US Congress Senate Bill 1866 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on September 29 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-09-29 - Became Public Law No: 115-64. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill provides educational relief in areas for which the President has declared a major disaster or an emergency as a result of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria or Tropical Storms Harvey, Irma, or Maria (affected areas). In the case of an institution of higher education (IHE) that is located in an affected area, the Department of Education (ED) must waive matching fund requirements under the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program (FSEOG) or the Federal Work-Study Program (FWS). In the case of an IHE that is not located in an affected area but has enrolled or accepted for enrollment students affected by the hurricanes or tropical storms, ED may waive the matching fund requirements under FSEOG or FWS. The waivers apply to funds made available for award years 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. Affected students are individuals who have applied for or received student financial assistance under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and: (1) who were enrolled or accepted for enrollment on August 25, 2017, at IHEs that are located in affected areas; (2) who are dependent students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment on that date at IHEs that are not located in affected areas, but whose parents resided or were employed on that date in affected areas; or (3) who suffered direct economic hardship as a direct result of the hurricanes or tropical storms. If IHEs return FSEOG and FWS funds that were allocated for award year 2016-2017, then ED must reallocate the remaining funds to affected IHEs. The bill extends until September 30, 2018, the deadline for ED to obligate funds for FSEOG or FWS. The bill terminates ED's waiver authority on September 30, 2018. (Sec. 3) In addition, the bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require Project School Emergency Response to Violence grants to be distributed to private schools on an equitable basis.

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Education Relief Act of 2017

Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-09-29	House	Became Public Law No: 115-64. (TXT | PDF)
2017-09-29	House	Signed by President.
2017-09-29	House	Presented to President.
2017-09-28	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-09-28	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7593-7594)
2017-09-28	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1866.
2017-09-28	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7593-7595)
2017-09-28	House	Mr. Allen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2017-09-27	House	Held at the desk.
2017-09-27	House	Received in the House.
2017-09-27	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2017-09-26	Senate	Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6137-6138, S6142-6143; text: CR S6142-6143)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1866/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1866/BILLS-115s1866es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1866/BILLS-115s1866cps.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1866/BILLS-115s1866enr.pdf