Encourage institutions of higher education to expand study abroad opportunities to nontraditional locations for American students.

Bradley Scott Schneider · Illinois · Democratic

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Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to encourage institutions of higher education to expand study abroad opportunities to nontraditional locations for American students

Schneider reintroduced legislation aimed at expanding study abroad opportunities to nontraditional locations.

Media | Congressman Brad Schneider
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reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to encourage institutions of higher education to expand study abroad opportunities to nontraditional locations for American students

Schneider reintroduced legislation to encourage colleges and universities to expand study abroad options to nontraditional locations.

Press Releases | Congressman Brad Schneider
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Evidence

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Durbin and Wicker reintroduced the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act; House companion legislation was introduced by Reps. Brad Schneider and Brian Fitzpatrick. The grant targets nontraditional locations for underserved undergraduates.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Schneider took concrete legislative action in the 119th Congress on the exact commitment by co-leading House companion legislation to encourage higher-education institutions to expand study abroad in nontraditional destinations.

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Durbin, Wicker Reintroduce Legislation To Promote Study Abroad
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Bill Details list H.R. 8834 as Status: Introduced, Sponsor: Bradley Schneider, Congress: 119th, with Congress.gov identified as the source.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill appears not to have been enacted or advanced beyond introduction, so the commitment remains unresolved rather than fully delivered. No materially newer delivery evidence was found in the Aug. 12-14, 2026 lookback window.

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H.R. 8834 - Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2026
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Schneider materially advanced the specific federal policy by sponsoring or co-leading the 119th Congress House companion to the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act, which would encourage institutions to broaden study-abroad access and increase nontraditional destinations. However, the available evidence shows the bill only introduced/in committee, with no enactment or implemented federal program change yet. Because Schneider is still in office and the 119th Congress is ongoing, this is a serious same-term effort but not yet a delivered or failed outcome.

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