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H.R. 3742 115th Congress House

Fostering Success in Higher Education Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 12, 2017 Introduced by: Danny K. Davis Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Education Adoption and foster careEducation programs fundingHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelter
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Indian social and development programsStudent aid and college costs
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 12, 2017
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fostering Success in Higher Education Act of 2017

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education to provide formula grants to states, Indian tribes, and territories for increasing the number of foster and homeless youth that apply and enroll in institutions of higher education (IHEs).

States that receive grants must use at least 70% of the grant funds to award subgrants to IHEs to enable the IHEs to become institutions of excellence by improving college access, retention, and completion rates for foster and homeless youth.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6543 Aim Higher Act
  • S 1792 Fostering Success in Higher Education Act of 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 17
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 30, 2018
GREEN, GENE
· Aug 24, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 20, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 19, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 14, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 7, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 1, 2018
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 23, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 15, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 7, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 7, 2018
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 7, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 7, 2018
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Sep 12, 2017
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3742: Fostering Success in Higher Education Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3742/
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