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Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act

Introduced: September 27, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 27, 2019
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Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act

This bill establishes and revises programs to increase access to higher education for students with disabilities and increase their graduation rates.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to

  • award additional funds under existing TRIO programs (i.e., programs designed to identify and support disadvantaged students) to increase the number of individuals with disabilities served by such programs;
  • award grants to institutions of higher education to establish offices of accessibility on their campuses to support students and staff with disabilities; and
  • collect data on students served by TRIO programs and Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, including with respect to student persistence in such programs, graduation rates, postsecondary enrollment rates, and supports provided to enrolled students.

The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to review and report on how ED and TRIO program agencies identify and support students with disabilities.

What's happening now September 27, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8 Republican 1
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 17, 2019
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 4, 2019
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 4, 2019
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Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 4, 2019
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Sep 27, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 27, 2019
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 27, 2019
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Harder, Josh
California · Sep 27, 2019
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 27, 2019
Lipinski, Daniel
· Sep 27, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· Sep 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4577: Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4577/
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"H.R. 4577: Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4577/.
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