PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Congressional Research Service
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 12, 2015
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that:
students and families should maintain the right and responsibility of determining where to enroll for postsecondary education;
the federal government, in conjunction with states and accreditors, has a responsibility and the tools to ensure that the significant taxpayer funds that are invested in student aid each year are appropriately spent;
the federal government could play a positive role in making information regarding postsecondary education available to prospective students;
the Administration should work collaboratively with the higher education community to make that information more consumer friendly and accessible to students and their families; and
the Administration's proposal to rate postsecondary institutions through an oversimplified federal rating system will lead to less choice, diversity, and innovation and should be rejected.
People & committees
Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · R–VA
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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