Young Americans Financial Literacy Act
Latest action · Apr 25, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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
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- IntroducedApr 25, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Young Americans Financial Literacy Act
This bill requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to award competitive grants to eligible institutions for the establishment of financial literacy education programs for young people and families. An eligible institution is a partnership among two or more of the following
- an institution of higher education;
- a state or local government agency specializing in financial education;
- a nonprofit agency, organization, or association;
- a financial institution; or
- another small organization.
Authorized grant funded activities shall include
- developing and implementing comprehensive, research based, financial-literacy education programs for young people;
- designing instructional materials;
- developing and supporting the delivery of professional development programs in financial literacy education;
- improving access to, and dissemination of, financial literacy information for young people and families;
- developing educational programs to reduce student loan default rates;
- conducting ongoing research and evaluation of financial literacy education programs; and
- measuring the effectiveness of authorized activities.
The grant program shall terminate after FY2025.
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 25, 2023 to Oct 1, 2024, with 38 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Apr 25, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2023Introduced in House
- Apr 25, 2023Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
- Apr 25, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E349)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2023Introduced in House
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