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
Roll Call Votes
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