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H.R. 4724 116th Congress House

Students Not Profits Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make for-profit institutions ineligible for Federal student aid and to protect the integrity of nonprofit institutions of higher education.

Introduced: October 17, 2019 Introduced by: Pramila Jayapal Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Students Not Profits Act of 2019

This bill makes certain institutions of higher education (IHEs) ineligible to receive federal financial student assistance.

Specifically, the bill makes for-profit institutions of higher education ineligible to receive such assistance. The bill also makes ineligible any institution that has (1) filed for bankruptcy; (2) been convicted of, or pled nolo contendere or guilty to, a crime involving federal student aid; (3) committed fraud, substantial misrepresentation, or false certification involving federal student aid; or (4) executive officers who were previously employed at an institution receiving federal student aid that closed.

Additionally, the bill establishes certain criteria that an IHE must meet to be eligible for conversion from a for-profit IHE to a nonprofit IHE. Before approving such conversion, the Department of Education must publish the application in the Federal Register for notice and comment.

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 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 11
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Nov 1, 2019
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Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 31, 2019
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 31, 2019
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 31, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Oct 23, 2019
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Oct 17, 2019
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Oct 17, 2019
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Oct 17, 2019
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Oct 17, 2019
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Oct 17, 2019
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Oct 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4724: Students Not Profits Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4724/
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