3.0.0 4968 2022-11-01T04:47:40Z 2022-11-01T04:47:40Z House HR 2019-10-31 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 173 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)][House][Pages H8719-H8720]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. TORRES of California:H.R. 4968.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:According to Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: of the UnitedStates Constitution, seen below, this bill falls within theConstitutional Authority of the United States Congress.[[Page H8720]]Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-10-31T13:04:05Z BASIC Act 116 2225 S 2019-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2019-10-31 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-10-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-10-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000474 Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] Norma Torres D CA J. 35 N L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2019-10-31 True C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2019-10-31 True V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2019-10-31 True W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2019-10-31 True P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 2019-10-31 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2019-10-31 True C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2019-10-31 True L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2019-10-31 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2019-10-31 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2019-10-31 True C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2019-10-31 True T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2019-10-31 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2019-11-08 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2019-11-13 False B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2019-11-14 False L000593 Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] Mike Levin D CA 49 2019-12-10 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2020-01-09 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2020-01-28 False Education Child care and development Congressional oversight Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Food assistance and relief Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Higher education Housing and community development funding Medicaid Minority education Poverty and welfare assistance Research administration and funding School administration Student aid and college costs Student records Transportation costs Education 00 2019-10-31 Introduced in House 2020-08-14T14:56:18Z Basic Assistance for Students In College Act or the BASIC Act

This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award planning and implementation grants to institutions of higher education in order to identify and meet the basic needs of students, including food, housing, transportation, and health care. ED must also implement an agreement to (1) share data with other federal agencies in order to identify students who may be eligible for certain federal benefits; and (2) coordinate efforts to enroll those students in federal benefits programs, including Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

]]> BASIC Act Display Title BASIC Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the basic needs of students at institutions of higher education. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced BASIC Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Basic Assistance for Students In College Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4968ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4968ih.xml 2019-10-31 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.