116-hr-4674116th Congress

College Affordability Act

Sponsored By: Representative Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]

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Summary

College Affordability Act This bill reauthorizes and revises the Higher Education Act of 1965, including to revise federal student financial aid programs, consolidate federal student loans and expand loan forgiveness, increase college access and success for certain students, and revise accountability measures. Specifically, the bill revises financial aid programs, including to (1) increase the maximum federal Pell Grant award, (2) provide incentives for states to fund public institutions of higher education (IHEs), and (3) increase and make permanent funding for minority-serving IHEs. The bill also revises federal student loan programs, including to (1) replace existing student loan repayment plans with one income-based repayment plan and one fixed repayment plan, (2) allow existing borrowers to lower their payments by switching to the new plans, and (3) expand public service loan forgiveness programs (e.g., TEACH grants) and create appeal processes for denied applications. In addition, the bill increases college access and success for certain students (e.g., students with low-income, children, or the disabled) through investments and practices, such as student support services and accelerated learning opportunities. Finally, the bill revises accountability measures for IHEs (including for-profit IHEs), job training programs, college accrediting agencies, and lenders. In particular, the bill updates the performance goals of the Office of Federal Student Aid and requires the Department of Education to be responsible for the oversight of the office.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]

VA • D

Cosponsors

SUSAN DAVIS
CA • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 12/23/2019
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/4/2020
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/5/2020
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/10/2020
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/12/2020
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2020
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2020
Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/18/2020
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/21/2020
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 2/21/2020
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/21/2020
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/21/2020
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/2/2020
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/4/2020
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 3/4/2020
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 3/9/2020
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 4/24/2020
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/15/2020
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
MP • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
PA • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]
GU • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/28/2019
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/28/2019
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/28/2019
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/28/2019
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/28/2019
JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 11/1/2019
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 11/5/2019
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 11/5/2019
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/12/2019
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/12/2019
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/13/2019
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 11/13/2019
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/13/2019
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/18/2019
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/18/2019
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 11/18/2019
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/18/2019
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 11/18/2019
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 11/18/2019
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/20/2019
ELIOT ENGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 11/20/2019
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 11/20/2019
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 11/20/2019
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/20/2019
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 11/21/2019
Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]
MI • D
Sponsored 11/21/2019
Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
VA • D
Sponsored 11/22/2019
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/22/2019
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 11/22/2019
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/26/2019
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 11/26/2019
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
Sponsored 11/26/2019
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/26/2019
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 11/26/2019
Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/3/2019
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 12/5/2019
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/5/2019
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/5/2019
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/5/2019
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 12/5/2019
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
CO • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
GA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/11/2019
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/13/2019
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/17/2019
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
MN • D
Sponsored 12/18/2019
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 12/18/2019
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/19/2019
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/19/2019
Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2020
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/30/2020
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
GA • D
Sponsored 1/30/2020
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2020
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2020

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