HR 254
115th Congress
House
Education
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Education programs funding
Higher education
Sex offenses
Student aid and college costs
REAL Act of 2017
Introduced: January 4, 2017
Introduced by:
Davis, Danny K.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 4, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2017 or the REAL Act of 2017
This bill amends title IV (Student Aid) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the provision that prohibits Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution and for sex offenders subject to civil commitment following incarceration.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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