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Diversify Act

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116 HR 5350 IH: Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve Outcomes For Youth Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-12-06
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5350IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 6, 2019Mr. García of Illinois (for himself, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Takano, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Panetta, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Meng, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Judy Chu of California, and Mr. Cohen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo remove college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse
			 educator workforce, and for other purposes.
	
		1.Short title
 This Act may be cited as the Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve Outcomes For Youth Act or the Diversify Act. 
2.Amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965
Section 420M of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g–1) is amended—
 (1)in subsection (a)(1), by striking $4,000 and inserting $8,000; and (2)in subsection (d)—
 (A)in paragraph (1)(B), by striking $16,000 and inserting $32,000; and (B)in paragraph (2), by striking $8,000 and inserting $16,000.
 
3.Amendment to the Balanced Budget and Deficit Control Act
Section 255(h) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 255(h)) is amended by inserting after the item relating to Supplemental Security Income Program (28–0406–0–1–609). the following new item:
			
 TEACH Grants under Subpart 9, Part A, Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965..

Name	From	Date	Type
Jesus Garcia	D-IL	12/06/2019	Sponsor
Jennifer Wexton	D-VA	01/28/2020	Cosponsor
Peter Welch	D-VT	01/28/2020	Cosponsor
Nydia Velazquez	D-NY	01/28/2020	Cosponsor
David Trone	D-MD	02/10/2020	Cosponsor
Lori Trahan	D-MA	01/08/2020	Cosponsor
Rashida Tlaib	D-MI	02/10/2020	Cosponsor
Bennie Thompson	D-MS	01/28/2020	Cosponsor
Mark Takano	D-CA	12/06/2019	Cosponsor
Adam Smith	D-WA	05/28/2020	Cosponsor
Jose Serrano	D-NY	01/28/2020	Cosponsor
Adam Schiff	D-CA	12/06/2019	Cosponsor

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Date	Branch	Action
12/06/2019	President	Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Action By: House of Representatives
12/06/2019	President	Introduced in HouseAction By: House of Representatives
12/06/2019	President	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1552)Action By: House of Representatives

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Summary
There is one summary for H.R.5350. View summaries Shown Here:Introduced in House (12/06/2019) Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve Outcomes For Youth Act or the Diversify Act This bill increases the maximum grant award under the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program. The TEACH program awards grants to college students who plan to teach in low-income areas. The bill also exempts the TEACH program from sequestration, which is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.
Shown Here:Introduced in House (12/06/2019) Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve Outcomes For Youth Act or the Diversify Act This bill increases the maximum grant award under the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program. The TEACH program awards grants to college students who plan to teach in low-income areas. The bill also exempts the TEACH program from sequestration, which is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

Summary

There is one summary for H.R.5350. View summaries Shown Here:Introduced in House (12/06/2019) Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve Outcomes For Youth Act or the Diversify Act This bill increases the maximum grant award under the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program. The TEACH program awards grants to college students who plan to teach in low-income areas. The bill also exempts the TEACH program from sequestration, which is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

Shown Here:Introduced in House (12/06/2019) Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve Outcomes For Youth Act or the Diversify Act This bill increases the maximum grant award under the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program. The TEACH program awards grants to college students who plan to teach in low-income areas. The bill also exempts the TEACH program from sequestration, which is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

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