CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Robert Garcia (D-CA)

To name the District of Columbia tuition assistance grant program the "Eleanor Holmes Norton District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program".

H.R. 9741 · House bill Education

A Democratic bill with no cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill seeks to change the name of a specific grant program in the District of Columbia. It proposes naming the program the "Eleanor Holmes Norton District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program." This change applies to the program established by the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999. Once enacted, all existing references to the program in laws, regulations, or documents will be considered references to the new name.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +1

    Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?

    The bill preserves the name of the tuition assistance grant program used by students.

  • Scored +1

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    The bill maintains the branding of the tuition assistance program used for college access.

  • Scored +1

    Would students be better off under this?

    The bill preserves the name of the tuition assistance grant program used by students.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.