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H.R. 5384 115th Congress House

Debt-Free College Act

Official title: To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education with… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, to repeal suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for drug-related offenses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 22, 2018 Introduced by: Mark Pocan Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Mar 22, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Debt-Free College Act

This bill requires the Department of Education to: (1) award grants for state-federal partnerships that provide debt-free college for students at certain institutions of higher education, and (2) allow federal financial aid for higher education to be given to dreamer students (students who entered the country when they were under the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria) or students convicted for the possession or sale of illegal drugs.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1571 Reintroduced Bill Debt-Free College Act of 2019
  • HR 1432 SUCCESS Act
  • S 2598 Debt-Free College Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 17
D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jul 24, 2018
RYAN, TIM
· Jul 24, 2018
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jun 12, 2018
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 7, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 10, 2018
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 22, 2018
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Mar 22, 2018
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 22, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 22, 2018
Ellison, Keith
· Mar 22, 2018
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 22, 2018
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Mar 22, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 22, 2018
Lee, Barbara
· Mar 22, 2018
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Mar 22, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 22, 2018
Napolitano, Grace
· Mar 22, 2018
NOLAN, RICHARD
· Mar 22, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 22, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5384: Debt-Free College Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5384/
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"H.R. 5384: Debt-Free College Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5384/.
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H.R. 5384, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5384/.
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