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H.R. 3784: Common Sense Opportunities Act

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H.R. 3784: Common Sense Opportunities Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-14 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Common Sense Opportunities Act

Plain summary

Common Sense Opportunities Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to inform each entity operating programs under the federal TRIO programs (programs designed to identify and provide services for students from disadvantaged backgrounds) of the status of their application for continued funding at least four months (currently eight) prior to the expiration of the funding. The bill establishes a process for applicants to resubmit an application for a grant or contract for higher education resources or student assistance when the application contains a technical error. The bill prohibits ED from rejecting an application solely because it contains a technical error, unless ED notifies the applicant of the error and the applicant does not correct it by the resubmission deadline. ED must submit an annual report that: (1) identifies each entity that received a grant or contract for higher education resources or student assistance and indicates the amount of the grant or contract; and (2) identifies each entity that applied for, but did not receive, such grant or contract and indicates the reason for the rejection of the application. ED must set forth the information separately for each state and local educational agency in the report.

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Official text

Common Sense Opportunities Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] · 65 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Steve Womack (R-AR), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Tom Cole (R-OK), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Al Green (D-TX), John Garamendi (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) and 5 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] reported raising $757,166 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3784 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115