AIM HIGH Act
Latest action · Nov 16, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedNov 16, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act or the AIM HIGH Act
This bill provides for an independent commission to develop and issue voluntary accessibility guidelines for postsecondary electronic instructional materials, including to ensure students with disabilities are afforded the same educational benefits provided to nondisabled students.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 16, 2017 to Oct 9, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Aug 23, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Oct 9, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Nov 16, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Nov 16, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-824 | TREATIES46 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | Apr 18, 2018 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1772 | AIM HIGH Act | Related bill | Mar 29, 2017 |
| HR 3199 | Improving Access to Higher Education Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jul 12, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the creation of a commission to develop voluntary accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related technologies used in postsecondary education, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- AIM HIGH Act
- Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2017Introduced in Senate
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.
