US Congress House Bill 4577 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Introduced on September 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes and revises programs to increase access to higher education for students with disabilities and increase their graduation rates. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award additional funds under existing TRIO programs (i.e., programs designed to identify and support disadvantaged students) to increase the number of individuals with disabilities served by such programs; award grants to institutions of higher education to establish offices of accessibility on their campuses to support students and staff with disabilities; and collect data on students served by TRIO programs and Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, including with respect to student persistence in such programs, graduation rates, postsecondary enrollment rates, and supports provided to enrolled students. The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to review and report on how ED and TRIO program agencies identify and support students with disabilities.

Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act

Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]
Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-09-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-09-27	House	Introduced in House

SB1176 (Same As) 2019-04-11 - 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/4577/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4577/BILLS-116hr4577ih.pdf