United States · Bill · S
S. 686 (116th)
Strengthening American Communities Act of 2019
Introduced
6 March 2019
Last action
6 March 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1709)
Sponsors
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Strengthening American Communities Act of 2019 America's College Promise Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish programs that assist students in paying for the costs of higher education. Specifically, ED must establish grants to assist students in paying for the costs of attending community colleges, historically black colleges and universities, minority serving institutions of higher education (IHEs), or nonprofit IHEs. This bill appropriates funds for such grants. In addition, ED must establish grant programs to pay the costs of an undergraduate education for students who commit to working for at least three years in public service jobs upon graduation. Finally, ED must cancel a certain percentage of the amount a borrower owes, based on the number of years of public service employment, on federal student loans made after this bill's enactment.
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Timeline
6 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
6 March 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1709)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 6 March 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Strengthening American Communities Act of 2019
- related to ← Strengthening American Communities Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/686
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/686
- us · 116-s-686 · source updated 5 December 2025