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Diversify Act

10/28/2022, 1:46 AM

Congressional Summary of HR 5350

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.

Current Status of Bill HR 5350

Bill HR 5350 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since December 6, 2019. Bill HR 5350 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on December 6, 2019.  Bill HR 5350's most recent activity 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 concerned. as of December 6, 2019

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5350

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
50
Democrat Cosponsors
50
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5350

Primary Policy Focus

Education

Potential Impact Areas

- Budget deficits and national debt
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Higher education
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5350

Diversify Act
To remove college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse educator workforce, and for other purposes.
Diversify Act
Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve Outcomes For Youth Act

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