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H.R. 3391 116th Congress House

To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for in-State tuition rates for refugees and asylees.

Introduced: June 20, 2019 Introduced by: Jared Huffman Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Education Higher educationImmigrant health and welfareRefugees, asylum, displaced personsState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costs
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Jun 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 20, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 20, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act

This bill requires states to charge in-state tuition rates for institutions of higher education to refugees, asylees, and special immigrant visa holders if they are lawfully in the United States. This requirement only applies to the first state where the individual lives after being admitted into the United States.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2944 Reintroduction of To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 39
All 39 Democratic 30
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 15, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 12, 2019
McNerney, Jerry
· Nov 12, 2019
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 17, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 25, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 17, 2019
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jun 20, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 20, 2019
Eshoo, Anna
· Jun 20, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jun 20, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 20, 2019
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jun 20, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jun 20, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 20, 2019
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Jun 20, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 20, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 20, 2019
Napolitano, Grace
· Jun 20, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 20, 2019
Speier, Jackie
· Jun 20, 2019
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 20, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3391: To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3391/
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"H.R. 3391: To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3391/.
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