College for All Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 24, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 24, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
College for All Act of 2019
This bill provides funding for (1) grants to eliminate tuition and required fees for eligible students at community colleges, public four-year institutions of higher education, and tribal colleges and universities; and (2) grants to eliminate or significantly reduce tuition and required fees for eligible students at private, nonprofit historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions.
In addition, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to forgive the outstanding balance of interest and principal due on all Federal Family Education Loans, Federal Direct Loans, and Perkins Loans, including parent loans, consolidation loans, and certain grants treated as loans. Further, ED must purchase and forgive the outstanding balance of interest and principal due on private student loans.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jun 24, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3448 | Student Debt Cancellation Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 24, 2019 |
| HR 3472 | College for All Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 25, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational guidance
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Higher education
- Indian social and development programs
- Interest, dividends, interest rates
- Minority education
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Vocational and technical education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2019Introduced in Senate
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