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Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2339| Senate 
| Updated: 7/30/2019
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (2)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2019 This bill revises requirements governing the financing and accreditation of postsecondary education. Specifically, the bill makes postsecondary education courses and programs (e.g., apprenticeship programs) that provide credits toward a postsecondary certification, credential, or degree eligible for federal student aid funding if the programs and courses are accredited by a state that has an alternative accreditation agreement with the Department of Education. The bill also requires institutions to publish certain enrollment and financial aid information, such as (1) the percentage of former financial aid recipients who are employed at various intervals following graduation, and (2) the average amount of total federal student loan debt accrued upon graduation. The Government Accountability Office must compile and study all such information published by institutions and submit a report containing the results. In addition, the bill consolidates federal student loans into one student loan program and eliminates loan forgiveness for borrowers. Lastly, the bill requires an institution that receives federal student aid funding to pay a default rate fine that is based on the default rate of loans made to its students.
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Timeline
Jul 30, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4098
Introduced in House
Jul 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 30, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4098
    Introduced in House


  • July 30, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 30, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 116-4098: Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2019
Congressional oversightEducation programs fundingEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationInterest, dividends, interest ratesLicensing and registrationsRight of privacyState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costsStudent recordsUnemploymentUser charges and feesVocational and technical educationWages and earnings

Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2339| Senate 
| Updated: 7/30/2019
Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2019 This bill revises requirements governing the financing and accreditation of postsecondary education. Specifically, the bill makes postsecondary education courses and programs (e.g., apprenticeship programs) that provide credits toward a postsecondary certification, credential, or degree eligible for federal student aid funding if the programs and courses are accredited by a state that has an alternative accreditation agreement with the Department of Education. The bill also requires institutions to publish certain enrollment and financial aid information, such as (1) the percentage of former financial aid recipients who are employed at various intervals following graduation, and (2) the average amount of total federal student loan debt accrued upon graduation. The Government Accountability Office must compile and study all such information published by institutions and submit a report containing the results. In addition, the bill consolidates federal student loans into one student loan program and eliminates loan forgiveness for borrowers. Lastly, the bill requires an institution that receives federal student aid funding to pay a default rate fine that is based on the default rate of loans made to its students.
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Timeline
Jul 30, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4098
Introduced in House
Jul 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 30, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4098
    Introduced in House


  • July 30, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 30, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (2)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 116-4098: Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightEducation programs fundingEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationInterest, dividends, interest ratesLicensing and registrationsRight of privacyState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costsStudent recordsUnemploymentUser charges and feesVocational and technical educationWages and earnings