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S 3947 116th Congress Senate Education Cardiovascular and respiratory health Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Emergency medical services and trauma care Higher education Infectious and parasitic diseases Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Wages and earnings

Coronavirus Relief Flexibility for Students and Institutions Act

Introduced: June 11, 2020 Introduced by: Kaine, Tim Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2935-2936)
Jun 11, 2020
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Coronavirus Relief Flexibility for Students and Institutions Act

This bill allows additional uses for higher education emergency relief funds and requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to apply for such funds.

Specifically, the bill permits IHEs to use emergency relief funds to defray expenses, including those related to lost revenue, incurred expenses, technology costs for distance education, faculty and staff training, and payroll. Currently, the use of such funds is limited to the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).

Further, IHEs must apply to the Department of Education to receive such funds.

What's happening now June 11, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2935-2936)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3947: Coronavirus Relief Flexibility for Students and Institutions Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3947/
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"S. 3947: Coronavirus Relief Flexibility for Students and Institutions Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3947/.
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