US Congress House Bill 2006 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on April 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-01 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish grant programs for reviewing and addressing inequities in student recruitment, admissions, and support at institutions of higher education (IHEs). Specifically, ED must award grants to IHEs to conduct equity audits that review IHEs' policies, practices, and resources (e.g., admission policies, financial aid, and faculty diversity) to identify areas that might produce gaps in outcomes by certain identity factors. Identity factors include gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, income, criminal background, military service, first-generation students, students with disabilities, student parents, and transfer students. In addition, ED must award grants to IHEs for executing improvement plans that address inequities. Finally, higher education accrediting agencies and associations must assess the findings from the audits and assist IHEs in addressing inequities.

College Equity Act of 2019

Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-01	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-04-01	House	Introduced in House

SB943 (Same As) 2019-03-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2006/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2006/BILLS-116hr2006ih.pdf