Providing Distance Education for Foreign Institutions Act
Latest action · Dec 12, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
- IntroducedDec 12, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Providing Distance Education for Foreign Institutions Act
This bill makes certain distance education programs offered by foreign institutions of higher education (IHEs) eligible to participate in federal student-aid programs, thereby making students participating in these programs eligible to receive federal student aid.
(The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, waived the statutory prohibition on foreign IHEs offering distance education, which allowed students participating in these programs to receive federal student aid. However, this waiver is set to end on the latest of June 30, 2023; the last day of the payment period that begins on or before June 30, 2023; or the last day of the first payment period following the end of the foreign authority's qualifying emergency.)
Under this bill, a foreign IHE program is eligible to participate in federal student-aid programs if
- not more than 12.5% of the program consists of courses offered principally through distance education,
- the foreign IHE has been evaluated and determined by an outside oversight entity (e.g., an accrediting agency) to have the capability to effectively deliver distance education programs, and
- the students receiving federal student aid are physically present in the country where the foreign IHE is located during the distance education instruction.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 12, 2024 to Dec 17, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Original | Dec 12, 2024 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Dec 17, 2024 |
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 Dec 12, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2024Introduced in House
- Dec 12, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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. 170, no. 185, December 12, 2024, pages H7143, H7142.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1168 | Providing Distance Education for Foreign Institutions Act | Identical bill | Apr 17, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide program eligibility for distance education programs offered by foreign institutions of higher education.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Providing Distance Education for Foreign Institutions Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2024Introduced in House
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