United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2859 (115th)
Advancing Competency-Based Education Act of 2017
Introduced
8 June 2017
Last action
8 June 2017 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sponsors
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Advancing Competency-Based Education Act of 2017 This amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish competency-based education demonstration projects, which measure academic progress and attainment by the assessment of student learning in lieu of, or in addition to, credit or clock hours.
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Timeline
8 June 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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8 June 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
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8 June 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 June 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2859
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2859
- us · 115-hr-2859 · source updated 11 August 2025