Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2021
Summary
Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2021 This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and revises the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The bill also authorizes new grants under the FIPSE program. Specifically, the Department of Education may award grants to institutions of higher education for dual or concurrent enrollment programs or early college high school programs that allow high school students to earn postsecondary credits.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Aug 5, 2021
Last action Aug 5, 2021
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Committee
1
Aug 5, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Aug 5, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gary C. Peters
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
Co
John Boozman
RRepublican
Co
Tim Kaine
DDemocratic
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