118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1811Affordable College Textbook Act

To expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information.

Education
Introduced Mar 27, 2023
Last action Mar 27, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Mar 27, 2023
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Referred
Mar 27, 2023
Education and Workforce
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs the Department of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education or states to support projects that expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students while maintaining or improving instruction and student learning outcomes. An open textbook is an educational resource that either resides in the public domain or has been released under an intellectual license that permits its free use, reuse, modification, and sharing with others.

Provisions · 6 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 2 actions
Mar 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.