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Haitian Educational Empowerment Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-666| House 
| Updated: 1/17/2019
Alcee L. Hastings

Alcee L. Hastings

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (13)
Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Haitian Educational Empowerment Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of State to establish a scholarship program for eligible Haitian students who were enrolled as full-time or part-time students in a Haitian or U.S. university or institution of higher education and whose studies were interrupted as a result of the January 12, 2010, earthquake or the October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew. A Haitian student who receives such a scholarship shall return to Haiti for at least two years upon completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree. The State Department may make grants to institutions of higher education that have enrolled a significant number of Haitian students who were enrolled in a Haitian university at the time of such earthquake or hurricane. Such grants shall be used to provide social and educational support services.
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Timeline
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 17, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E63)
  • January 17, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • January 17, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


  • January 17, 2019
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E63)

International Affairs

Caribbean areaEducation programs fundingForeign aid and international reliefHaitiHigher educationLatin AmericaNatural disastersStudent aid and college costs

Haitian Educational Empowerment Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-666| House 
| Updated: 1/17/2019
Haitian Educational Empowerment Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of State to establish a scholarship program for eligible Haitian students who were enrolled as full-time or part-time students in a Haitian or U.S. university or institution of higher education and whose studies were interrupted as a result of the January 12, 2010, earthquake or the October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew. A Haitian student who receives such a scholarship shall return to Haiti for at least two years upon completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree. The State Department may make grants to institutions of higher education that have enrolled a significant number of Haitian students who were enrolled in a Haitian university at the time of such earthquake or hurricane. Such grants shall be used to provide social and educational support services.
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Timeline
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 17, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E63)
  • January 17, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • January 17, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.


  • January 17, 2019
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E63)
Alcee L. Hastings

Alcee L. Hastings

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (13)
Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Caribbean areaEducation programs fundingForeign aid and international reliefHaitiHigher educationLatin AmericaNatural disastersStudent aid and college costs