Working Student Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 23, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Working Student Act of 2015
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the income protection allowance levels used to calculate a student's expected family contribution and need for financial assistance. (An income protection allowance is an amount for basic living expenses that is protected from being considered income available for postsecondary educational expenses.)
Specifically, the bill increases, in academic year 2016-2017, income protection allowance levels for students who are dependent, independent without non-spouse dependents (e.g., children), and independent with non-spouse dependents to reduce such students' income available (and increase need for financial assistance) to cover postsecondary educational expenses.
The Department of Education must, in subsequent years, adjust the income protection allowance levels for inflation.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2016 to Apr 26, 2016; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| D-HI | Mark Takai | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Feb 12, 2016 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Feb 12, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Feb 12, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 29, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 1, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Apr 26, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 2, 2016 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Feb 2, 2016Introduced in House
- Feb 2, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 19, February 2, 2016, page H496.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2065 | Working Student Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Sep 22, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the income protection allowances.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Working Student Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
