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HR 3566 114th Congress House Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Civil actions and liability Higher education Immigration status and procedures Student aid and college costs

To prohibit an alien who is not in a lawful immigration status in the United States from being eligible for postsecondary education benefits that are not available to all citizens and nationals of…

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To prohibit an alien who is not in a lawful immigration status in the United States from being eligible for postsecondary education benefits that are not available to all citizens and nationals of the United States.

Introduced: February 1, 2016 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Oct 5, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Sep 18, 2015
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Sep 18, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to prohibit an alien who is not in a lawful immigration status from being eligible for any postsecondary education benefit unless every citizen and national of this country is eligible to receive that benefit in no less of an amount, duration, or scope. (This replaces a prohibition against a state's offering such aliens postsecondary benefits on the basis of their residence in the state that are more generous than those offered citizens or naturals of this country without regard to their state residence.)

Allows any citizen or national who is enrolled at a postsecondary educational institution that is alleged to have violated that prohibition to bring a civil action against any state official overseeing the institution to obtain appropriate relief, attorneys' fees, and court costs.

What's happening now March 23, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 8
Ratcliffe, John
· Feb 1, 2016
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Oct 23, 2015
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 18, 2015
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Sep 18, 2015
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Sep 18, 2015
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Sep 18, 2015
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 18, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 18, 2015
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Sep 18, 2015
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 18, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3566: To prohibit an alien who is not in a lawful immigration status in the United States from being eligible for postsecondary education benefits that are not available to all citizens and nationals of the United States.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3566/
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"H.R. 3566: To prohibit an alien who is not in a lawful immigration status in the United States from being eligible for postsecondary education benefits that are not available to all citizens and nationals of the United States.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3566/.
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H.R. 3566, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3566/.
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