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FINISH Act

USA117th CongressS-518| Senate 
| Updated: 3/2/2021
Todd Young

Todd Young

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (2)
Tim Scott (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education Act or the FINISH Act This bill establishes and revises programs to increase access to higher education for high-need students, increase their graduation rates, improve the efficiency of postsecondary education, and evaluate higher education programs. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) and other entities to develop and implement evidence-based innovations, including pay-for-success initiatives, in order to improve postsecondary access and increase graduation rates of high-need students; approve up to five pay-for-success pilot initiatives each fiscal year to allow IHEs and private entities to use grants for improvement of student outcomes; and independently evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of all higher education grant programs. The bill also encourages IHEs to make all forms of postsecondary instructional content, including open educational resources (e.g., textbooks), widely available. Open educational resources either reside in the public domain or have been released under a copyright license that permits their free use, reuse, modification, and sharing with others.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1059
FINISH Act
Mar 2, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1521
Introduced in House
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 2, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1059
    FINISH Act


  • March 2, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1521
    Introduced in House


  • March 2, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 2, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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FINISH Act

USA117th CongressS-518| Senate 
| Updated: 3/2/2021
Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education Act or the FINISH Act This bill establishes and revises programs to increase access to higher education for high-need students, increase their graduation rates, improve the efficiency of postsecondary education, and evaluate higher education programs. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) and other entities to develop and implement evidence-based innovations, including pay-for-success initiatives, in order to improve postsecondary access and increase graduation rates of high-need students; approve up to five pay-for-success pilot initiatives each fiscal year to allow IHEs and private entities to use grants for improvement of student outcomes; and independently evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of all higher education grant programs. The bill also encourages IHEs to make all forms of postsecondary instructional content, including open educational resources (e.g., textbooks), widely available. Open educational resources either reside in the public domain or have been released under a copyright license that permits their free use, reuse, modification, and sharing with others.
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Suggested Questions

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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1059
FINISH Act
Mar 2, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1521
Introduced in House
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 2, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1059
    FINISH Act


  • March 2, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1521
    Introduced in House


  • March 2, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 2, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Todd Young

Todd Young

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (2)
Tim Scott (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1521: FINISH Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesPerformance measurementPublic-private cooperation