To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act
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To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require states to charge in-state tuition rates to refugees, asylees, and special immigrant visa holders if they are lawfully in the United States. This requirement only applies to the first state where the individual lives after being admitted into the United States.
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2018 · first_quarter · Education
HR 4508/S_, reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, all provisions HR 2944, To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act, all provisions HR 2526, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST GRAD) Act, all provisions HR 3734/S 1801, SOS Campus Act, all provisions S 1694/HR 3636, Educator Preparation Reform Act, all provisions
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Immigration
S. Res. 56, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should remain a global leader in welcoming and providing refuge to refugees and asylum seekers and that no person should be banned from entering the United States because of their nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender; all S. 128/H.R. 496, Bar Removal of Individuals Who Dream and Grow our Economy Act (BRIDGE Act); all S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017; all H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act; all H.R.670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017; all H.R. 2944, To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act; all
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2017 · second_quarter · Education
Higher Education Act Reauthorization proposals; all; college ratings systems Reducing Excessive Debt and Unfair Cost of Education (REDUCE) Act; all Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act; all H.R. 483, No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses Act; all H.R. 1127, Student Loan Fairness Act; all H.R. 1635, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act; all H.R. 1949, Campus Accountability and Safety Act; all H.R. 2151/S. 954, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2017; all H.R. 2434, College Transparency Act; all H.R. 2451/S. 1136, Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act H.R. 2482, Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 2944, To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Education
HR 4508/S_, reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, all provisions HR 2944, To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act, all provisions HR 2526, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST GRAD) Act, all provisions HR 3734, SOS Campus Act, all provisions S 1694/HR 3636, Educator Preparation Reform Act, all provisions
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Education
HR_/S_, reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, all provisions HR 2944, To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act, all provisions HR 2526, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST GRAD) Act, all provisions
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Education
HR_/S_, reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, all provisions HR 2944, To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act, all provisions HR 2526, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act (POST GRAD) Act, all provisions
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Immigration
S. Res. 56, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should remain a global leader in welcoming and providing refuge to refugees and asylum seekers and that no person should be banned from entering the United States because of their nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender; all S. 128/H.R. 496, Bar Removal of Individuals Who Dream and Grow our Economy Act (BRIDGE Act); all S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017; all H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act; all H.R.670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017; all H.R. 2944, To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act; all
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2017 · second_quarter · Education
Higher Education Act Reauthorization proposals; all; college ratings systems Reducing Excessive Debt and Unfair Cost of Education (REDUCE) Act; all Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act; all H.R. 483, No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses Act; all H.R. 1127, Student Loan Fairness Act; all H.R. 1635, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act; all H.R. 1949, Campus Accountability and Safety Act; all H.R. 2151/S. 954, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2017; all H.R. 2434, College Transparency Act; all H.R. 2451/S. 1136, Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act H.R. 2482, Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 2944, To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
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| NJ |
| Alcee L. Hastings | Democratic | FL |
| André Carson | Democratic | IN |
| Anna G. Eshoo | Democratic | CA |
| Barbara Lee | Democratic | CA |
| Betty McCollum | Democratic | MN |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Cedric L. Richmond | Democratic | LA |
| Debbie Dingell | Democratic | MI |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Dwight Evans | Democratic | PA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Filemon Vela | Democratic | TX |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Gregory W. Meeks | Democratic | NY |
| Hakeem S. Jeffries | Democratic | NY |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| J. Luis Correa | Democratic | CA |
| Jackie Speier | Democratic | CA |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| James R. Langevin | Democratic | RI |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic | CA |
| Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | CA |
| John A. Yarmuth | Democratic | KY |
| John B. Larson | Democratic | CT |
| José E. Serrano | Democratic | NY |
| Juan Vargas | Democratic | CA |
| Judy Chu | Democratic | CA |
| Julia Brownley | Democratic | CA |
| Kathy Castor | Democratic | FL |
| Keith Ellison | Democratic | MN |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Democratic | NY |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | CA |
| Luis V. Gutiérrez | Democratic | IL |
| Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | CA |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Mark Takano | Democratic | CA |
| Mike Thompson | Democratic | CA |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán | Democratic | CA |
| Norma J. Torres | Democratic | CA |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | WA |
| Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA |
| Robert A. Brady | Democratic | PA |
| Ruben Gallego | Democratic | AZ |
| Salud O. Carbajal | Democratic | CA |
| Scott H. Peters | Democratic | CA |
| Seth Moulton | Democratic | MA |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Susan A. Davis | Democratic | CA |
| Ted Lieu | Democratic | CA |
| Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic | HI |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |