US HB2521 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 60)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

REAL Act of 2015 Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2015 This bill amends title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the provision that prohibits Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution and for sex offenders subject to civil commitment following incarceration. This amendment takes effect in academic year 2015-2016.

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Title

REAL Act of 2015 Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2015

Sponsors

Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-11-16HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2015-05-21HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2015-05-21HouseSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E776)
2015-05-21HouseIntroduced in House

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