115-hr-3710115th Congress

Javits Act of 2017

Sponsored By: Representative Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

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Summary

Javits Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize through FY2018 the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, which provides competitive fellowships to graduate students for study in the fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. The Department of Education must ensure that music education is included among the fields of study for which a fellowship may be awarded under the program.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

NY • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/7/2017

  • Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 9/7/2017

  • Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 9/7/2017

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 9/7/2017

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 9/7/2017

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 9/7/2017

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 9/7/2017

  • Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 9/7/2017

  • Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/7/2017

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 9/7/2017

  • Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/7/2017

  • JOSE SERRANO

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/12/2017

  • LOUISE SLAUGHTER

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/12/2017

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