3.0.0 73 2023-01-11T13:28:57Z 2023-01-11T13:28:57Z House HR 2015-01-06 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JACKSON LEE:H.R. 73.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H45]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2015-04-29T14:06:45Z Referred to 2015-01-06T17:20:05Z 2015-04-29 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Committee 2015-01-06 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 N R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2015-02-27 False L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 2015-07-13 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2015-11-02 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2015-11-02 False Education Education programs funding Employment and training programs Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Science and engineering education Small business Student aid and college costs Unemployment Wages and earnings Education 00 2015-01-06 Introduced in House 2015-01-16T14:58:35Z America Realizing the Informational Skills and Initiative of New Graduates Act of 2015 or the America RISING Act of 2015

Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education to jointly establish a program providing grants to:

  • eligible employers to defray the cost of compensation they pay to recent graduates from institutions of higher education (IHEs); and
  • such graduates to enable them to defray the cost of undertaking further postsecondary education at an IHE for up to 24 months in subjects relating to mathematics, science, engineering, or technology.

Defines an "eligible employer" as a small business concern or a major corporation that has an operation located in an enterprise zone or in an area in which the unemployment rate exceeds the national average unemployment rate by more than 2%.

Allows college graduates who are participating in the program, either as grantees or beneficiaries of grants to their employers, to defer payment on their federal student loans under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 until their participation in the program ends.

Requires graduates who are awarded a program grant to be eligible to receive federal student aid under title IV without regard to whether they have been or are delinquent on title IV loans.

]]> America RISING Act of 2015 Display Title America RISING Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To establish a grant program for stipends to assist in the cost of compensation paid by employers to certain recent college graduates and to provide funding for their further education in subjects relating to mathematics, science, engineering, and technology. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced America RISING Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced America Realizing the Informational Skills and Initiative of New Graduates Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr73ih/xml/BILLS-114hr73ih.xml 2015-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.