Strengthening American Communities Act of 2019 America's College Promise Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish programs that assist students in paying for the costs of higher education. Specifically, ED must establish grants to assist students in paying for the costs of attending community colleges, historically black colleges and universities, minority serving institutions of higher education (IHEs), or nonprofit IHEs. This bill appropriates funds for such grants. In addition, ED must establish grant programs to pay the costs of an undergraduate education for students who commit to working for at least three years in public service jobs upon graduation. Finally, ED must cancel a certain percentage of the amount a borrower owes, based on the number of years of public service employment, on federal student loans made after this bill's enactment.
AppropriationsCongressional oversightEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth personnelHigher educationInterest, dividends, interest ratesLaw enforcement officersMilitary personnel and dependentsMinority educationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsStudent aid and college costsVocational and technical education
Strengthening American Communities Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-686| Senate
| Updated: 3/6/2019
Strengthening American Communities Act of 2019 America's College Promise Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish programs that assist students in paying for the costs of higher education. Specifically, ED must establish grants to assist students in paying for the costs of attending community colleges, historically black colleges and universities, minority serving institutions of higher education (IHEs), or nonprofit IHEs. This bill appropriates funds for such grants. In addition, ED must establish grant programs to pay the costs of an undergraduate education for students who commit to working for at least three years in public service jobs upon graduation. Finally, ED must cancel a certain percentage of the amount a borrower owes, based on the number of years of public service employment, on federal student loans made after this bill's enactment.
AppropriationsCongressional oversightEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth personnelHigher educationInterest, dividends, interest ratesLaw enforcement officersMilitary personnel and dependentsMinority educationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsStudent aid and college costsVocational and technical education