Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017
Latest action · Dec 13, 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.
- IntroducedDec 13, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make postsecondary education courses and programs, such as apprenticeship programs, that provide credits toward a postsecondary certification, credential, or degree eligible for federal student aid funding if the programs and courses are accredited by a state that has an alternative accreditation agreement with the Department of Education.
The bill consolidates federal student loans into one student loan program and revises loan forgiveness for borrowers.
An institution that receives federal student aid funding must pay a default rate fine that is based on the default rate of loans made to its students.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 11, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Oct 11, 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 Dec 13, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Dec 13, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4274 | Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017 | Related bill | Nov 7, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for accreditation reform, to require institutions of higher education to publish information regarding student success, to provide for fiscal accountability, and to provide for school accountability for student loans.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Congressional oversight
- Education
- Employment and training programs
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Interest, dividends, interest rates
- Licensing and registrations
- Right of privacy
- State and local government operations
- Student aid and college costs
- Student records
- Unemployment
- User charges and fees
- Vocational and technical education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2017Introduced in Senate
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