REAL Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 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.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2017 or the REAL Act of 2017
This bill amends title IV (Student Aid) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the provision that prohibits Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution and for sex offenders subject to civil commitment following incarceration.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2017 to Jul 24, 2017; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jan 4, 2017 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 24, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H96.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45737 | Prisoners’ Eligibility for Pell Grants: Issues for Congress Archived | Report | May 20, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2423 | REAL Act of 2018 | Related bill | Feb 13, 2018 |
| HR 2451 | Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act | Related bill | May 16, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- REAL Act of 2017
- Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
