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Debt-Free College Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1263| Senate 
| Updated: 4/21/2021
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (8)
Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (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 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) completes a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or 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

S 116-672
Debt-Free College Act of 2019
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 22, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2804
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-672
    Debt-Free College Act of 2019


  • April 21, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 21, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • April 22, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2804
    Introduced in House

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2804: 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 CongressS-1263| Senate 
| Updated: 4/21/2021
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) completes a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or 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

S 116-672
Debt-Free College Act of 2019
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 22, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2804
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-672
    Debt-Free College Act of 2019


  • April 21, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 21, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • April 22, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2804
    Introduced in House
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (8)
Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (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 117-2804: 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