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Debt-Free College Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-2804| House 
| Updated: 4/22/2021
Mark Pocan

Mark Pocan

Democratic Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (19)
Nikema Williams (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Debt-Free College Act of 2021 This bill establishes measures to cover the unmet financial need of students who are enrolled at certain institutions of higher education (IHEs). Unmet financial need refers to the difference between a student's cost of attendance and the student's expected family contribution, plus any federal, state, and local sources of grant aid. In addition, the bill makes certain Dreamer students (i.e., students who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status) eligible for federal financial aid. First, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants for state-federal partnerships with a goal of providing debt-free college for all eligible students at in-state public IHEs. Eligible student refers to an individual who (1) is enrolled or is eligible to enroll in an in-state public IHE, (2) demonstrates eligibility for a Federal Pell Grant through institutional financial-aid eligibility forms, and (3) demonstrates satisfactory academic progress. Next, the bill requires ED to award grants to historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions to cover the unmet financial need of enrolled students. ED must establish an office to administer grants and provide oversight. In addition, the bill makes Dreamer students who entered the United States before the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria eligible for federal student aid.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-1571
Debt-Free College Act of 2019
Apr 21, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-1263
Introduced in Senate
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-1571
    Debt-Free College Act of 2019


  • April 21, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-1263
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 22, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • April 22, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education

Related Bills

  • S 117-1263: Debt-Free College Act of 2021
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAppropriationsCongressional oversightDepartment of EducationEducational 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 2021

USA117th CongressHR-2804| House 
| Updated: 4/22/2021
Debt-Free College Act of 2021 This bill establishes measures to cover the unmet financial need of students who are enrolled at certain institutions of higher education (IHEs). Unmet financial need refers to the difference between a student's cost of attendance and the student's expected family contribution, plus any federal, state, and local sources of grant aid. In addition, the bill makes certain Dreamer students (i.e., students who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status) eligible for federal financial aid. First, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants for state-federal partnerships with a goal of providing debt-free college for all eligible students at in-state public IHEs. Eligible student refers to an individual who (1) is enrolled or is eligible to enroll in an in-state public IHE, (2) demonstrates eligibility for a Federal Pell Grant through institutional financial-aid eligibility forms, and (3) demonstrates satisfactory academic progress. Next, the bill requires ED to award grants to historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions to cover the unmet financial need of enrolled students. ED must establish an office to administer grants and provide oversight. In addition, the bill makes Dreamer students who entered the United States before the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria eligible for federal student aid.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-1571
Debt-Free College Act of 2019
Apr 21, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-1263
Introduced in Senate
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-1571
    Debt-Free College Act of 2019


  • April 21, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-1263
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 22, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • April 22, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mark Pocan

Mark Pocan

Democratic Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (19)
Nikema Williams (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • S 117-1263: Debt-Free College Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAppropriationsCongressional oversightDepartment of EducationEducational 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