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Bill sponsorships indicate the topics that legislators are most interested in, and spend the most time on.
Bill Sponsorship: making two years of community college free
Source: S.1716 & H.R.2962
Excerpts from press release from Tammy Baldwin, Senate sponsor: The America's College Promise Act makes two years of community college free by:- Providing a federal match of $3 for every $1 invested by the state to waive community college tuition and fees for eligible students;
- Ensuring that programs offer academic credits which are fully transferable to four-year institutions in their state;
- Establishing a new grant program to provide pathways to success at minority-serving institutions by helping them cover a significant portion of tuition and fees for the first two years of attendance for low-income students.
Community, technical, and tribal colleges enroll 40% of all college students today. Community colleges are uniquely positioned to partner with employers to create tailored training programs to meet economic needs within their communities such as nursing and advanced manufacturing. Opposing argument: (Cato Institute, "College
Courtesy of the Taxpayer? No Thanks," Jan. 9, 2015): One look at either community college outcomes or labor market outlooks reveals free college to be educational folly. Community college completion rates are atrocious: a mere 19.5% of community college students complete their programs. Meanwhile, the for-profit sector has an almost 63% completion rate. And [about 70%] of the new job categories in coming years will require a high school diploma or less. Opposing argument: (Heritage Foundation, "Free Community College Is a Bad Deal", July 15, 2016): Free college proposals would subject community colleges to the same types of subsidies-induced inflation endemic at four-year institutions. And low-income students already have access to federal Pell Grants, which can cover the bulk of community college tuition. By contrast, a more open market of alternative schooling models, such as online or vocational education programs, could better tailor degrees at a lower cost.
Also see Senate version S.1716 Updated with H.R.3709 - America's College Promise Act of 2017
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 27.
Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
- Topic: Education
- Headline: Make two years of community college free
(Score: 2)
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Democrats
participating in 15-H2962 |
| Alma Adams |
s1s | North Carolina Democratic House Member | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Pete Aguilar |
s1s | California Democratic House Member | Jul 29, 2015 |
| Karen Bass |
s1s | California Democrat | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Joyce Beatty |
s1s | Ohio Democrat | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Xavier Becerra |
s1s | California Democrat | Sep 12, 2016 |
| Earl Blumenauer |
s1s | Oregon Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Suzanne Bonamici |
s1s | Oregon Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Brendan Boyle |
s1s | Pennsylvania Democratic House Member | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Robert Brady |
s1s | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jul 6, 2016 |
| Anthony Brown |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Sep 7, 2017 |
| Corrine Brown |
s1s | Florida Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Julia Brownley |
s1s | California Democrat | Nov 16, 2016 |
| G.K. Butterfield |
s1s | North Carolina Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Lois Capps |
s1s | California Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Salud Carbajal |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 27, 2018 |
| Tony Cardenas |
s1s | California Democrat | Jul 1, 2016 |
| Matt Cartwright |
s1s | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jul 6, 2016 |
| Kathy Castor |
s1s | Florida Democrat | Dec 18, 2015 |
| Judy Chu |
s1s | California Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| David Cicilline |
s1s | Rhode Island Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Katherine Clark |
s1s | Massachusetts Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Yvette Clarke |
s1s | New York Democrat | Jul 6, 2016 |
| James Clyburn |
s1s | South Carolina Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Steve Cohen |
s1s | Tennessee Democrat | Mar 16, 2016 |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman |
s1s | New Jersey Democratic House Member | Feb 11, 2016 |
| John Conyers |
s1s | Michigan Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Elijah Cummings |
s1s | Maryland Democrat | Sep 19, 2016 |
| Danny Davis |
s1s | Illinois Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Susan Davis |
s1s | California Democrat | Dec 18, 2015 |
| John Delaney |
s1s | Maryland Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Mark DeSaulnier |
s1s | California Democratic House Member | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Tammy Duckworth |
s1s | IL Democratic Senate candidate | Feb 25, 2016 |
| Donna Edwards |
s1s | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Eliot Engel |
s1s | New York Democrat/Liberal | Dec 18, 2015 |
| Anna Eshoo |
s1s | California Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Chaka Fattah |
s1s | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Bill Foster |
s1s | Illinois Democrat | Dec 18, 2015 |
| Marcia Fudge |
s1s | Ohio Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| John Garamendi |
s1s | California Democrat | Jul 6, 2016 |
| Vicente Gonzalez |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jul 18, 2018 |
| Alan Grayson |
s1s | FL Democratic Senate candidate | Oct 28, 2015 |
| Al Green |
s1s | Texas Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Gene Green |
s1s | Texas Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Raul Grijalva |
s1s | Arizona Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Luis Gutierrez |
s1s | Illinois Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Janice Hahn |
s1s | California Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Alcee Hastings |
s1s | Florida Democrat | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Ruben Hinojosa |
s1s | Texas Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Jared Huffman |
s1s | California Democrat | Apr 18, 2016 |
| Hakeem Jeffries |
s1s | New York Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Hank Johnson |
s1s | Georgia Democrat | Jul 1, 2016 |
| Marcy Kaptur |
s1s | Ohio Democrat | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Robin Kelly |
s1s | Illinois Democrat | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Joe Kennedy III |
s1s | Massachusetts Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Derek Kilmer |
s1s | Washington Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Ron Kind |
s1s | WI Former Democratic challenger (2012) | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Ann Kirkpatrick |
s1s | Arizona Democrat (retiring 2016) | Oct 28, 2015 |
| James Langevin |
s1s | Rhode Island Democrat | Jul 6, 2016 |
| John Larson |
s1s | Connecticut Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Barbara Lee |
s1s | California Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Sander Levin |
s1s | Michigan Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| John Lewis |
s1s | Georgia Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Ted Lieu |
s1s | California Democratic House Member | Jul 8, 2015 |
| David Loebsack |
s1s | Iowa Democrat | Dec 18, 2015 |
| Alan Lowenthal |
s1s | California Democrat | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Ben Ray Lujan |
s1s | New Mexico Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Doris Matsui |
s1s | California Democrat | Jul 29, 2015 |
| Betty McCollum |
s1s | Minnesota Democrat | Jul 14, 2016 |
| Jim McDermott |
s1s | Washington Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Jerry McNerney |
s1s | California Democrat | Jul 29, 2015 |
| Gregory Meeks |
s1s | New York Dem./Working-Families | Jul 6, 2016 |
| Gwen Moore |
s1s | Wisconsin Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Seth Moulton |
s1s | Massachusetts Democratic House Member | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Grace Napolitano |
s1s | California Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Richard Neal |
s1s | Massachusetts Democrat | Dec 18, 2015 |
| Donald Norcross |
s1s | New Jersey Democratic House Member | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton |
s1s | District of Columbia Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Beto O`Rourke |
s1s | Texas Democrat | Jul 6, 2016 |
| Bill Pascrell |
s1s | New Jersey Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Mark Pocan |
s1s | Wisconsin Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Mike Quigley |
s1s | Illinois Democrat | May 13, 2016 |
| Charles Rangel |
s1s | New York Dem./Lib. (retiring 2016) | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Cedric Richmond |
s1s | Louisiana Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard |
s1s | California Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Bobby Rush |
s1s | Illinois Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Linda Sanchez |
s1s | California Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Loretta Sanchez |
s1s | CA Democratic Senate candidate | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Jan Schakowsky |
s1s | Illinois Democrat | Jul 1, 2016 |
| Adam Schiff |
s1s | California Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Jose Serrano |
s1s | New York Democrat/Liberal | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Terri Sewell |
s1s | Alabama Democrat | Dec 18, 2015 |
| Jackie Speier |
s1s | California Democrat | Jul 6, 2016 |
| Eric Swalwell |
s1s | California Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Mark Takai |
s1s | Hawaii Democratic House Member | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Mark Takano |
s1s | California Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Bennie Thompson |
s1s | Mississippi Democrat | Jul 1, 2016 |
| Dina Titus |
s1s | Nevada Democrat | Jul 7, 2016 |
| Norma Torres |
s1s | California Democratic House Member | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Chris Van Hollen |
s1s | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Juan Vargas |
s1s | California Democrat | Oct 28, 2015 |
| Marc Veasey |
s1s | Texas Democrat | Jul 29, 2015 |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
s1s | Florida Democrat | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Frederica Wilson |
s1s | Florida Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
| John Yarmuth |
s1s | Kentucky Democrat | Jul 8, 2015 |
Republicans
participating in 15-H2962 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
104
Republicans:
0
Independents:
1 |
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