Debt-Free College Act of 2023

3.0.0 3923 2025-12-05T08:15:42Z 2025-12-05T08:15:42Z House H HR 2023-06-07 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3923 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 99 (Wednesday, June 7, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. POCAN:H.R. 3923.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To establish a state-federal partnership to reduce the costof college for students enrolled in certian higher educationinstitutions.[Page H2781]</pre> hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-06-07T14:00:25Z Debt-Free College Act of 2023 118 1848 S 2023-06-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2023-06-07 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2023-06-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-06-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 N P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 2023-06-07 True W000788 Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] Nikema Williams D GA 5 2023-06-07 True B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 2 2023-06-07 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2023-06-07 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] Judy Chu D CA 28 2023-06-07 True C001125 Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2] Troy Carter D LA 2 2023-06-07 True W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2023-06-07 True J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2023-06-07 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2023-06-07 True M001220 Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] Morgan McGarvey D KY 3 2023-09-12 False T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] Rashida Tlaib D MI 12 2024-02-01 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] Janice Schakowsky D IL D. 9 2024-12-05 False Education Education 2023-07-06T15:15:22Z

00 2023-06-07 Introduced in House 2023-11-09T14:30:48Z Debt-Free College Act of 2023 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 student aid index, 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, and (2) completes a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or demonstrates eligibility for a Federal Pell Grant through institutional financial-aid eligibility forms. 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 2023 Display Title 45 Debt-Free College Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:21:46Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Debt-Free College Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:39:07Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 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. 2024-03-18T20:57:40Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr3923ih/xml/BILLS-118hr3923ih.xml 2023-06-07 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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.