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H.R. 4349 115th Congress House

Missed Opportunities in Student Debt and Possibilities Act of 2017

Official title: To require reporting by the Secretary of Education on missed opportunities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 27, 2018 See on congress.gov
Education Congressional oversightEducation programs fundingGovernment information and archivesHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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Nov 9, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nov 9, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 9, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Missed Opportunities in Student Debt and Possibilities Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to report annually on grants not awarded under each of its programs that aim to make education more accessible or affordable. For each program, ED must publish a report on the 10 applications that were not funded (completely or partially), but showed the greatest potential to make higher education more accessible or affordable or ease borrowers' student debt burdens.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4351 Missed Opportunities in Education Act of 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 26, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 27, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4349: Missed Opportunities in Student Debt and Possibilities Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4349/
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"H.R. 4349: Missed Opportunities in Student Debt and Possibilities Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4349/.
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