Legislation

Last Action	Bill	Title
10/10/17	H.Res.563bill number	Honoring the accomplishments of the 9 historically Black colleges and universities that celebrated their sesquicentennial the week of September 24, 2017.
10/10/17	H.R.4001bill number	To provide for the refinancing and recalculation of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
10/05/17	H.R.3749bill number	SNAP Standard Medical Expense Deduction Act of 2017
10/05/17	H.R.3963bill number	To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to encourage the employment of veterans in manufacturing positions.
10/04/17	H.R.3957bill number	To repeal title VIII of the Higher Education Opportunity Act and title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
10/04/17	H.R.2936bill number	Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017
10/04/17	H.R.3941bill number	To improve food safety, to encourage greater production of agricultural commodities for use in the locality in which produced, to reauthorize and expand Department of Agriculture support of these efforts, and for other purposes.
10/04/17	H.R.3441bill number	Save Local Business Act
10/02/17	H.R.3908bill number	To authorize the Attorney General to award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and community leaders on the principles and practice of nonviolence.
09/28/17	H.Res.545bill number	Recognizing the violence and other challenges faced by transgender women of color in America.
09/28/17	H.R.3870bill number	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the cost of college education by establishing pilot programs to expand student access to digital course materials.
09/28/17	H.R.3884bill number	To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act with respect to the National Child Identification Program.
09/28/17	H.R.3869bill number	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a process for accrediting agencies or associations to seek a waiver of certain accreditation requirements.
09/27/17	S.1028bill number	RAISE Family Caregivers Act
09/27/17	H.Res.541bill number	Recognizing the achievements of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions on the 10th anniversary of their establishment.
09/27/17	H.Res.543bill number	Congratulating Northeastern Illinois University on the sesquicentennial of the University.
09/27/17	H.R.3711bill number	Legal Workforce Act
09/26/17	H.R.3839bill number	To address slow economic growth and spur investment and development in underserved communities across America.
09/26/17	H.R.3836bill number	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Truth in Lending Act to clarify the application of prepayment amounts on student loans.
09/26/17	H.R.3840bill number	To expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students.
09/26/17	H.R.3831bill number	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand eligibility for participation in the Federal Pell Grant program to certain trade schools.
09/26/17	H.R.3835bill number	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate origination fees for Federal Direct Loans.
09/26/17	H.Res.540bill number	Expressing support for the designation of September 2017 as "Campus Fire Safety Month".
09/25/17	H.R.3825bill number	To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to harmonize the definitions of employee with the common law.
09/25/17	H.R.3827bill number	To repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other purposes.