118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1848 — Debt-Free College Act of 2023

“A bill to establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, and for other purposes.”

Education

Introduced Jun 7, 2023

Last action Jun 7, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jun 7, 2023

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Referred

Jun 7, 2023

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes measures to cover the unmet financial need of students who are enrolled at certain institutions of higher education (IHEs). Unmet financial need refers to the difference between a student's cost of attendance and the student's student aid index, plus any federal, state, and local sources of grant aid. In addition, the bill makes certain Dreamer students (i.e., students who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status) eligible for federal financial aid. First, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants for state-federal partnerships with a goal of providing debt-free college for all eligible students at in-state public IHEs. E...

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jun 7, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jun 7, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.