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HRES 214 114th Congress House

Supporting efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education.

Introduced: April 21, 2015 See on congress.gov
Education Higher educationState and local financeState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Apr 21, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 21, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses support for efforts to:

  • ensure that all students have access to debt-free higher education upon graduation from public institutions of higher education;
  • provide support to states to make increased investments in higher education that will result in lower tuition and costs for students;
  • increase financial aid to help students afford attending college without taking on debt;
  • encourage innovation by states and institutions of higher education to cut costs for students and make college more affordable by increasing efficiency and enabling speedy and less-costly degree completion; and
  • reduce the burden of existing student loan debt.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 143 Identical bill A resolution supporting efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 39
All 39 Democratic 39
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Feb 23, 2016
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Feb 23, 2016
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 1, 2015
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 1, 2015
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 22, 2015
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Sep 22, 2015
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 22, 2015
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 9, 2015
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jun 18, 2015
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 11, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 11, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 11, 2015
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 11, 2015
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 11, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Apr 29, 2015
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Apr 27, 2015
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 27, 2015
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Apr 21, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 21, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Apr 21, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 21, 2015
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 21, 2015
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 21, 2015
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 21, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 21, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 21, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 21, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 21, 2015
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 21, 2015
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Takano, Mark
California · Apr 21, 2015
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 21, 2015
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Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 21, 2015
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 21, 2015
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 21, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 21, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 214: Supporting efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-214/
MLA
"H. Res. 214: Supporting efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-214/.
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H. Res. 214, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-214/.
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