To reauthorize appropriations for the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, and for other purposes.

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Javits Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize through FY2018 the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, which provides competitive fellowships to graduate students for study in the fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. The Department of Education must ensure that music education is included among the fields of study for which a fellowship may be awarded under the program.

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Introduced(9/7/17)

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Ms. Velázquez

House (D) New York – 7

Cosponsors (6)

Clarke

House (D) New York

Khanna

House (D) California

Evans

House (D) Pennsylvania

Cohen

House (D) Tennessee

McGovern

House (D) Massachusetts

Jayapal

House (D) Washington

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Sep 7, 2017