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
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
3
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
2

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 978

Primary Policy Focus

Education

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 978

Affordable College Textbook ActAffordable College Textbook ActA 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

Tina Smith
Tina Smith
Minnesota(Democrat)
Kyrsten Sinema
Kyrsten Sinema
Arizona(Independent)
Angus S. King Jr.
Angus S. King Jr.
Maine(Independent)

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