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College for All Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1288| Senate 
| Updated: 4/21/2021
Bernard Sanders

Bernard Sanders

Independent Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (9)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
College for All Act of 2021 This bill establishes measures to expand access to higher education, including by eliminating tuition and required fees for eligible students, revising the Federal Pell Grant program, and reauthorizing certain programs to assist students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Specifically, the bill provides funding to eliminate tuition and required fees for (1) all students at community colleges and two-year tribal colleges and universities; (2) working- and middle-class students at four-year public institutions of higher education (IHEs) and tribal colleges and universities; and (3) eligible students at private, nonprofit historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions. The bill permanently reauthorizes and otherwise revises the Federal Pell Grant program by providing funding to increase the maximum award for each eligible student, increasing the duration limit for the use of Pell Grants, and allowing students to use their awards to cover living and non-tuition expenses. Next, the bill makes Dreamer students (i.e., students who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status) who entered the United States before the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria eligible for federal financial aid. Further, the bill requires the Department of Education to award grants to underfunded IHEs, HBCUs, and minority-serving institutions for investing in support programs to improve student outcomes (e.g., graduation rates). The bill also reauthorizes through FY2031 the Federal TRIO Programs and reauthorizes through FY2025 the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1947
College for All Act of 2019
Apr 21, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2730
Introduced in House
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1947
    College for All Act of 2019


  • April 21, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2730
    Introduced in House


  • April 21, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 21, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2730: College for All Act of 2021
Academic performance and assessmentsAppropriationsEducational guidanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingFederal-Indian relationsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresIncome tax exclusionIndian social and development programsIntergovernmental relationsMental healthMinority educationState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costs

College for All Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1288| Senate 
| Updated: 4/21/2021
College for All Act of 2021 This bill establishes measures to expand access to higher education, including by eliminating tuition and required fees for eligible students, revising the Federal Pell Grant program, and reauthorizing certain programs to assist students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Specifically, the bill provides funding to eliminate tuition and required fees for (1) all students at community colleges and two-year tribal colleges and universities; (2) working- and middle-class students at four-year public institutions of higher education (IHEs) and tribal colleges and universities; and (3) eligible students at private, nonprofit historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions. The bill permanently reauthorizes and otherwise revises the Federal Pell Grant program by providing funding to increase the maximum award for each eligible student, increasing the duration limit for the use of Pell Grants, and allowing students to use their awards to cover living and non-tuition expenses. Next, the bill makes Dreamer students (i.e., students who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status) who entered the United States before the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria eligible for federal financial aid. Further, the bill requires the Department of Education to award grants to underfunded IHEs, HBCUs, and minority-serving institutions for investing in support programs to improve student outcomes (e.g., graduation rates). The bill also reauthorizes through FY2031 the Federal TRIO Programs and reauthorizes through FY2025 the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1947
College for All Act of 2019
Apr 21, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2730
Introduced in House
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1947
    College for All Act of 2019


  • April 21, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2730
    Introduced in House


  • April 21, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 21, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bernard Sanders

Bernard Sanders

Independent Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (9)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2730: College for All Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Academic performance and assessmentsAppropriationsEducational guidanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingFederal-Indian relationsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresIncome tax exclusionIndian social and development programsIntergovernmental relationsMental healthMinority educationState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costs