HR 4982 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act

Introduced Jun 26, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Larry Bucshon R-IN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 17, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Progress

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IntroducedJun 26, 2014
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of the applications used in estimating and determining financial aid eligibility. Requires such simplification to include data sharing between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Education, pursuant to taxpayer consent.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2014 to Jul 14, 2014, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-CA	Edward R. Royce	Original	Jun 26, 2014
D-CA	George Miller	Original	Jun 26, 2014
D-CO	Jared Polis	Original	Jun 26, 2014
D-MA	John F. Tierney	Original	Jun 26, 2014
R-MN	John Kline	Original	Jun 26, 2014
R-PA	Mike Kelly	Original	Jun 26, 2014
D-NY	Timothy H. Bishop	Original	Jun 26, 2014
R-KY	Brett Guthrie		Jul 9, 2014
R-TN	David P. Roe		Jul 9, 2014
R-PA	Glenn Thompson		Jul 9, 2014
R-WA	Jaime Herrera Beutler		Jul 9, 2014
R-IN	Luke Messer		Jul 9, 2014
R-IN	Susan W. Brooks		Jul 9, 2014
R-MI	Tim Walberg		Jul 9, 2014
R-IN	Todd Rokita		Jul 9, 2014

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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Nov 17, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jun 26, 2014Introduced in House
Jun 26, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 2340	Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2014	Related bill	May 14, 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

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Jun 26, 2014Introduced in House

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