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Affordable College Textbook Act
2/16/2024, 9:08 PM
Congressional Summary of S 978
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 for students while maintaining or improving instruction and student learning outcomes. An open textbook is an educational resource that either resides in the public domain or has been released under an intellectual license that permits its free use, reuse, modification, and sharing with others.
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Current Status of Bill S 978
Bill S 978 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 27, 2023. Bill S 978 was introduced during Congress 118 and was introduced to the Senate on March 27, 2023. Bill S 978's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S955-957) as of March 27, 2023
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 978
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
3Democrat Cosponsors
1Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
2Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 978
Primary Policy Focus
EducationAlternate Title(s) of Bill S 978
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.
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 978
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