HR 5384
115th Congress
House
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Debt-Free College Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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