Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 30, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
- IntroducedJul 30, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2019
This bill revises requirements governing the financing and accreditation of postsecondary education.
Specifically, the bill makes postsecondary education courses and programs (e.g., 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 also requires institutions to publish certain enrollment and financial aid information, such as (1) the percentage of former financial aid recipients who are employed at various intervals following graduation, and (2) the average amount of total federal student loan debt accrued upon graduation. The Government Accountability Office must compile and study all such information published by institutions and submit a report containing the results.
In addition, the bill consolidates federal student loans into one student loan program and eliminates loan forgiveness for borrowers.
Lastly, the bill requires an institution that receives federal student aid funding to pay a default rate fine that is based on the default rate of loans made to its students.
Cosponsors 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2019 to Dec 28, 2020, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Original | Jul 30, 2019 |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Sep 19, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Sep 19, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 30, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2339 | Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jul 30, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Congressional oversight
- Education
- Education programs funding
- Educational guidance
- Employment and training programs
- Financial literacy
- 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
- School administration
- State and local government operations
- Student aid and college costs
- Student records
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Unemployment
- Vocational and technical education
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2019Introduced in House
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