BASIC Act
USA117th CongressS-2004| Senate
| Updated: 6/10/2021
Alex Padilla
Democratic Senator
California
Cosponsors (3)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Basic Assistance for Students In College Act or the BASIC Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award planning and implementation grants to institutions of higher education in order to identify and meet the basic needs of students, including food, housing, transportation, and health care. ED must also implement an agreement to (1) share data with other federal agencies in order to identify students who may be eligible for certain federal benefits; and (2) coordinate efforts to enroll those students in federal benefits programs, including Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Education
Child care and developmentCongressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHigher educationHousing and community development fundingIncome tax creditsMedicaidMinority educationPoverty and welfare assistanceResearch administration and fundingSchool administrationStudent aid and college costsStudent recordsTax treatment of familiesTransportation costsWages and earnings
BASIC Act
USA117th CongressS-2004| Senate
| Updated: 6/10/2021
Basic Assistance for Students In College Act or the BASIC Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award planning and implementation grants to institutions of higher education in order to identify and meet the basic needs of students, including food, housing, transportation, and health care. ED must also implement an agreement to (1) share data with other federal agencies in order to identify students who may be eligible for certain federal benefits; and (2) coordinate efforts to enroll those students in federal benefits programs, including Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Alex Padilla
Democratic Senator
California
Cosponsors (3)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Education
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Child care and developmentCongressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHigher educationHousing and community development fundingIncome tax creditsMedicaidMinority educationPoverty and welfare assistanceResearch administration and fundingSchool administrationStudent aid and college costsStudent recordsTax treatment of familiesTransportation costsWages and earnings