Dr. William W. Sullivan TRIO Upward Bound Student Stipend Support Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6264
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2023-11-07
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2023-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-11-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Dr. William W. Sullivan TRIO Upward Bound Student Stipend Support Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill increases the maximum stipend for students participating in the TRIO Upward Bound Program. Additionally, the bill requires the stipend to be increased&nbsp;based on the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6264 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 7, 2023 Mr. Davis of Illinois 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 increase the maximum stipend amounts provided under Upward Bound projects.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dr. William W. Sullivan TRIO Upward Bound Student Stipend Support Act of 2023 . 2. Maximum stipends Section 402C(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a–13(f) ) is amended— (1) by striking Youths participating ; and inserting the following: (1) Maximum stipends through fiscal year 2024 Subject to paragraph (2), youths participating ; (2) by striking $60 per month and inserting $60 per month (or, with respect to any project assisted under this section for fiscal year 2024, $180 per month) ; (3) by striking $300 per month and inserting $300 per month (or, with respect to any project assisted under this section for fiscal year 2024, $900 per month) ; (4) by striking $40 per month and inserting $40 per month (or, with respect to any project assisted under this section for fiscal year 2024, $120 per month) ; (5) by inserting after the second sentence the following: Veterans participating in a project assisted under this section for fiscal year 2024 and specifically designed for veterans under subsection (d)(6) may be paid stipends not in excess of $300 per month. ; and (6) by adding at the end the following: (2) Maximum stipends for fiscal year 2025 and each succeeding fiscal year (A) Fiscal year 2025 In determining maximum stipend amounts with respect to any project assisted under this section for fiscal year 2025, each of the dollar amounts referenced in paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2024 shall be increased by a percentage equal to the estimated percentage change increase in the Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Secretary, using the definition in section 478(f)), and rounding the result to the nearest $10. (B) Fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year In determining maximum stipend amounts with respect to any project assisted under this section for fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year, each of the dollar amounts determined under this paragraph for the preceding fiscal year shall be increased by a percentage equal to the estimated percentage change increase in the Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Secretary, using the definition in section 478(f)), and rounding the result to the nearest $10. .