US SR143 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-0)
Status: Introduced on April 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-21 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2306)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-21 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2306)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A resolution supporting efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education. Expresses support for efforts to: ensure that all students have access to debt-free higher education upon graduation from public institutions of higher education; provide support to states to make increased investments in higher education that will result in lower tuition and costs for students; increase financial aid to help students afford attending college without taking on debt; encourage innovation by states and institutions of higher education to cut costs for students and make college more affordable by increasing efficiency and enabling speedy and less-costly degree completion; and reduce the burden of existing student loan debt.
Title
A resolution supporting efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education.
Sponsors
| Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] |
| Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] |
| Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
| Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] |
| Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] |
| Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-21 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2306) |
Same As/Similar To
HR214 (Same As) 2015-04-21 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Education
Higher education
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Higher education
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-resolution/143/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/sres143/BILLS-114sres143is.pdf |
