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HR 1710 115th Congress House Education Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Rural conditions and development Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula

Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2017

Introduced: December 19, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced in House
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Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2017

This bill amends title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize through FY2018 the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program.

The bill also authorizes new grants under the FIPSE program. Specifically, the Department of Education may award grants to institutions of higher education for dual or concurrent enrollment programs or early college high school programs that allow high school students to earn college credits.

What's happening now March 23, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
Walz, Timothy
· Dec 19, 2017
Messer, Luke
· Oct 12, 2017
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jul 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1710: Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1710/
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