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S. 1036 116th Congress Senate

Affordable College Textbook Act

Official title: A bill to expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information.

Introduced: April 4, 2019 Introduced by: Richard J. Durbin Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
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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Apr 4, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2272-2274)
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 4, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2272-2274)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Affordable College Textbook Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education or states to support projects that expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students while maintaining or improving instruction and student learning outcomes. An open textbook is an educational resource that either resides in the public domain or has been released under an intellectual license that permits its free use, reuse, modification, and sharing with others.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2107 Identical bill Affordable College Textbook Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Apr 4, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Apr 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1036: Affordable College Textbook Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1036/
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"S. 1036: Affordable College Textbook Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1036/.
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S. 1036, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1036/.
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