Markup

H.R. 4674, College Affordability Act

Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 Time: 10:15 AM Location: Washington, D.C. 2175 Rayburn House Office Building

Agenda

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Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 4674

Amendments and Roll Call Votes

Amdt/Mtn	Offered By	Description	Action	Roll Call
H.R. 4674
#1	Mrs. Davis	Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute
#2	Mrs. Foxx	Substitute Amendment to the ANS		1
#3	Ms. Bonamici	Assists students participating in the Federal Work Study program to access federal nutrition benefits for which they are eligible.	adopted by voice vote
#4	Mr. Smucker	Restricts eligibility for tuition-free community college based on income	defeated 18-28	2
#5	Mrs. McBath	Allows states that use America’s College Promise funds to expand the scope and capacity of high-quality skills training programs at community colleges to do so in collaboration with one or more industry or sector partnership	adopted 46-0	3
#6	Mr. Smucker	Limits the newly required quick reference box in financial offers	defeated 18-28	4
#7	Ms. Omar	Establishes a commission to study the impact of federal student loan debt and provide recommendations to Congress	adopted 27-19	5
#8	Mr. Smucker	Prohibits registered lobbyists from accessing Public Service Loan Forgiveness	defeated 18-28	6
#9	Mr. Norcross	Allows CCAMPIS funds to be used for evening and summer services and makes other improvements.	adopted by voice vote
#10	Mr. Smucker	Strikes the increase in the set aside for GEAR UP evaluation	defeated 18-28	7
#11	Ms. Trahan/Mr. Guthrie	Makes improvements to the Net Price Calculator system	adopted 45-0	8
#12	Mr. Guthrie	Adds a section authorizing a new non-registered apprenticeship grant program		9 en bloc
#13	Mr. Scott	Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General, to disseminate best practices on how to respond to incidents of bias	adopted by voice vote
#14	Mr. Guthrie	Lowers the Federal Work-Study match for institutions; removes the requirement that campuses use certain percentages of funds for work-based learning; adds to the end of Job Location and Development funds an allowable use for registered and non-registered apprenticeships	defeated 18-28	9 enbloc
#15	Ms. Shalala	Moves the 85/15 requirement to the institutional eligibility definition and allows for a phasing in of new 85/15 requirements	adopted 28-17	10
#16	Mr. Roe	Prevents the bill from taking effect until the Institute for Education Sciences certifies that such implementation shall not increase the cost of attendance	defeated 17-28	11
#17	Ms. Jayapal	To direct the GAO to study racial and socioeconomic equity gaps in outcomes at four-year institutions	adopted by voice vote
#17a	Ms. Wilson	Requires the study in the underlying amendment to examine administration of climate surveys and other issues affecting campus climate	adopted by voice vote
#18	Mr. Roe	Expands sense of congress language on free speech and requires institutions to disclose existing free speech policies to students to receive any funds under the Act	defeated 17-28	12
#19	Mr. DeSaulnier	Gives competitive priority to applications for funds under Part B of Title II from entities that recruit teacher candidates who have community service experience	adopted by voice vote
#20	Mr. Roe	Prevents students from being treated as employees for collective bargaining purposes	defeated 17-28	13
#21	Mr. Walberg	Prohibits any government entity from taking any adverse action against an institution for acts or omissions that are in furtherance of its religious mission	defeated 17-28	14
#22	Mr. Walberg	Adds a GAO study on the impact of student participation in collective bargaining on cost of attendance	defeated 17-28	15
#23	Mr. Grothman	Strikes the bill’s CBE pilot to make all competency-based education programs eligible for Title IV funds	defeated 17-28	16
#24	Mr. Grothman	Specifies that a student in legal guardianship who continues to receive financial support from their parents is considered dependent for the purposes of the FAFSA	defeated 17-28	17
#25	Mrs. Foxx	Repeals the section prohibiting the Secretary from implementing proposed Title IX regulations	defeated by voice vote
#26	Mrs. Foxx	Requires all programs at all institutions meet the high school earnings requirement that is applied to Job Training short-term Pell Grant programs	withdrawn
#27	Ms. Shalala	Requires a GAO study of state licensing restrictions related to federal student loan defaults	adopted 45-0	18 en bloc
#28	Mr. Thompson	Supports capacity building for career and technical education programs	adopted 45-0	18 en bloc
#28a	Ms. Stevens	Aligns the activities authorized by the underlying amendment with the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006	adopted by voice vote
#29	Mr. Thompson	Allows for-profits to participate in the short-term Pell program	defeated 20-25	19
#30	Mr. Banks	Prevents the bill from taking effect until the Secretary of Education certifies that it will not negatively impact military recruitment and limit veterans’ access to education	defeated 20-26	20
#31	Mr. Grothman	Adds a Title VI eligibility restriction	defeated 20-26	21
#32	Mr. Grothman	Provides discretion to financial aid administrators to lower loan limits	defeated 21-26	22
#33	Mr. Grothman	Strikes requirements for grantees to provide students information on SNAP eligibility	defeated 21-26	23
#34	Mr. Allen	Requires a state receiving a partnership grant to certify that neither the state, nor its cities and counties limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities to protect undocumented individuals	defeated 21-25	24
#35	Mr. Allen	Prohibits a school from offering in-state tuition or a reduced fee rate to a person not lawfully present in the United States	defeated 19-26	25
#36	Ms. Stefanik	Replaces the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program with a State Workforce Incentive program	defeated 22-26	26
#37	Mr. Comer	Prohibits borrowers who commit crimes against children, as determined by the Secretary from receiving certain Loan Forgiveness	defeated 20-24	27
#38	Mr. Comer	Requires institutions to disclose campus policies regarding required background checks for employees and volunteers, and requires campuses to conduct background checks for employees and volunteers working with athletes, children, and youth	adopted by voice vote
#38a	Ms. Bonamici	Aligns the requirements of the underlying amendment with Clery Act disclosure requirements	adopted 26-22	28
#39	Mr. Comer	Strikes requirement for institutions seeking religious exemptions to Title IX make disclosures to students	defeated 22-26	29
#40	Mr. Johnson	Mandates that at least one public member on the accreditation board represent business	defeated 23-25	30
#41	Mr. Johnson	Adds an opt-in requirement to the Postsecondary Student Data System for students not receiving any federal funds	defeated by voice vote
#42	Mr. Johnson	Requires institutions to certify that any health care practitioner at a healthcare facility affiliated with the institution will provide medical care to any infant born alive at such facility	defeated 22-26	31
#43	Mr. Fulcher	Strikes the gainful employment provisions in the bill	defeated 22-25	32
#44	Mr. Walker	Excludes 529 college savings plans from the FAFSA	defeated 22-26	33
#45	Mr. Walker	Requires institutions to comply with state laws pertaining to student athletes’ rights to their name, image, and likenesses.	withdrawn
#46	Mr. Cline	Applies the newly created adjusted cohort default rate at the program level	defeated 22-24	34 en bloc
#47	Mr. Cline	Strikes changes to the federal student loan program and inserts the text of H.R. 4098, the Higher Education Reform and Opportunity (HERO) Act	defeated 9-37	35
#48	Mr. Watkins	Strikes requirement that accreditors have specific outcome benchmarks	defeated 22-26	36
#49	Mr. Meuser	Eliminates requirement that the Secretary enter a memorandum of understanding with the Private Education Loan Ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau	defeated 22-26	37
#50	Mr. Meuser	Provides a two-year transition exception to the adjusted cohort default rate benchmark for all institutions, rather than only public institutions, HBCUs, and private institutions with a Pell enrollment of at least 45 percent	defeated 22-24	34 en bloc
#51	Mr. Keller	Strikes the proposed 85-15 rule from the substitute and underlying law	defeated 22-26	38
#52	Mr. Keller	Allows institutions to outsource up to 100 percent of education programs to ineligible entities	defeated 22-26	39
#53	Mr. Murphy	Adds a “sense of congress” that professors should remove their political biases from the classroom	defeated 22-26	40
#54	Mr. Murphy	Requires institutions to disclose when non-instructional spending increases by more than 5 percent year-over-year	adopted 47-0	41
#55	Mr. Murphy	Eliminates the $5 administration fee granted to institutions per Pell recipient they enroll.	defeated by voice vote
#56	Mr. Byrne	Enables Title III funds to be spent on dual enrollment, pay for success initiatives, and other uses to further career success of students.	adopted by voice vote
#56a	Mr. Levin	Strikes Pay for Success from the underlying amendment and aligns other authorized uses with the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006	adopted by voice vote
Motion	Ms. Davis	Report H.R. 4674	adopted 28-22	42

Member Statements

Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democrat - Virginia)
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