PROSPER Act
Latest action · Feb 8, 2018 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 413.
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.
- IntroducedDec 1, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act or the PROSPER Act
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the governance of federal financial aid provided to students pursuing a postsecondary education and institutions of higher education (IHEs), including by:
- removing restrictions on providing aid to for-profit institutions, correspondence courses, and certificate programs;
- modifying the eligibility requirements for IHEs and students to participate in federal student aid programs;
- revising accountability measures for IHEs, such as adding new measures for minority-serving institutions;
- requiring IHEs to implement programs to prevent the use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students and employees;
- prohibiting aid to IHEs that deny religious student organizations the rights, benefits, or privileges that are afforded to other organizations;
- limiting the Department of Education's authority to issue regulations;
- revising requirements concerning sexual assault on campuses;
- authorizing an industry-led apprenticeship grant program;
- reauthorizing through FY2024 and revising specified programs, including the Federal Pell Grant program, the Federal Work-Study programs, and an aid program for students whose families are seasonal farm workers;
- revising requirements governing the Federal TRIO programs for students from disadvantaged backgrounds;
- repealing specified grant programs (e.g., the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant program) and loan forgiveness programs (e.g., Public Service Loan Forgiveness) for new borrowers;
- replacing the existing student loan programs (i.e., the Federal Direct Loan program and the Federal Family Education Loan program) with a single loan program (i.e., ONE loan program);
- revising student loan limits for undergraduate students and establishing loan limits for graduate students; and
- replacing existing student loan repayment plans with an income-based repayment plan.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 1, 2017 to Jan 12, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Dec 1, 2017 |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-VA | Dave Brat | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-MN | Jason Lewis | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-GA | Karen C. Handel | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-VA | Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Jan 12, 2018 |
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 Dec 1, 2017Reported Feb 8, 2018 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-550.
- Feb 8, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 413.
- Dec 13, 2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
- Dec 1, 2017Introduced in House
- Dec 1, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
In the Congressional Record 8
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9527 | Virginia Foxx R-NC | Nov 15, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7835, H7851, H7853 | Norma J. Torres D-CA, Suzanne Bonamici D-OR | Sep 5, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4742, H4743, H4770–H4773 | Virginia Foxx R-NC | Jun 5, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4688–H4690 | Virginia Foxx R-NC | May 23, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3965–H3967 | Rick W. Allen R-GA, Ron Estes R-KS, Virginia Foxx R-NC | May 15, 2018 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 6, 2018H.R. 4508, Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on December 13, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 196, December 1, 2017, page H9598.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-67 | MORE THAN JUST FILLING VACANCIES: A CLOSER LOOK AT VA HIRING AUTHORITIES, RECRUITING, AND RETENTION62 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 21, 2018 |
CRS reports 9
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
About this bill 1
Products that name it in their title: its number, its law number or one of its short titles.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45115 | H.R. 4508, the PROSPER Act: Proposed Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Archived | Report | Feb 22, 2018 |
Also cite it 8
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46117 | Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grants: A Primer | Report | Oct 8, 2024 |
| R47422 | Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS): In Brief | Report | Jan 23, 2024 |
| R47874 | Cohort Default Rates and HEA Title IV Eligibility: Background and Analysis | Report | Dec 12, 2023 |
| R47647 | Pell Grants for Short-Term Programs: Background and Legislation in the 118th Congress | Report | Aug 24, 2023 |
| R46773 | The 90/10 Rule Under HEA Title IV: Background and Issues | Report | Apr 26, 2021 |
Related bills 8
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1123 | HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act | Related bill | Feb 16, 2017 |
| HR 1635 | Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act | Related bill | Sep 6, 2018 |
| S 2081 | Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act | Related bill | Nov 6, 2017 |
| HR 2679 | Match Veterans to Student Loan Protections Act | Related bill | May 25, 2017 |
| S 3066 | Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2018 | Related bill | Jun 14, 2018 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To support students in completing an affordable postsecondary education that will prepare them to enter the workforce with the skills they need for lifelong success.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- PROSPER Act
- Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- PROSPER Act
- Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Area studies and international education
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Business education
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Education
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Disability and paralysis
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational technology and distance education
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Employment and training programs
- Evidence and witnesses
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Indian social and development programs
- Interest, dividends, interest rates
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Licensing and registrations
- Mental health
- Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
- Minority education
- Minority employment
- Policy sciences
- Public contracts and procurement
- School administration
- Science and engineering education
- Sex offenses
- State and local government operations
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2018Reported in House
- Dec 1, 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.
