HR 3327 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Kids Before Cons Act

Introduced Jul 29, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Chris Collins R-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 16, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 29, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Kids Before Cons Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to limit waiver authority of the Department of Education (ED) under the Experimental Sites Initiative.

Specifically, it prohibits ED from waiving statutory provisions that ban Pell Grant eligibility and federal financial aid for incarcerated students (e.g., as part of an experimental initiative to allow incarcerated students to receive Pell Grants for postsecondary education opportunities). The legislation also prohibits ED from awarding funds to an institution of higher education for providing such postsecondary education to incarcerated individuals.

ED must conduct and make publicly available a study that compares incarceration rates of: (1) private or charter school students who receive vouchers, and (2) traditional public school students.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 4, 2015 to Sep 15, 2015.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-CADoug LaMalfaAug 4, 2015
R-NYTom ReedSep 15, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
  2. Jul 29, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Jul 29, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2015Introduced in House

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