US Congress House Bill 3327 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on July 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Kids Before Cons Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to limit waiver authority of the Department of Education (ED) under the Experimental Sites Initiative. Specifically, it prohibits ED from waiving statutory provisions that ban Pell Grant eligibility and federal financial aid for incarcerated students (e.g., as part of an experimental initiative to allow incarcerated students to receive Pell Grants for postsecondary education opportunities). The legislation also prohibits ED from awarding funds to an institution of higher education for providing such postsecondary education to incarcerated individuals. ED must conduct and make publicly available a study that compares incarceration rates of: (1) private or charter school students who receive vouchers, and (2) traditional public school students.

Kids Before Cons Act

Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]

Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]

Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-11-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2015-07-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2015-07-29	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3327/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3327/BILLS-114hr3327ih.pdf