S.Res. 143: A resolution supporting efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-21 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2306)

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2306) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A resolution supporting efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education.

Plain summary

Expresses support for efforts to: ensure that all students have access to debt-free higher education upon graduation from public institutions of higher education; provide support to states to make increased investments in higher education that will result in lower tuition and costs for students; increase financial aid to help students afford attending college without taking on debt; encourage innovation by states and institutions of higher education to cut costs for students and make college more affordable by increasing efficiency and enabling speedy and less-costly degree completion; and reduce the burden of existing student loan debt.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

A resolution supporting efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · 23 cosponsors

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Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ron Wyden (D-OR)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114sres143.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/sres>

Record fed-us-cong114-sres143 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114