To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act
USA116th CongressHR-3391| House
| Updated: 6/20/2019
Jared Huffman
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (39)
Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Education and Workforce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act This bill requires states to charge in-state tuition rates for institutions of higher education to refugees, asylees, and special immigrant visa holders if they are lawfully in the United States. This requirement only applies to the first state where the individual lives after being admitted into the United States.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Education
Higher educationImmigrant health and welfareRefugees, asylum, displaced personsState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costs
To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act
USA116th CongressHR-3391| House
| Updated: 6/20/2019
To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act This bill requires states to charge in-state tuition rates for institutions of higher education to refugees, asylees, and special immigrant visa holders if they are lawfully in the United States. This requirement only applies to the first state where the individual lives after being admitted into the United States.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jared Huffman
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (39)
Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Education and Workforce Committee
Education
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Higher educationImmigrant health and welfareRefugees, asylum, displaced personsState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costs