Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 3435
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Sep 12, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 12, 2018
Latest Action
Sep 12, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3435
Congress
115
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Hawaii
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California
Democrat
Connecticut
Democrat
Illinois
Democrat
Maryland
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
New Jersey
Democrat
Wisconsin
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2018

This bill removes drug conviction questions form the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and encourages institutions of higher education to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admission applications.

Text (1)
September 12, 2018
Actions (2)
09/12/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
09/12/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:41:21 PM