3.0.0 2804 2023-01-11T13:48:36Z 2023-01-11T13:48:36Z House HR 2021-04-22 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 70 (Thursday, April 22, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POCAN:H.R. 2804.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H2109]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-04-22T13:04:50Z Debt-Free College Act of 2021 117 1263 S 2021-04-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2021-04-22 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2021-04-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-04-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 N T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2021-04-22 True V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2021-04-22 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2021-04-22 True B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 2 2021-04-22 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2021-04-22 True P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 2021-04-22 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2021-04-22 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2021-04-22 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2021-04-22 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2021-04-22 True R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2021-04-22 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2021-04-22 True M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 2021-04-22 True J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2021-04-22 True W000788 Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] Nikema Williams D GA 5 2021-04-22 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2021-04-22 True W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2021-04-22 True G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2021-04-28 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2021-04-28 False Education Administrative law and regulatory procedures Appropriations Congressional oversight Department of Education Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Educational guidance Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Immigration status and procedures Minority education Student aid and college costs Education 00 2021-04-22 Introduced in House 2021-08-30T17:15:47Z Debt-Free College Act of 2021

This bill establishes measures to cover the unmet financial need of students who are enrolled at certain institutions of higher education (IHEs). Unmet financial need refers to the difference between a student's cost of attendance and the student's expected family contribution, plus any federal, state, and local sources of grant aid. In addition, the bill makes certain Dreamer students (i.e., students who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status) eligible for federal financial aid.

First, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants for state-federal partnerships with a goal of providing debt-free college for all eligible students at in-state public IHEs. Eligible student refers to an individual who (1) is enrolled or is eligible to enroll in an in-state public IHE, (2) demonstrates eligibility for a Federal Pell Grant through institutional financial-aid eligibility forms, and (3) demonstrates satisfactory academic progress.

Next, the bill requires ED to award grants to historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions to cover the unmet financial need of enrolled students.

ED must establish an office to administer grants and provide oversight.

In addition, the bill makes Dreamer students who entered the United States before the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria eligible for federal student aid.

]]> Debt-Free College Act of 2021 Display Title Debt-Free College Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Debt-Free College Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr2804ih/xml/BILLS-117hr2804ih.xml 2021-04-22 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.