BASIC Act
USA116th CongressS-2225| Senate
| Updated: 7/23/2019
Kamala D. Harris
Democratic Senator
California
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Basic Assistance for Students In College Act or the BASIC Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award planning and implementation grants to institutions of higher education in order to identify and meet the basic needs of students, including food, housing, transportation, and health care. ED must also implement an agreement to (1) share data with other federal agencies in order to identify students who may be eligible for certain federal benefits; and (2) coordinate efforts to enroll those students in federal benefits programs, including Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Education
Child care and developmentCongressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingFood assistance and reliefGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHigher educationHousing and community development fundingMedicaidMinority educationPoverty and welfare assistanceResearch administration and fundingSchool administrationStudent aid and college costsStudent recordsTransportation costs
BASIC Act
USA116th CongressS-2225| Senate
| Updated: 7/23/2019
Basic Assistance for Students In College Act or the BASIC Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award planning and implementation grants to institutions of higher education in order to identify and meet the basic needs of students, including food, housing, transportation, and health care. ED must also implement an agreement to (1) share data with other federal agencies in order to identify students who may be eligible for certain federal benefits; and (2) coordinate efforts to enroll those students in federal benefits programs, including Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Kamala D. Harris
Democratic Senator
California
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Education
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Child care and developmentCongressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingFood assistance and reliefGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHigher educationHousing and community development fundingMedicaidMinority educationPoverty and welfare assistanceResearch administration and fundingSchool administrationStudent aid and college costsStudent recordsTransportation costs