US HB4968 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on October 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-31 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-31 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of Education (ED) to award planning and implementation grants to institutions of higher education in order to identify and meet the basic needs of students, including food, housing, transportation, and health care. ED must also implement an agreement to (1) share data with other federal agencies in order to identify students who may be eligible for certain federal benefits; and (2) coordinate efforts to enroll those students in federal benefits programs, including Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Title
BASIC Act Basic Assistance for Students In College Act
Sponsors
Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA] | Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA] |
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA] |
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] | Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA] |
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA] | Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA] | Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] | Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA] |
Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-10-31 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
2019-10-31 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2225 (Same As) 2019-07-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Higher education
Housing and community development funding
Medicaid
Minority education
Poverty and welfare assistance
Research administration and funding
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Student records
Transportation costs
Congressional oversight
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Higher education
Housing and community development funding
Medicaid
Minority education
Poverty and welfare assistance
Research administration and funding
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Student records
Transportation costs
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4968/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4968/BILLS-116hr4968ih.pdf |