United States · Bill · S
S. 2004 (117th)
BASIC Act
Introduced
10 June 2021
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Summary
Basic Assistance for Students In College Act or the BASIC Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award planning and implementation grants to institutions of higher education in order to identify and meet the basic needs of students, including food, housing, transportation, and health care. ED must also implement an agreement to (1) share data with other federal agencies in order to identify students who may be eligible for certain federal benefits; and (2) coordinate efforts to enroll those students in federal benefits programs, including Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 June 2021
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 June 2021
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 10 June 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2004
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/2004