3.0.0 2483 2023-01-11T13:40:02Z 2023-01-11T13:40:02Z Senate S 2018-03-01 115 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-03-01T20:07:44Z Aim Higher Act 115 6543 HR 2018-07-26 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Related bill CRS America's College Promise Act of 2017 115 3709 HR 2017-09-07 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Related bill CRS Strengthening American Communities Act of 2018 115 2984 S 2018-05-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2936-2937) Related bill CRS 2018-03-01 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2018-03-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2018-03-01 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2018-03-01 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2018-03-01 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2018-03-01 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2018-03-01 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2018-03-01 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2018-03-01 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2018-03-01 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2018-03-01 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2018-03-01 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2018-03-01 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2018-03-01 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2018-03-01 True Education Appropriations Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Minority education Student aid and college costs Education 00 2018-03-01 Introduced in Senate 2019-06-26T18:15:57Z America's College Promise Act of 2018

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to states and Indian tribes to waive tuition and fees at community colleges. To receive a grant, states and Indian tribes must agree to waive tuition and fees at all their community colleges and for all eligible students.

The bill appropriates $1.5 billion in FY2019, an increasing annual amount through FY2027, and $15.7 billion for FY2028 and each succeeding fiscal year for grants under this community college program.

This bill also requires ED to award grants to four-year historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to waive or reduce tuition and fees for up to 60 credits for low-income students.

HBCUs and MSIs that participate must: (1) enroll a student body that contains at least 35% low-income students; (2) maintain or adopt reforms and practices to improve completion rates and student outcomes; (3) set performance goals; and (4) execute an articulation agreement with community colleges, if accepting transfer students.

It appropriates $61 million for FY2019, an increasing annual amount through FY2027, and $1.6 billion for FY2028 and each succeeding fiscal year for grants under this HBCU/MSI program.

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