HR 6168 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Academic Success Centers and Education Networks for Dreamers (ASCEND) Act

Introduced Sep 26, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Pete Aguilar D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 26, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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. IntroducedSep 26, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Academic Success Centers and Education Networks for Dreamers (ASCEND) Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to not-for-profit institutions of higher education to develop programs that support Dreamer students in successfully completing postsecondary education.

A "Dreamer student" is an individual who is a beneficiary of, or eligible for, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 26, 2016 to Nov 15, 2016; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalSep 26, 2016
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezSep 27, 2016
D-CASam FarrSep 27, 2016
D-COJared PolisSep 28, 2016
D-CAMark TakanoSep 28, 2016
D-AZRuben GallegoSep 28, 2016
D-TXRuben HinojosaSep 28, 2016
D-TXJoaquin CastroNov 15, 2016
D-CAJudy ChuNov 15, 2016
D-CALinda T. SánchezNov 15, 2016

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Sep 26, 2016

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 26, 2016Introduced in House
  2. Sep 26, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clauses 1 and 18 of Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 145, September 26, 2016, page H5913.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To encourage programs that support Dreamer student success in completing postsecondary education.
Short Titles as Introduced
Academic Success Centers and Education Networks for Dreamers (ASCEND) Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 26, 2016Introduced in House

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