Debt-Free College Act of 2018
Latest action · Mar 22, 2018 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.
- IntroducedMar 22, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Debt-Free College Act of 2018
This bill requires the Department of Education to: (1) award grants for state-federal partnerships that provide debt-free college for students at certain institutions of higher education, and (2) allow federal financial aid for higher education to be given to dreamer students (students who entered the country when they were under the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria) or students convicted for the possession or sale of illegal drugs.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 22, 2018 to Apr 19, 2018, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Apr 19, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Mar 22, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1432 | SUCCESS Act | Related bill | Mar 8, 2017 |
| HR 5384 | Debt-Free College Act | Related bill | Mar 22, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Appropriations
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Education
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Educational guidance
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Higher education
- Immigration status and procedures
- Minority education
- Student aid and college costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2018Introduced in Senate
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