Net Price Calculator Improvement Act
Latest action · Nov 14, 2019 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. Trahan asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1915, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
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 27, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Net Price Calculator Improvement Act
This bill establishes requirements concerning the information that must be provided to prospective students about the cost of an institution of higher education (IHE). Specifically, the bill establishes the minimum requirements for the net price calculator that an IHE must include on its website. An IHE's net price is the average yearly price actually charged to first-time, full-time undergraduate students receiving student aid at the school after deducting such aid.
It authorizes the Department of Education to develop a universal net price calculator that enables users to answer one set of questions and receive net prices for several IHEs and compare those prices.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2019 to Jul 30, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-IA | Abby Finkenauer | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| R-KY | James Comer | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 30, 2019 |
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 Mar 27, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2019ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. Trahan asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1915, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 27, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 53, March 27, 2019, page H2886.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 889 | Net Price Calculator Improvement Act | Identical bill | Mar 27, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Net Price Calculator Improvement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2019Introduced 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.
