US Congress House Bill 4073 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)
Status: Introduced on July 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides incarcerated individuals with access to federal financial aid. Specifically, the bill authorizes participating institutions to award Pell Grants to incarcerated individuals, and it repeals a provision that denies eligibility to individuals convicted of certain drug-related offenses. The bill also requires the Department of Education to streamline the forms and processes for incarcerated individuals to apply for Pell Grants, and it prohibits any questions relating to whether applicants have convictions for drug-related offenses. Additionally, the bill requires that institutions offering Pell Grants to incarcerated individuals (1) make certain information available to prospective students, and (2) demonstrate that academic credits earned by incarcerated students are treated by the institution as equivalent to credits earned by non-incarcerated students.

Expanding Educational Opportunities for Justice-Impacted Communities Act

Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Ron Wright [R-TX]
Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-07-25	House	Introduced in House

HB4674 (Related) 2020-12-28 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4073/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4073/BILLS-116hr4073ih.pdf