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HR 8204 United States House · 117th Congress

No Cost Educational Resources Act

Summary
No Cost Educational Resources Act This bill authorizes the Institute of Museum and Library Services to award grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) for facilitating the adoption, adaption, and creation of open educational reading materials and establishing more open educational reading material courses. Open educational reading material refers to a free digital text that is publicly available to be downloaded and redistributed. Open educational reading material course refers to a science, technology, engineering, or math course offered by an IHE that uses only open educational reading materials as the form of the required readings for the course.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationAuthorizes grants for free digital textbooks (OER) and courses, expanding access and reducing costs for higher education institutions.95% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyBill funds digital open educational resources (OER), promoting free access to digital learning materials and advancing digital equity in education.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jun 2022
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Introduced Jun 23, 2022 Last action Jun 23, 2022
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Bill Foster
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