Bills About Education Sponsored by Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

Sen. Tester sponsored 23 bills about education in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
March 19, 2020	S.3543	A bill to amend the public service loan forgiveness program under the Higher Education Act of 1965 to waive the requirement that a borrower make a monthly payment during a month for which there is a qualifying emergency in the State in which the borrower is employed.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 23, 2019	S.1642	A bill to increase the recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers by low-income local educational agencies.	6	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 8, 2019	S.1362	A bill to make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies or consortia of eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the numbers of school nurses in public elementary schools and secondary schools.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 2, 2019	S.1281	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for institutions of higher education to prevent substance misuse, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 11, 2019	S.1157	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a scholarship program for educators of rural students and provide for loan forgiveness for rural educators, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide professional development grants for rural elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 26, 2019	S.885	A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand access to school-wide arts and music programs, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct. 1, 2018	S.3535	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the treatment of technical errors in applications for Federal TRIO programs, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug. 28, 2018	S.3391	A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand access to school-wide arts and music programs, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 7, 2018	S.2791	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for institutions of higher education to prevent substance abuse, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 12, 2018	S.2532	A bill to make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies or consortia of eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the numbers of school nurses in public elementary schools and secondary schools.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec. 7, 2017	S.2207	A bill to allow qualified volunteer first responders to qualify for public service loan forgiveness.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 5, 2017	S.1762	A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 16, 2017	S.1138	A bill to rescind $500,000 a week from the Office of the Secretary of Education until the Secretary of Education reconsiders Upward Bound applications that were rejected due to arbitrary formatting issues.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 27, 2017	S.457	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a scholarship program for educators of rural students and provide for loan forgiveness for rural educators, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide professional development grants for rural elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug. 4, 2015	S.1928	A bill to support the education of Indian children.	3	All Democrats	Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb. 24, 2016	S.2572	A bill to make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies or consortia of eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the numbers of school nurses in public elementary schools and secondary schools.	6	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct. 21, 2015	S.2190	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a scholarship program for educators of rural students and provide for loan forgiveness for rural educators, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide professional development grants for rural elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 21, 2015	S.1025	A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 26, 2015	S.895	A bill to allow members of the Armed Forces to defer principal on Federal student loans for a certain period in connection with receipt of orders for mobilization for war or national emergency, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb. 26, 2015	S.604	A bill to reauthorize and improve a grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, improving, and operating Veteran Student Centers.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 31, 2014	S.2753	A bill to increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 7, 2014	S.2297	A bill to make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies or consortia of eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in public elementary schools and secondary schools.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 21, 2013	S.634	A bill to allow members of the Armed Forces and National Guard to defer principal on Federal student loans for a certain period in connection with receipt of orders for mobilization for war or national emergency, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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