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H.R. 3503 116th Congress House

Passport Assistance for Disadvantaged Students Act of 2019

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a pilot program to make grants to institutions of higher education to pay the costs of obtaining a United Sta… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a pilot program to make grants to institutions of higher education to pay the costs of obtaining a United States passport necessary for certain students to participate in a study abroad program.

Introduced: July 23, 2019 See on congress.gov
Education Area studies and international educationCongressional oversightHigher educationMinority education
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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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Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 26, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E850)
Jun 26, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 26, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Passport Assistance for Disadvantaged Students Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Education to establish a pilot program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the purpose of providing certain students with U.S. passports. Specifically, such grants must (1) reimburse Pell Grant recipients enrolled in study abroad programs for the cost of obtaining passports, or (2) directly pay the cost of passports for such students.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 28, 2019
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 21, 2019
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Costa, Jim
California · Sep 17, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 23, 2019
Vela, Filemon
· Jul 9, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3503: Passport Assistance for Disadvantaged Students Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3503/
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"H.R. 3503: Passport Assistance for Disadvantaged Students Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3503/.
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H.R. 3503, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3503/.
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