United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3957 (115th)
To repeal title VIII of the Higher Education Opportunity Act and title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Introduced
4 October 2017
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Summary
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal programs authorized under title VIII, including programs concerning: education services for low-income students (e.g., Project GRAD); education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics; job skill training, such as training for nontraditional students and training for writers who provide closed-captioned programming; registered nursing programs and schools of veterinary medicine; support and training for teachers (e.g., Teach for America Inc.); support for women and minorities (e.g., the Patsy T. Mink Fellowship program, funding for master's degree programs at historically black colleges and universities and predominantly black institutions, and funding for postbaccalaureate programs at Hispanic-serving institutions); student safety and campus emergency management; student work experiences; Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success; and education and services for young adults who have been released from juvenile detention centers or secure juvenile justice residential facilities.
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3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 4 October 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 4 October 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 October 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3957
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3957