3.0.0 1710 2023-01-11T13:35:32Z 2023-01-11T13:35:32Z House HR 2017-03-23 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 51 (Thursday, March 23, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POLIS:H.R. 1710.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H2370]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-03-23T13:02:10Z Making Education Affordable Act 115 718 S 2017-03-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2017-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 N R000585 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] Tom Reed R NY 23 2017-03-23 True H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2017-07-11 False M001189 Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] Luke Messer R IN 6 2017-10-12 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2017-12-19 False P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2018-05-22 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2018-05-22 False L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2018-10-19 False Education Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Rural conditions and development Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2017-03-23 Introduced in House 2017-04-27T19:54:15Z Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2017

This bill amends title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize through FY2018 the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program.

The bill also authorizes new grants under the FIPSE program. Specifically, the Department of Education may award grants to institutions of higher education for dual or concurrent enrollment programs or early college high school programs that allow high school students to earn college credits.

]]> Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2017 Display Title Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make education affordable and accessible. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1710ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1710ih.xml 2017-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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.