Legislation

Last Action	Bill	Title
04/27/18	H.Res.860bill number	Supporting the goals and ideals of GLSEN's 2018 national "Day of Silence" in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.
10/12/17	H.R.4048bill number	To require institutions of higher education to provide students with statistical employment information, and for other purposes.
10/12/17	H.R.4029bill number	AIM Act
10/12/17	H.R.4049bill number	To establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce.
10/12/17	H.R.4030bill number	To amend the Department of Education Organization Act to codify into law the "Revised Sexual Harassment Guidance: Harassment of Students by School Employees, Other Students, or Third Parties", issued January 19, 2001, by the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education, as in effect on January 1, 2017; the Dear Colleague letter issued April 4, 2011, by the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education, as in effect on January 1, 2017; and the "Questions and Answers on Title IX and Sexual Violence" issued April 29, 2014, by the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education, as in effect on January 1, 2017.
10/11/17	H.R.4023bill number	To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to award grants to States educational agencies and local educational agencies to support, develop, and implement formal and informal engineering education programs in elementary schools and secondary schools.
10/10/17	H.R.4000bill number	To provide for the establishment of a mechanism to allow borrowers of Federal student loans to refinance their loans, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payment of interest on certain refinanced student loans, and for other purposes.
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.