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Debt-Free College Act of 2019

Introduced: March 6, 2019 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

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Mar 6, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Mar 6, 2019

Introduced in House

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Debt-Free College Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Education to (1) award grants for state-federal partnerships with a goal of providing debt-free college for students at in-state public institutions of higher education, and (2) award grants to provide debt-free college for students at historically black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions, and (3) allow grants for financial aid for dreamer students (students who entered the United States before the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria). It also repeals the suspension of eligibility for financial aid for students convicted of the possession or sale of illegal drugs.

What's happening now March 6, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 27

Sherman, Brad

California · Nov 17, 2020

Neguse, Joe

Colorado · Jul 12, 2019

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Jun 19, 2019

Barragán, Nanette Diaz

California · Mar 6, 2019

Boyle, Brendan F.

Pennsylvania · Mar 6, 2019

Chu, Judy

California · Mar 6, 2019

Dean, Madeleine

Pennsylvania · Mar 6, 2019

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Mar 6, 2019

García, Jesús G. "Chuy"

Illinois · Mar 6, 2019

Gomez, Jimmy

California · Mar 6, 2019

Gonzalez, Vicente

Texas · Mar 6, 2019

Huffman, Jared

California · Mar 6, 2019

Jayapal, Pramila

Washington · Mar 6, 2019

Khanna, Ro

California · Mar 6, 2019

Moore, Gwen

Wisconsin · Mar 6, 2019

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Mar 6, 2019

Omar, Ilhan

Minnesota · Mar 6, 2019

Pressley, Ayanna

Massachusetts · Mar 6, 2019

Raskin, Jamie

Maryland · Mar 6, 2019

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Mar 6, 2019

SERRANO, JOSE

· Mar 6, 2019

Takano, Mark

California · Mar 6, 2019

Thompson, Bennie G.

Mississippi · Mar 6, 2019

Tlaib, Rashida

Michigan · Mar 6, 2019

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Mar 6, 2019

Watson Coleman, Bonnie

New Jersey · Mar 6, 2019

Welch, Peter

Vermont · Mar 6, 2019

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1571: Debt-Free College Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1571/

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"H.R. 1571: Debt-Free College Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1571/.

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