The Higher Education Act (HEA) covers federal student aid and various programs aimed at supporting student access and affordability. Though it should be renewed every 5 years, the HEA expired in 2013.
During the 115th Congress, both parties released proposals to reauthorize the HEA. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act. The bill passed the committee on a 23-17 party line vote, but was not brought to the House floor for consideration. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the Democrats' proposal to reauthorize the HEA, the Aim Higher Act, which did not advance out of committee.
CASE Position
Issues We Are Watching Closely
- Foreign Gift and Contract Reporting
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Title III
- Campus Safety
- Data & Transparency
Other issues we are watching
- Federal Pell Grant Program
- 90/10 Rule
- Title IV
- Title V
- Federal Work-Study Program
- Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG) program
- TRIO Programs
Resources
- ACE's HEA Resource Page
- ACE Talking Points on the PROSPER Act
- Information on the Aim Higher Act
- Congressional Research Service Report "The Higher Education Act: A Primer", October 2018
- Higher Education Associations letter to House Leadership, February 2018
- ACE Summary of the PROSPER Act, December 2017
- Higher Education Associations letter to House Education and the Workforce Committee on PROSPER Act, December 2017
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