H.R. 2020: Truth in Tuition Act of 2013
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H.R. 2020: Truth in Tuition Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-16 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Truth in Tuition Act of 2013
Plain summary
Truth in Tuition Act of 2013 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) to provide each student admitted to an undergraduate or graduate program: (1) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or (2) a single-year tuition and fee schedule, and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after all financial aid is awarded. Requires IHEs that choose the second option to include with each multi-year estimate the average deviation, in percentage terms, between previous year estimates and actual net costs for their students. Directs the Secretary of Education to waive the application of these requirements to IHEs for which the requirements are not practicable due to events that cause them severe economic distress, a dramatic reduction in state or federal aid, or any other circumstance the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
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Official text
Truth in Tuition Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · 58 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Mike Kelly (R-PA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Dina Titus (D-NV), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Paul Tonko (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Bill Foster (D-IL), Scott H. Peters (D-CA)
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- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2020.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr2020 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113