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HR 2845 115th Congress House

Jumpstart on College Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs.

Introduced: June 8, 2017 Introduced by: Espaillat, Adriano Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 8, 2017
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 Latest action June 8, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jumpstart on College Act

This bill allows the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to improve low-income and underrepresented students' post-secondary graduation rates.

ED shall award competitive six-year matching grants to partnerships between an institution of higher learning and a local education agency to assist in establishing or supporting an early college high school or dual or concurrent enrollment program.

ED shall also award competitive six-year matching grants to states for supporting or establishing such programs.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 20
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 3, 2018
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 10, 2018
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jun 20, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 12, 2017
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 12, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 8, 2017
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jun 8, 2017
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Jun 8, 2017
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 8, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jun 8, 2017
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jun 8, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 8, 2017
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 8, 2017
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 8, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2845: Jumpstart on College Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2845/
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"H.R. 2845: Jumpstart on College Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2845/.
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H.R. 2845, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2845/.
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