H.R. 4508, Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act
Agenda
H.R. 4508 amends the Higher Education Act of 1965. The bill makes college more expensive for low-income students, restricts access to federal student aid for graduate students, allows unregulated for-profit interests to access federal dollars without federal oversight and necessary student and consumer protections, and exempts religious institutions that receive federal funds from complying with federal law, including civil rights law.
To learn how this bill hurts students, read the Democratic Summary on H.R. 4508. This bill would increase student debt, attack Pell Grants, impact equity at institutions, provide giveaways to corporate interests, and is a $15 billion raid on student aid. Read what the House Budget Committee, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and the Department of Education's Office of Inspector General have to say on the bill.
The committee has received over 100 letters from more than 1,000 groups opposing H.R. 4508. Even the Department of Defense opposes the bill. For a list, click here.
HEA Reauthorization Amendment Chart
Amdt/Mtn |
Offered By |
Description |
Action |
Roll Call |
Mr. Guthrie |
ANS |
adopted |
voice vote |
|
Mrs. Davis |
to increase the maximum Pell grant award, ensure Pell Grant Program longevity, and make other improvements to benefit low-income students. |
defeated 17-22 |
||
Mr. Estes |
apprenticeships |
adopted 22-17 |
||
Mr. Grijalva |
inserts the DREAM Act |
ruled non- |
||
Mr. Thompson |
hazing |
adopted 23-17 |
||
Mr. Espaillat |
to make DREAMer students eligible for federal student aid |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Garrett |
sense of Congress on inclusion |
withdrawn |
|
|
Ms. Fudge |
To create disclosure requirements at institutions of higher education for incidents of hazing |
withdrawn |
|
|
Mr. Smucker |
substance abuse and prevention |
adopted |
voice vote |
|
Ms. Shea-Porter |
programming to prevent opioid and other drug abuse |
adopted |
voice vote |
|
Mr. Ferguson |
early awareness counseling |
adopted |
voice vote |
|
Mr. Takano |
to ensure institutional accountability for for-profit institutions by retaining the 90-10 rule, closing the 90-10 loophole, and making other improvements |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Grothman |
competency-based education |
adopted 22-17 |
||
Mr. Courtney |
to reinstate the public service loan forgiveness program for new borrowers |
defeated 19-20 |
||
Mr. Grothman |
counseling to students receiving Title IV assistance |
adopted 21-19 |
||
Ms. Bonamici |
to strike the ONE Loan program from the underlying bill and reinstate a simplified and improved Direct Loan program that ensures maximum benefit for the lowest-income borrowers |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Estes |
notice difference between loans and grants |
adopted |
voice vote |
|
Mr. Polis |
to ensure improved postsecondary education data quality by striking the outdated ban on the student unit record and federal database |
defeated 17-21 |
||
Mr. Garrett |
sense of Congress on Inclusion |
adopted |
voice vote |
|
Ms. Blunt Rochester |
to simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and expand eligibility |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Garrett |
speech policy complaint process |
adopted 23-17 |
||
Mr. Courtney |
to allow students to refinance federal student loans at a low interest rate |
defeated 18-22 |
||
Mr. Allen |
additional counseling |
adopted |
voice vote |
|
Ms. Wilson |
to strike the repeal of the Teacher Quality Partnership Grant program, TEACH Grant program, and other supports for postsecondary education students who wish to pursue teaching |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Rokita |
reduction of full time employees |
withdrawn |
|
|
Mr. Sablan |
to provide tuition assistance for community college graduates in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa to empower such students to pursue a four year degree |
defeated 19-21 |
||
Mr. Rokita |
Department of Education full-time equivalent employees |
adopted 23-17 |
||
Ms. Bonamici |
to ensure robust campus-based aid for low-income students through striking repeal of the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Program, reauthorizing the Perkins Loan Program, and making improvements to the Federal Work-Study program |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Thompson |
Institute of Peace |
adopted |
voice vote |
|
Ms. Adams |
to strike underlying changes to Title III and Title V programs, strike repeal of Title VIII, and provide increased support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, other Minority Serving Institutions, and other under-resourced institutions |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Scott |
to create a federal-state partnership to provide access to free community college (America’s College Promise) |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mrs. Davis |
to appropriately title the grant program authorized in Title II of the underlying bill as ‘earn and learn’ and define the term apprenticeship to ensure program quality |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Grothman |
Pell Grant Bonus Study |
defeated 20-20 |
||
Mr. Norcross |
to authorize funds to support completion programs at community colleges |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Grothman |
Pell Study |
adopted |
voice vote |
|
Mr. Espaillat |
to authorize funds to expand access to dual enrollment and early college high school programs |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Norcross |
to authorize programs to support improvements to remedial education |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. DeSaulnier |
to improve access and services for postsecondary education students with disabilities through use of universal design for learning and other improvements |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Norcross |
to authorize increased funding for campus-based child care |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Grothman |
institutional Fines |
withdrawn |
||
Mr. Scott |
to ensure religious institutions receiving federal student aid dollars comply with federal law |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mrs. Davis |
to strike language from the underlying bill that would impede efforts |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mrs. Davis |
strike repeal of and make improvements to foreign language and international education programs |
defeated 18-22 |
||
Mr. Hunter |
DHS recruiting on campus |
adopted |
voice vote |
|
Ms. Wilson |
to express a sense of Congress that college campuses should be free from racial harassment and hostility |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Hunter |
pilot program on encryption of student data |
withdrawn |
||
Mr. Krishnamoorthi |
to authorize funds to empower foster youth and homeless youth to enroll in and complete postsecondary education programs |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Messer |
Federal student loan disclosure form |
adopted |
voice vote |
|
Mr. Krishnamoorthi |
to retain the requirement that institutions distribute voter registration information |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Messer |
GAO study of moving FSA to Treasury |
adopted |
voice vote |
|
Ms. Bonamici |
to delay implementation of H.R. 4508 until the Government Accountability Office (GAO) certifies that such implementation will not harm military recruitment and retention |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Messer |
plain language disclosure |
adopted |
voice vote |
|
Mr. Grijalva |
Stopping the garnishment of Social Security benefits to pay student loans |
ruled non-germane |
voice vote |
|
Mr. Grijalva |
to authorize funds to support the establishment and improvement of |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Ms. Bonamici |
To require GAO to affirm that H.R. 4508 will not have a negative impact on low income students’ access to college before it is implemented |
defeated |
voice |
|
Ms. Bonamici |
to delay implementation of H.R. 4508 until the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Education, in consultation with the OIG of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, certifies that such implementation will not lead to fraud and abuse targeting students who are veterans |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Ms. Bonamici |
to delay implementation of H.R. 4508 until the Government Accountability Office (GAO) certifies that such implementation will not increase student loan debt |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Polis |
provides demonstration authority for competency-based education programs |
defeated |
voice vote |
|
Mr. Polis |
to authorize funds for dual enrollment programs |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Polis |
to amend FERPA to to allow for reverse transfer of student data |
adopted |
voice vote |
|
Mr. Polis |
to authorize funds to expand access to open educational resources |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Polis |
to express a sense of Congress that online education-related content should not be subject to blocking, throttling or paid-prioritization by any internet service provider, and that all internet service providers with on-campus connectivity would be subject to the same restrictions |
defeated 17-23 |
||
Mr. Polis |
to provide federal funding for the Native American Tuition Waiver program, allowing states and schools to fully meet the federal commitment to support education for American Indian and Alaskan Native students. |
defeated 18-22 |
Member Statements
- Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democrat - Virginia)