Congressman Bobby Scott

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Information on the Coronavirus

COVID-19 is a respiratory illness, which is caused by a novel coronavirus, and can spread from person to person. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Virginia Department of Health have issued guidance on how to stop the spread of COVID-19.

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Congressman Scott Introduces College Affordability Act

The College Affordability Act is a comprehensive overhaul of the higher education system that lowers the cost of college for students and families, improves the quality of higher education through stronger accountability, and expands opportunity by providing students the support and flexibility they

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House Passes Scott's Raise the Wage Act

Congressman Bobby Scott, the chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, introduced the Raise the Wage Act, which would gradually increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 by 2025. On July 18, 2019, the bill passed the House of Representatives.

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Video of 65th Anniversary of Brown v Board of Education

House Democrats Commemorate the 65th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education

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Scott, Neal, Wyden, Murray, Sánchez Call on DeVos to Return All Amounts Garnished from Federal Tax Refunds for Entire 2020 Filing Season

March 27, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), along with Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), and Ways and Means Committee Member Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-CA) called on the Department of Education (Department) to return all amounts garnished from the federal tax refunds of student loan borrowers since this year’s filing season began on January 27, 2020.

Issues:

Coronavirus, Committee on Education and Labor, Education

Scott Statement on House Passage of CARES Act

March 27, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the House passed the Senate’s third economic stimulus package—the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)—in response to the COVID-19 crisis. “Today’s passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, takes important steps to provide workers access to income, maintain students’ access to education, and ensure access to health care for all Americans throughout this unprecedented crisis.

Issues:

Coronavirus, Committee on Education and Labor