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Aim Higher Act

Introduced: July 27, 2018 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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Aim Higher Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize and revise federal financial aid programs for postsecondary education and institutions of higher education.

What's happening now July 26, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • S 3783 Related bill Community College Student Success Act
  • S 3509 Related bill Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2018
  • HR 3774 Related bill Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2017
  • HR 3709 Related bill America's College Promise Act of 2017
  • S 3066 Related bill Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 47
All 47 Democratic 46
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Brownley, Julia
California · Dec 20, 2018
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 19, 2018
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Nov 29, 2018
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 29, 2018
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Nov 27, 2018
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 20, 2018
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 14, 2018
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Nov 6, 2018
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Nov 6, 2018
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 6, 2018
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Nov 6, 2018
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Oct 26, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 26, 2018
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Sep 12, 2018
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 5, 2018
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 5, 2018
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Aug 21, 2018
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Aug 21, 2018
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Aug 21, 2018
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Aug 21, 2018
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 27, 2018
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 27, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 27, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 27, 2018
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 27, 2018
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jul 27, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Jul 27, 2018
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 27, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 27, 2018
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 27, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 27, 2018
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 27, 2018
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 27, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 27, 2018
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 27, 2018
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 27, 2018
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 26, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jul 26, 2018
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 26, 2018
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 26, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6543: Aim Higher Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6543/
MLA
"H.R. 6543: Aim Higher Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6543/.
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H.R. 6543, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6543/.
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