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HR 4259 113th Congress House

E-BOOK Act of 2014

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the cost of college education by establishing pilot programs to expand student access to digital course materials.

Introduced: March 14, 2014 Introduced by: DelBene, Suzan K. Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Education Academic performance and assessmentsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingEducational technology and distance education
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Jun 13, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Mar 14, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 14, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 13, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Electronic Books Opening Opportunity for Knowledge Act of 2014 or the E-BOOK Act of 2014 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to up to 10 institutions of higher education (IHEs) to conduct pilot programs to reduce the cost of attendance for undergraduate students by expanding their access to digital course materials.

Directs the Secretary to give a preference to applications that demonstrate a commitment to serving disadvantaged students.

Requires grantees to make digital course materials available to undergraduate students in at least two different academic departments.

Allows the IHEs to use the grant funds to:

  • purchase and maintain the electronic equipment or software their pilot programs need;
  • purchase and maintain the digital and online content that instructors or students will use;
  • hire staff to administer their pilot programs, with priority given to hiring enrolled undergraduate students;
  • build or acquire extra storage space for pilot program equipment; and
  • revise and adapt academic curricula as needed to implement their pilot programs.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4259: E-BOOK Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4259/
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"H.R. 4259: E-BOOK Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4259/.
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H.R. 4259, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4259/.
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