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Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017

Introduced: March 9, 2017 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Mar 9, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1748)
Mar 9, 2017
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Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017

This bill amends title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish, as part of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program, the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program.

It authorizes the Department of Education, under the FIPSE program, to award Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs), or consortia of IHEs, to provide and expand study abroad opportunities for undergraduate students.

What's happening now March 9, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1748)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 6, 2018
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 22, 2018
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 9, 2017
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 9, 2017
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 9, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 601: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-601/
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"S. 601: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-601/.
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S. 601, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-601/.
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