US HB254 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

US Congress House Bill 254 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

REAL Act of 2017 Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2017 This bill amends title IV (Student Aid) 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.

Title

REAL Act of 2017 Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2017

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2017-01-04	House	Introduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB2451 (Related) 2017-05-16 - Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
SB2423 (Related) 2018-02-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.