United States · Bill · S
S. 1338 (116th)
Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2019
Introduced
7 May 2019
Last action
7 May 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2019 This bill removes drug conviction questions from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). It also requires the Department of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admission applications.
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Timeline
7 May 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
7 May 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 7 May 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2021
- related to ← Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2019
- related to ← Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1338
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1338
- us · 116-s-1338 · source updated 5 December 2025