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H.R. 666 (116th)

Haitian Educational Empowerment Act of 2019

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Introduced

17 January 2019

Last action

17 January 2019 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]

Subjects

Education

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3 January 2025

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Summary

Haitian Educational Empowerment Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of State to establish a scholarship program for eligible Haitian students who were enrolled as full-time or part-time students in a Haitian or U.S. university or institution of higher education and whose studies were interrupted as a result of the January 12, 2010, earthquake or the October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew. A Haitian student who receives such a scholarship shall return to Haiti for at least two years upon completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree. The State Department may make grants to institutions of higher education that have enrolled a significant number of Haitian students who were enrolled in a Haitian university at the time of such earthquake or hurricane. Such grants shall be used to provide social and educational support services.

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Timeline

  1. 17 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 January 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 17 January 2019

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E63)

    Source: IntroReferral

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