HR 3391 · 116th Congress · Education

To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act

Introduced 2019-06-20· Sponsored by Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.(2019-06-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act This bill requires states to charge in-state tuition rates for institutions of higher education 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. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]CA
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]CA
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]NJ
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]TX
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]CA
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]CA
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]CA
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]MN
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]CA
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]MA
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]CA
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]CA
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]MD
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL