Javits Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3710
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2017-09-07
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding

Higher education

Music

Student aid and college costs

Teaching, teachers, curricula
Latest action: action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-09-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Javits Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize through FY2018 the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, which provides competitive fellowships to graduate students for study in the fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. </p> <p>The Department of Education must ensure that music education is included among the fields of study for which a fellowship may be awarded under the program.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3710 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 7, 2017 Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Cohen , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Evans , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Ms. Norton , and Mr. Khanna ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To reauthorize appropriations for the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Javits Act of 2017 . 2. Authorization of Appropriations Section 705 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1134d ) is amended by striking 2009 and inserting 2018 . 3. Fellowship awards for music education The Secretary of Education shall ensure that music education is included among the fields of study for which a fellowship may be awarded under subpart 1 of part A of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1134 et seq.).