US HB4497 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on September 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Education to establish an enforcement unit that will review and investigate violations of federal law related to student financial aid. Specifically, the enforcement unit shall be established within the performance-based organization that manages administrative and oversight functions supporting student financial aid. The enforcement unit must review, investigate, and make recommendations related to any allegation that an institution of higher education has violated federal student financial aid law.
Title
PSA Act of 2019 Protecting Student Aid Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL] | Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] | Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM] | Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] | Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY] |
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] |
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-09-25 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
2019-09-25 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB4674 (Related) 2020-12-28 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583.
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Education
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Student aid and college costs
Education
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Student aid and college costs
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4497/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4497/BILLS-116hr4497ih.pdf |