminate existing base guarantees of Federal Work Study funds to IHEs and require funds to be allocated based solely on the aggregate need of the institution's students; modify the interest rate formulas for federal student loans to revise applicable rates on new loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2017; and allow student loan borrowers to modify interest rates on outstanding federal student loans to current rates. Finally, it directs the Department of Education to use any excess revenue generated by the Federal Direct Loan program to carry out the Federal Pell Grant program.
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Timeline
Apr 3, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 3, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 4, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1880
Introduced in House
  • April 3, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 3, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • April 4, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1880
    Introduced in House

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1880: To amend the Higher Education Act to ensure College for All.
  • HR 115-1614: To authorize borrowers of loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program to modify the interest rate of such loans to be equal to the interest rate for such loans at the time of modification.
Academic performance and assessmentsEducational guidanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationIndian social and development programsInterest, dividends, interest ratesMinority educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act to ensure College for All.

USA115th CongressS-806| Senate 
| Updated: 4/3/2017
College for All Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a grant program to eliminate tuition and required fees: (1) for all students at community colleges and two-year tribal colleges and universities, and (2) for working- and middle-class students at four-year public institutions of higher education (IHEs). Additionally, the bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the HEA to: reauthorize the Federal TRIO Programs, the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (i.e., GEAR UP), and the Federal Work Study Program for FY2018-FY2027; eliminate existing base guarantees of Federal Work Study funds to IHEs and require funds to be allocated based solely on the aggregate need of the institution's students; modify the interest rate formulas for federal student loans to revise applicable rates on new loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2017; and allow student loan borrowers to modify interest rates on outstanding federal student loans to current rates. Finally, it directs the Department of Education to use any excess revenue generated by the Federal Direct Loan program to carry out the Federal Pell Grant program.
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Timeline
Apr 3, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 3, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 4, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1880
Introduced in House
  • April 3, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 3, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • April 4, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1880
    Introduced in House
Bernard Sanders

Bernard Sanders

Independent Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (7)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1880: To amend the Higher Education Act to ensure College for All.
  • HR 115-1614: To authorize borrowers of loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program to modify the interest rate of such loans to be equal to the interest rate for such loans at the time of modification.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Academic performance and assessmentsEducational guidanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationIndian social and development programsInterest, dividends, interest ratesMinority educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education