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Introduced
04/21/2021
04/21/2021
In Committee
04/21/2021
04/21/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure College for All.
AI Summary
This bill, the College for All Act of 2021, aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate tuition and required fees at public institutions of higher education and Tribal Colleges and Universities. The bill establishes a federal-state partnership program that provides grants to states and eligible Indian entities to eliminate tuition and fees for eligible students, including working class and middle class students at public 4-year institutions. The bill also includes provisions to increase the maximum Pell Grant, provide grants to private historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions, and increase funding for TRIO and GEAR UP programs that support low-income and first-generation students.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (57)
Pramila Jayapal (D)*,
Nanette Barragán (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Jamaal Bowman (D),
Cori Bush (D),
Troy Carter (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Chuy García (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Mondaire Jones (D),
Kaiali'i Kahele (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Andy Kim (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Joe Morelle (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Marie Newman (D),
Donald Norcross (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Frank Pallone (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Melanie Stansbury (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Ritchie Torres (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Maxine Waters (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, 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. (on 04/21/2021)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2730/all-info | 04/22/2021 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr2730/BILLS-117hr2730ih.pdf | 06/13/2021 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr2730/BILLS-117hr2730ih.pdf.pdf | 06/13/2021 |
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