Bills About Education Sponsored by Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

Rep. Courtney sponsored 16 bills about education in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced Number Title Cosponsors Cosponsor Party Latest Action
Oct. 1, 2020 H.R.8472 To provide that, due to the disruptions caused by COVID-19, applications for impact aid funding for fiscal year 2022 may use certain data submitted in the fiscal year 2021 application. 2
Bipartisan
Became Public Law No: 116-211.
Aug. 21, 2020 H.R.8075 To provide that, due to the disruptions caused by COVID-19, applications for impact aid funding for fiscal year 2022 may use certain data submitted in the fiscal year 2021 application. 18
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
July 1, 2020 H.R.7449 To refinance Federal and private student loans, and for other purposes. 37
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
March 26, 2020 H.R.6397 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes. 60
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
June 12, 2019 H.R.3232 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals who are employed in public service jobs for purposes of eligibility for loan forgiveness under the Federal Direct Loan program. 10
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
March 13, 2019 H.R.1707 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes. 87
All Democrats
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
May 17, 2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes. 137
All Democrats
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
Feb. 15, 2017 H.R.1060 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals who are employed in public service jobs for purposes of eligibility for loan forgiveness under the Federal Direct Loan program. 8
Bipartisan
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
March 18, 2015 H.R.1434 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes. 181
All Democrats
Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Courtney. Petition No: 114-6. (Discharge petition text with signatures.)
April 9, 2013 H.R.1433 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans. 87
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
April 17, 2013 H.R.1595 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans. 171
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Sept. 21, 2012 H.R.6506 To amend the Higher Education Opportunity Act to add disclosure requirements to the institution financial aid offer form and to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make such form mandatory. 12
All Democrats
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan. 25, 2012 H.R.3826 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans. 154
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
March 25, 2010 H.R.4963 To amend the child nutrition laws to require that milk served in school lunch programs be consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and to expand eligibility for the Special Milk Program, and to establish a pilot program providing low-fat cheeses for school breakfast and lunch programs, and for other purposes. 6
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Oct. 27, 2009 H.R.3943 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program, and for other purposes. 171
Bipartisan
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Nov. 5, 2007 H.R.4075 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand college access and increase college persistence, and for other purposes. 0
All Democrats
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
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