3.0.0 3870 2023-01-11T13:38:39Z 2023-01-11T13:38:39Z House HR 2017-09-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 156 (Thursday, September 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DelBENE:H.R. 3870.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H7636]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-09-28T13:00:25Z 2017-09-28 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 N M001179 Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] Tom Marino R PA 10 2017-09-28 True Education Academic performance and assessments Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Higher education Performance measurement Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2017-09-28 Introduced in House 2019-07-19T22:42:52Z Electronic Books Opening Opportunity for Knowledge Act of 2017 or the E-BOOK Act of 2017

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education to award grants to up to 10 institutions of higher education for pilot programs that reduce the cost of attendance for undergraduate students by expanding student access to digital course materials.

A preference is given to applications that demonstrate a commitment to serving disadvantaged students.

Grant recipients must make digital course materials available to undergraduate students in at least two different academic departments.

]]> E-BOOK Act of 2017 Display Title E-BOOK Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced E-BOOK Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Electronic Books Opening Opportunity for Knowledge Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the cost of college education by establishing pilot programs to expand student access to digital course materials. Introduced in House 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3870ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3870ih.xml 2017-09-28 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.