Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2018
Latest action · Sep 12, 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.
- IntroducedSep 12, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2018
This bill removes drug conviction questions form the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and encourages institutions of higher education to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admission applications.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 12, 2018 to Dec 3, 2018; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Sep 12, 2018 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Sep 12, 2018 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Sep 12, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Sep 12, 2018 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Sep 12, 2018 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Sep 12, 2018 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Sep 12, 2018 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Sep 12, 2018 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Sep 17, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Sep 17, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Sep 24, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Dec 3, 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 Sep 12, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 12, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Sep 12, 2018Read 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1338 | Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | May 7, 2019 |
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 direct the Secretary of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 12, 2018Introduced in Senate
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