House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Reduce Barriers to College Act

H.R. 3516Introduced Jul 27, 2017Policy area: Education

Where it went

IntroducedJul 27, 2017
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 27, 2017 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3516.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VEASEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 127, July 27, 2017, Page H6520):
Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 27, 2017 ↗
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H.R. 3516, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 11, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

11 cosponsors — 11 Democrats

0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Nanette Barragán (D-CA), J. Correa (D-CA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Eric Swalwell (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marc Veasey.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-33 district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.