HR 1880 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

College for All Act of 2017

Introduced Apr 4, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Pramila Jayapal D-WA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 4, 2017 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. IntroducedApr 4, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

College for All Act of 2017

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a grant program to eliminate tuition and required fees: (1) for all students at community colleges and two-year tribal colleges and universities, and (2) for working- and middle-class students at four-year public institutions of higher education (IHEs).

Additionally, the bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the HEA to:

  • reauthorize the Federal TRIO Programs, the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (i.e., GEAR UP), and the Federal Work Study Program for FY2018-FY2027;
  • eliminate existing base guarantees of Federal Work Study funds to IHEs and require funds to be allocated based solely on the aggregate need of the institution's students;
  • modify the interest rate formulas for federal student loans to revise applicable rates on new loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2017; and
  • allow student loan borrowers to modify interest rates on outstanding federal student loans to current rates.

Finally, it directs the Department of Education to use any excess revenue generated by the Federal Direct Loan program to carry out the Federal Pell Grant program.


Cosponsors 49

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 4, 2017 to Dec 19, 2018; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalApr 4, 2017
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-WIMark PocanOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-MNRichard M. NolanOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-CARo KhannaOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalApr 4, 2017
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyApr 6, 2017
D-CAAnna G. EshooApr 20, 2017
D-CAKaren BassApr 20, 2017
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalMay 2, 2017
D-MEChellie PingreeMay 2, 2017
D-CAJudy ChuMay 2, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenMay 2, 2017
D-NYGrace MengJul 28, 2017
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Aug 4, 2017
D-AZRuben GallegoAug 4, 2017
D-WAAdam SmithAug 11, 2017
D-HITulsi GabbardAug 11, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreAug 15, 2017
D-FLDarren SotoSep 6, 2017
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsSep 11, 2017
D-NMBen Ray LujánSep 13, 2017
D-CAJerry McNerneyOct 25, 2017
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOct 31, 2017
D-CAMark TakanoNov 17, 2017
D-CAMark DeSaulnierJan 17, 2018
D-PARobert A. BradyJan 29, 2018
D-ILDanny K. DavisFeb 13, 2018
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyFeb 26, 2018
D-CAJimmy GomezMay 9, 2018
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoMay 9, 2018
D-ILBobby L. RushMay 21, 2018
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardJul 12, 2018
D-OHTim RyanJul 26, 2018
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleDec 19, 2018
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeDec 19, 2018

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 Apr 4, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 4, 2017Introduced in House
  2. Apr 4, 2017Referred 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: Article 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 58, April 4, 2017, page H2697.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 806College for All Act of 2017Identical billApr 3, 2017
HR 1286Pell Grant Funding ActRelated billMar 1, 2017
HR 1614Student Loan Refinancing ActRelated billMar 17, 2017

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Higher Education Act to ensure College for All.
Short Titles as Introduced
College for All Act of 2017

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 4, 2017Introduced in House

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