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H.R. 1915 116th Congress House

Net Price Calculator Improvement Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accura… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college.

Introduced: July 30, 2019 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 14, 2019
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. Trahan asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1915, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Mar 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 14, 2019

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. Trahan asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1915, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Net Price Calculator Improvement Act

This bill establishes requirements concerning the information that must be provided to prospective students about the cost of an institution of higher education (IHE). Specifically, the bill establishes the minimum requirements for the net price calculator that an IHE must include on its website. An IHE's net price is the average yearly price actually charged to first-time, full-time undergraduate students receiving student aid at the school after deducting such aid.

It authorizes the Department of Education to develop a universal net price calculator that enables users to answer one set of questions and receive net prices for several IHEs and compare those prices.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 14 Republican 4
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jul 30, 2019
Bass, Karen
· Jul 30, 2019
Brown, Anthony
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 30, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 30, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 30, 2019
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jul 30, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jul 30, 2019
Payne, Donald
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jul 30, 2019
Richmond, Cedric
· Jul 30, 2019
RUSH, BOBBY
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 18, 2019
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Jun 18, 2019
Finkenauer, Abby
· Jun 18, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Jun 18, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jun 18, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 3, 2019
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Mar 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1915: Net Price Calculator Improvement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1915/
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