S 2225
116th Congress
Senate
Education
Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
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Higher education
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BASIC Act
Introduced: July 23, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Basic Assistance for Students In College Act or the BASIC Act
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award planning and implementation grants to institutions of higher education in order to identify and meet the basic needs of students, including food, housing, transportation, and health care. ED must also implement an agreement to (1) share data with other federal agencies in order to identify students who may be eligible for certain federal benefits; and (2) coordinate efforts to enroll those students in federal benefits programs, including Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1