H.R. 3503 · 116th Congress
Passport Assistance for Disadvantaged Students Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Eddie Johnson
- Introduced
- 2019-06-26
- Latest action
- 2019-06-26 · Introduced in House
Summary
Passport Assistance for Disadvantaged Students Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Education to establish a pilot program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the purpose of providing certain students with U.S. passports. Specifically, such grants must (1) reimburse Pell Grant recipients enrolled in study abroad programs for the cost of obtaining passports, or (2) directly pay the cost of passports for such students.