Senate Bill 978 - Affordable College Textbook Act

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2023-03-27

Recent Activity

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S955-957)

Alternative Names

Affordable College Textbook Act

Affordable College Textbook Act

A bill to expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information.

Associated Legislation

Affordable College Textbook Act

Policy Areas

Education

Potential Impact

Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ]

Committees and Subcommittees

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Variations and Revisions

Affordable College Textbook Act

Affordable College Textbook Act

2/16/2024, 9:08 PM

Affordable College Textbook Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education or states to support projects that expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings fo...

Congress
118

Number
S - 978

Introduced on
2023-03-27

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/27/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Affordable College Textbook Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education or states to support projects that expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings fo...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information.

Policy Areas
Education

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary6/27/2023

Affordable College Textbook Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education or states to support projects that expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings fo...


Latest Action3/27/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S955-957)