A resolution supporting efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education.

Summary

Expresses support for efforts to: ensure that all students have access to debt-free higher education upon graduation from public institutions of higher education; provide support to states to make increased investments in higher education that will result in lower tuition and costs for students; increase financial aid to help students afford attending college without taking on debt; encourage innovation by states and institutions of higher education to cut costs for students and make college more affordable by increasing efficiency and enabling speedy and less-costly degree completion; and reduce the burden of existing student loan debt.

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Timeline

1. 21 April 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2306)

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2. 21 April 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

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Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 21 April 2015 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Brian Schatz · D · Sponsor
• Charles Schumer · D · Sponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
• John Reed · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Christopher Murphy · D · Sponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Cosponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Cosponsor
• Martin Heinrich · D · Cosponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Cosponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Cosponsor
• Gary Peters · D · Cosponsor
• Jeanne Shaheen · D · Cosponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
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