SUCCESS Act

Bill: 114-hr-4004
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2015-11-16
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Higher education

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-11-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Stopping Unfair Collateral Consequences from Ending Student Success Act or the SUCCESS Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify federal student aid eligibility criteria. </p> <p>Specifically, the legislation repeals a provision that suspends a student's federal student aid eligibility for a one-year, two-year, or indefinite period following that student's first, second, or third drug offense. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4004 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 16, 2015 Ms. Bass (for herself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Scott of Virginia , and Mr. Young of Alaska ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Unfair Collateral Consequences from Ending Student Success Act or SUCCESS Act . 2. Repeal of suspension of eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (a) Repeal Subsection (r) of section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1091(r) ) is repealed. (b) Conforming amendments The Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended— (1) in section 428(b)(3) ( 20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(3) )— (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 485(l) and inserting 485(k) ; and (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking 485(l) and inserting 485(k) ; (2) in section 435(d)(5) ( 20 U.S.C. 1085(d)(5) )— (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking 485(l) and inserting 485(k) ; and (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking 485(l) and inserting 485(k) ; (3) in section 484 ( 20 U.S.C. 1091 ), by redesignating subsections (s) and (t) as subsections (r) and (s), respectively; and (4) in section 485 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092 )— (A) by striking subsection (k); and (B) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (k) and (l), respectively.