HR 2944 · 115th Congress · Education

To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act

Introduced 2017-06-20· Sponsored by Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]· House

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Senate
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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.(2017-06-20)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require states to charge in-state tuition rates to refugees, asylees, and special immigrant visa holders if they are lawfully in the United States. This requirement only applies to the first state where the individual lives after being admitted into the United States.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]CA
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]PA
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]CA
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]IN
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]CA
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]CA
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]CA
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]MN
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]CA
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2]PA
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]HI
Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]AZ
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]TX
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]NY
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA