S 1338
116th Congress
Senate
Education
Criminal justice information and records
Government information and archives
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Right of privacy
Student records
Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2019
This bill removes drug conviction questions from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
It also requires the Department of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admission applications.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1