118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 3355COLLEGE Act

A bill to require institutions of higher education participating in Federal financial aid programs to pay a percentage of the cost of attendance for each enrolled full-time student, based on the endowment fund of the institution, and for other purposes.

Education
Introduced Nov 29, 2023
Last action Nov 29, 2023
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Referred
Nov 29, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to provide cost-match awards to enrolled students based on the size of the IHE's endowment fund, makes IHEs responsible for a percentage of the student loan balance of students who are in default, and establishes related reporting requirements. Specifically, the bill requires an IHE that has an endowment fund that is greater than $1 billion to pay the covered percentage of the cost of attendance for each full-time student enrolled at the IHE. Additionally, the bill requires an IHE to remit to the Department of Education (ED) an annually increasing percentage of the loan balance of students who are in default. The bill also establi...

Provisions · 5 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Nov 29, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Nov 29, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.