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Bills About Education Sponsored by Cory Booker (D-N.J.)

Sen. Booker sponsored 18 bills about education in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Dec. 16, 2020	S.5033	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support college students to meet satisfactory academic progress.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec. 15, 2020	S.5023	A bill to suspend and reform the authority under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for the Secretary of Education to carry out an administrative wage garnishment program.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov. 18, 2020	S.4917	A bill to amend the CARES Act to support States and local educational agencies in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic so that all students, especially historically underserved students, are provided with a safe, healthy, equitable, and excellent education.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug. 6, 2020	S.4480	A bill to promote equity in advanced coursework and programs at elementary and secondary schools.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 5, 2020	S.3405	A bill to strengthen student achievement and graduation rates and prepare children and youth for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships that meet the comprehensive needs of children and youth.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 27, 2020	S.3364	A bill to improve the health and academic achievement of students in highly polluted environments, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan. 8, 2020	S.3158	A bill to remove college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse educator workforce, and for other purposes.	8	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 29, 2019	S.2307	A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to make grants to support the study of world languages in elementary schools and secondary schools.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
June 13, 2019	S.1866	A bill to better support our early childhood educators and elementary school and secondary school teachers, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 16, 2019	S.1514	A bill to amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education that participate in programs under such title to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution, and for other purposes.	4	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 7, 2019	S.1346	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug. 16, 2018	S.3353	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution, and for other purposes.	6	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 18, 2018	S.2699	A bill to amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education that participate in programs under such title to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 5, 2018	S.2370	A bill to better support our early childhood educators and elementary school and secondary school teachers, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec. 21, 2017	S.2268	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify certain provisions relating to the capital financing of historically Black colleges and universities.	6	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec. 17, 2015	S.2418	A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish university labs for student-developed technology-based solutions for countering online recruitment of violent extremists.	3	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 655.
July 27, 2015	S.1872	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution, and for other purposes.	13	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 14, 2014	S.2340	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution, and for other purposes.	8	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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