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H.R. 2944 (115th)

To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act

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Introduced

20 June 2017

Last action

20 June 2017 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Sponsors

Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

Subjects

Asylum, Education

Source updated

11 August 2025

Asylum · Education

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Summary

To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require states to charge in-state tuition rates to refugees, asylees, and special immigrant visa holders if they are lawfully in the United States. This requirement only applies to the first state where the individual lives after being admitted into the United States.

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Timeline

  1. 20 June 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  2. 20 June 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  3. 20 June 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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