3.0.0 4073 2022-11-01T13:50:19Z 2022-11-01T13:50:19Z House HR 2019-07-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 126 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TRONE:H.R. 4073.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause XVIII of the U.S. Constitution[Page H7471]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-07-25T14:15:40Z College Affordability Act 116 4674 HR 2020-12-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583. Related bill CRS 2019-07-25 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 N B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2019-07-25 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2019-07-25 True W000827 Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6] Ron Wright R TX 6 2019-07-25 True L000590 Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] Susie Lee D NV 3 2019-07-25 True J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2019-08-06 False S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 2019-09-19 False T000482 Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] Lori Trahan D MA 3 2019-10-01 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 35 2019-11-12 False B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2020-06-15 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2020-07-20 False Education Academic performance and assessments Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Detention of persons Educational technology and distance education Employment and training programs Government information and archives Higher education Licensing and registrations Student aid and college costs Student records Teaching, teachers, curricula Vocational and technical education Education 00 2019-07-25 Introduced in House 2020-04-29T18:58:20Z Expanding Educational Opportunities for Justice-Impacted Communities Act

This bill provides incarcerated individuals with access to federal financial aid.

Specifically, the bill authorizes participating institutions to award Pell Grants to incarcerated individuals, and it repeals a provision that denies eligibility to individuals convicted of certain drug-related offenses.

The bill also requires the Department of Education to streamline the forms and processes for incarcerated individuals to apply for Pell Grants, and it prohibits any questions relating to whether applicants have convictions for drug-related offenses.

Additionally, the bill requires that institutions offering Pell Grants to incarcerated individuals (1) make certain information available to prospective students, and (2) demonstrate that academic credits earned by incarcerated students are treated by the institution as equivalent to credits earned by non-incarcerated students.

]]> Expanding Educational Opportunities for Justice-Impacted Communities Act Display Title Expanding Educational Opportunities for Justice-Impacted Communities Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide Federal Pell Grants on behalf of an incarcerated individual. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Expanding Educational Opportunities for Justice-Impacted Communities Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4073ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4073ih.xml 2019-07-25 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 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.