U.S. House · 118th Congress · H.R. 9857
Mel’s Law
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education, as a condition of participation in programs under title IV of such Act, to establish a policy to award posthumous degrees to certain deceased students, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7
- Introduced
- September 25, 2024, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Education (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
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Cosponsors (3)
3 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickD-FL-20
- Adriano EspaillatD-NY-13
- Paul TonkoD-NY-20