Educational Opportunity and Success Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 12, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3366-3367)
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.
- IntroducedJun 12, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Educational Opportunity and Success Act of 2019
This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises TRIO programs. (These outreach and student-services programs identify and provide services to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.)
Among other revisions to the programs, the bill
- prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from rejecting TRIO grant applications based on certain errors,
- requires ED to provide additional technical assistance to interested grant applicants, and
- allows program administrators to use a student's most recent Free Application for Federal Student Aid to determine TRIO program eligibility.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 12, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jun 12, 2019 |
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 Jun 12, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jun 12, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3366-3367)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5719 | Lamar Alexander R-TN | Sep 26, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3366 | Susan M. Collins R-ME | Jun 12, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3800 | Educational Opportunity and Success Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jul 17, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to modify the Federal TRIO programs.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Educational Opportunity and Success Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
