Consider Teachers Act
USA116th CongressS-1387| Senate
| Updated: 12/17/2020
Mike Braun
Republican Senator
Indiana
Cosponsors (1)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Consider Teachers Act This bill revises the service obligation verification process for the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) grant program. For example, the bill provides a process for the Department of Education to reconsider and reverse the conversion of a TEACH grant to a loan. The bill also establishes certain program flexibilities with respect to the service obligations of teachers affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S7557-7558)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S7557-7558)
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7557-7558)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Education
Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula
Consider Teachers Act
USA116th CongressS-1387| Senate
| Updated: 12/17/2020
Consider Teachers Act This bill revises the service obligation verification process for the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) grant program. For example, the bill provides a process for the Department of Education to reconsider and reverse the conversion of a TEACH grant to a loan. The bill also establishes certain program flexibilities with respect to the service obligations of teachers affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S7557-7558)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S7557-7558)
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7557-7558)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mike Braun
Republican Senator
Indiana
Cosponsors (1)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Education
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationInterest, dividends, interest ratesStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula