H.R. 1811 · 118th Congress · House

Affordable College Textbook Act

Active· Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Introduced
Mar 27, 23
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Affordable College Textbook Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education or states to support projects that expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students while maintaining or improving instruction and student learning outcomes. An open textbook is an educational resource that either resides in the public domain or has been released under an intellectual license that permits its free use, reuse, modification, and sharing with others.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 27, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. MAR 27, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. MAR 27, 2023IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Committees

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Education and Workforce Committee

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Referred: Mar 27, 2023

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