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Short Titles as Introduced

Common Sense Opportunities Act

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Official Title as Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the treatment of technical errors in applications for Federal TRIO programs, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
09/14/2017Introduced in House

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Date All Actions
09/14/2017Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Action By: House of Representatives
09/14/2017Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (65)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]* 09/14/2017
Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2]* 09/14/2017
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]* 09/14/2017
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] 09/21/2017
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] 09/21/2017
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] 09/21/2017
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] 09/21/2017
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] 09/21/2017
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] 09/21/2017
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] 09/25/2017
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] 09/25/2017
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] 09/25/2017
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] 09/25/2017
Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] 09/25/2017
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] 09/25/2017
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] 09/26/2017
Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] 09/26/2017
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] 09/26/2017
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] 09/26/2017
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] 09/26/2017
Rep. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] 09/26/2017
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] 09/26/2017
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] 09/26/2017
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] 09/26/2017
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] 09/28/2017
Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] 09/28/2017
Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] 09/28/2017
Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] 10/02/2017
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4] 10/02/2017
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] 10/02/2017
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] 10/02/2017
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] 10/02/2017
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2] 10/02/2017
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] 10/03/2017
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] 10/03/2017
Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] 10/03/2017
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] 10/03/2017
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] 10/05/2017
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] 10/05/2017
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] 10/11/2017
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] 10/11/2017
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] 10/11/2017
Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] 10/16/2017
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] 10/16/2017
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] 10/16/2017
Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3] 10/16/2017
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] 10/23/2017
Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] 10/23/2017
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] 10/25/2017
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] 10/25/2017
Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] 10/25/2017
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] 10/25/2017
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] 10/25/2017
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] 10/25/2017
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] 11/01/2017
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] 11/03/2017
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] 11/03/2017
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] 11/09/2017
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] 11/09/2017
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] 11/09/2017
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] 11/14/2017
Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] 11/14/2017
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] 11/28/2017
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] 11/28/2017
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] 03/06/2018

Committees (1)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Education and the Workforce09/14/2017 Referred to

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Introduced in House (09/14/2017)

Common Sense Opportunities Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to inform each entity operating programs under the federal TRIO programs (programs designed to identify and provide services for students from disadvantaged backgrounds) of the status of their application for continued funding at least four months (currently eight) prior to the expiration of the funding.

The bill establishes a process for applicants to resubmit an application for a grant or contract for higher education resources or student assistance when the application contains a technical error. The bill prohibits ED from rejecting an application solely because it contains a technical error, unless ED notifies the applicant of the error and the applicant does not correct it by the resubmission deadline.

ED must submit an annual report that: (1) identifies each entity that received a grant or contract for higher education resources or student assistance and indicates the amount of the grant or contract; and (2) identifies each entity that applied for, but did not receive, such grant or contract and indicates the reason for the rejection of the application. ED must set forth the information separately for each state and local educational agency in the report.