United States 116th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 14 D · 1 R cosponsors

HR 4308 — CAMPUS Act

Last action — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7782)

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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Summary

Cost Assistance Made Possible for Undergraduate Students Act or the CAMPUS Act This bill establishes a grant program whereby the Department of Education shall make grants to eligible higher education institutions to provide emergency finanical aid to students.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill establishes an Emergency Financial Aid Grant Program within the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide financial assistance to students facing emergencies.

  • Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.)

    ``Subpart 11--Emergency Financial Aid Grants ``SEC. 440D. EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANT PROGRAM. ``(a) Emergency Financial Aid Grant Programs Authorized.--The Secretary shall carry out a grant program to make grants, in accordance with subsection (c), to eligible entities to provide emergency financial aid grants to students in accordance with subsection (e).

    This addition creates a new subpart for an Emergency Financial Aid Grant Program, authorizing the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities.

  • Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.)

    ``(b) Matching Funds.--``(1) Limitation on amount of federal share.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Federal share of the cost of any emergency grant aid program carried out under this section may not exceed 50 percent.

    This clause states that the Federal share for the emergency grant aid program will generally be capped at 50%.

  • Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.)

    ``(e) Use of Funds.--``(1) In general.--An eligible entity may only use funds provided under this section to make emergency financial aid grants to eligible students.

    This provision restricts the use of funds under the program strictly to making emergency financial aid grants.

  • Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.)

    ``(f) Information and Evaluation.--``(1) Information.--Each eligible entity that carries out an emergency grant aid program under this section shall annually submit to the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences a report that includes, with respect to each eligible student who received an emergency financial aid grant from such eligible entity in the preceding year, the following: ...

    This new section requires annual reporting from eligible entities on the emergency grant aid program's impact and student outcomes.

Action History

  1. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7782)

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 532 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (532)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 4308 do?
Cost Assistance Made Possible for Undergraduate Students Act or the CAMPUS Act This bill establishes a grant program whereby the Department of Education shall make grants to eligible higher education institutions to provide emergency finanical aid to students.
Who sponsors HR 4308?
HR 4308 is sponsored by Hill, Katie (Democratic), Sánchez, Linda T. (Democratic), King, Peter T. (Republican), Maloney, Sean Patrick (Democratic), Brindisi, Anthony (Democratic), Nadler, Jerrold (Democratic), Suozzi, Thomas R. (Democratic), Rice, Kathleen M. (Democratic), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Jayapal, Pramila (Democratic), Hayes, Jahana (Democratic), Kennedy, Joseph P., III (Democratic), and Morelle, Joseph D. (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 4308?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 4308?
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