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Affordable College Textbook Act

The Affordable College Textbook Act is a United States legislative bill intended to support use of open textbooks. It was introduced on April 4, 2019, to the 116th Congress by four senators, and one representative. Organizations supporting the bill include the American Federation of Teachers, the American Association of Community Colleges, the Association of Research Libraries, and Creative Commons.

History
Previously, the bill was introduced to the 115th Congress on September 26, 2017. If passed, the program would have tried to make education less expensive for college students. Similar bills had been previously introduced in 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2015 as the "Open College Textbook Act" and the "Affordable College Textbook Act". In 2018, Congress budgeted five million dollars for a related pilot program. ==See also==
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