Diversify Act
Latest action · May 20, 2021 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve Outcomes For Youth Act or the Diversify Act
This bill revises the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) grant program. The TEACH program awards grants to undergraduate and graduate students who commit to teaching in a high-need field and in an elementary or secondary school that serves low-income students.
First, the bill raises the maximum amount for TEACH grants.
Second, the bill allows TEACH grants to cover the full cost of attendance. Currently, these grants may be used only for tuition, fees, and on-campus housing.
The bill allows teaching in a high-need early childhood education program to count toward service requirements for the program.
Next, the bill eliminates the process for converting a TEACH grant to a loan if a recipient does not complete the requirements of the program. Further, the bill prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from instituting or creating a monetary penalty for failure or refusal to complete the service requirement.
In addition, the bill requires ED to send an electronic certificate to grant recipients who have completed their service requirement.
The bill also exempts the TEACH program from sequestration, which is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2021 to Jul 29, 2021; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jul 29, 2021 |
Committees 2
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 May 20, 2021 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred May 20, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in House
- May 20, 2021Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 167, no. 88, May 20, 2021, page H2653.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1780 | Diversify Act | Related bill | May 20, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To remove college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse educator workforce, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Diversify Act
- Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve Outcomes For Youth Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in House
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