3.0.0 601 2023-01-11T13:36:17Z 2023-01-11T13:36:17Z Senate S 2017-03-09 115 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-03-09T21:39:08Z 2017-03-09 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1748) IntroReferral 2017-03-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2017-03-09 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2017-03-09 True C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2017-03-09 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2017-03-09 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2017-03-09 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2017-04-24 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2018-03-22 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2018-06-06 False Education Area studies and international education Education programs funding Higher education International exchange and broadcasting Education 00 2017-03-09 Introduced in Senate 2017-07-24T21:46:38Z Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017

This bill amends title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish, as part of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program, the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program.

It authorizes the Department of Education, under the FIPSE program, to award Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs), or consortia of IHEs, to provide and expand study abroad opportunities for undergraduate students.

]]> Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017 Display Title Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure that significantly more students graduate college with the international knowledge and experience essential for success in today's global economy through the establishment of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program in the Department of Education. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s601is/xml/BILLS-115s601is.xml 2017-03-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1748) 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.