United States · Bill · S
S. 601 (115th)
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017
Introduced
9 March 2017
Last action
9 March 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1748)
Sponsors
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017 This bill amends title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish, as part of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program, the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program. It authorizes the Department of Education, under the FIPSE program, to award Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs), or consortia of IHEs, to provide and expand study abroad opportunities for undergraduate students.
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Timeline
9 March 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1748)
Source: IntroReferral
9 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 9 March 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2019
- related to ← Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/601
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/601
- us · 115-s-601 · source updated 11 August 2025