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Javits Act of 2017

Introduced: September 7, 2017 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 7, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Javits Act of 2017

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize through FY2018 the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, which provides competitive fellowships to graduate students for study in the fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences.

The Department of Education must ensure that music education is included among the fields of study for which a fellowship may be awarded under the program.

What's happening now September 7, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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