118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2849 — Fostering Success in Higher Education Act of 2023

“A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth, and for other purposes.”

Education

Introduced Sep 19, 2023

Last action Sep 19, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

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Referred

Sep 19, 2023

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Department of Education to provide formula grants to states for activities to improve college access, retention, and completion rates for foster and homeless youth. States that receive such grants must award subgrants to institutions of higher education to carry out these activities in partnership with child welfare agencies and organizations serving homeless youth.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Sep 19, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Sep 19, 2023

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