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To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students.

USA115th CongressHR-4715| House 
| Updated: 12/21/2017
Matt Cartwright

Matt Cartwright

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (13)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Peter J. Roskam (Republican)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Truth in Tuition Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand notification requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) to participate in federal student aid programs. Specifically, the bill requires an IHE to provide to a student: (1) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or (2) a single-year tuition and fee schedule and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after financial aid is awarded. The bill authorizes the Department of Education to waive this requirement under certain circumstances.
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Timeline
Dec 21, 2017
Introduced in House
Dec 21, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • December 21, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • December 21, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students.

USA115th CongressHR-4715| House 
| Updated: 12/21/2017
Truth in Tuition Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand notification requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) to participate in federal student aid programs. Specifically, the bill requires an IHE to provide to a student: (1) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or (2) a single-year tuition and fee schedule and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after financial aid is awarded. The bill authorizes the Department of Education to waive this requirement under certain circumstances.
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Timeline
Dec 21, 2017
Introduced in House
Dec 21, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • December 21, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • December 21, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Matt Cartwright

Matt Cartwright

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (13)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Peter J. Roskam (Republican)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Consumer affairsHigher educationStudent aid and college costs