United States · Bill · S
S. 718 (115th)
Making Education Affordable Act
Introduced
23 March 2017
Last action
23 March 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Making Education Affordable Act This bill amends title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize through FY2018 the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The bill also authorizes new grants under the FIPSE program. Specifically, the Department of Education may award grants to institutions of higher education for dual or concurrent enrollment programs or early college high school programs that allow high school students to earn college credits.
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Timeline
23 March 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
23 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 23 March 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · D · Cosponsor
- · sshr00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act
- related to → Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2017
- related to ← Making College Affordable and Accessible Act of 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/718
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/718
- us · 115-s-718 · source updated 5 December 2025