HR 3503
116th Congress
House
Education
Area studies and international education
Congressional oversight
Higher education
Minority education
Student aid and college costs
User charges and fees
Visas and passports
Passport Assistance for Disadvantaged Students Act of 2019
Introduced: June 26, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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