# 116-hr-5350: Diversify Act

116-hr-5350, Diversify Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL); status Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5350
- Congress: 116
- Title: Diversify Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2019-12-06
- Sponsor: Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 50
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve Outcomes For Youth Act or the Diversify Act This bill increases the maximum grant award under the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program. The TEACH program awards grants to college students who plan to teach in low-income areas. The bill also exempts the TEACH program from sequestration, which is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

## Cosponsors (50)

- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5350 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5350)

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- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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