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Affordable College Textbook Act
12/29/2022, 10:33 PM
Congressional Summary of S 3818
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 3818
Bill S 3818 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 10, 2022. Bill S 3818 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on March 10, 2022. Bill S 3818's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1122-1123) as of March 10, 2022
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3818
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
3Democrat Cosponsors
2Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
1Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3818
Primary Policy Focus
EducationAlternate Title(s) of Bill S 3818
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 3818
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