HR 162 · 115th Congress · International Affairs

Haitian Educational Empowerment Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-01-03· Sponsored by Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.(2017-01-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Haitian Educational Empowerment Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of State to establish a scholarship program for eligible Haitian students who were enrolled as full-time students in a Haitian or U.S. university or institution of higher education and whose studies were interrupted as a result of the January 12, 2010, earthquake or the October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew. A Haitian student who receives such a scholarship shall return to Haiti upon completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree. The State Department may make grants to institutions of higher education that have enrolled a significant number of Haitian students who were enrolled as full-time students in a Haitian university at the time of such earthquake or hurricane. Such grants shall be used to provide social and educational support services.…

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Cosponsors (5)

5 Democrats