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Debt-Free College Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-672| Senate 
| Updated: 3/6/2019
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (9)
Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Debt-Free College Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Education to (1) award grants for state-federal partnerships with a goal of providing debt-free college for students at in-state public institutions of higher education, and (2) award grants to provide debt-free college for students at historically black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions, and (3) allow grants for financial aid for dreamer students (students who entered the United States before the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria). It also repeals the suspension of eligibility for financial aid for students convicted of the possession or sale of illegal drugs.
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Timeline
Mar 6, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1571
Introduced in House
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • March 6, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1571
    Introduced in House


  • March 6, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 6, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1571: Debt-Free College Act of 2019
  • S 116-5079: SUCCESS Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAppropriationsCongressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of EducationDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEducational facilities and institutionsEducational guidanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresMinority educationStudent aid and college costs

Debt-Free College Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-672| Senate 
| Updated: 3/6/2019
Debt-Free College Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Education to (1) award grants for state-federal partnerships with a goal of providing debt-free college for students at in-state public institutions of higher education, and (2) award grants to provide debt-free college for students at historically black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions, and (3) allow grants for financial aid for dreamer students (students who entered the United States before the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria). It also repeals the suspension of eligibility for financial aid for students convicted of the possession or sale of illegal drugs.
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Timeline
Mar 6, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1571
Introduced in House
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • March 6, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1571
    Introduced in House


  • March 6, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 6, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (9)
Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1571: Debt-Free College Act of 2019
  • S 116-5079: SUCCESS Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAppropriationsCongressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of EducationDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEducational facilities and institutionsEducational guidanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresMinority educationStudent aid and college costs