HR 2015 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Equitable Student Aid Access Act

Introduced Apr 6, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Lloyd Doggett D-TX

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Latest action · Apr 6, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedApr 6, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Equitable Student Aid Access Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise requirements governing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

The bill increases the adjusted gross income threshold used to determine whether a student qualifies for an automatic zero expected family contribution (EFC) in the calculation of the student's financial need. A dependent student is eligible for an automatic zero EFC if the student's parents have adjusted gross income up to $30,000. An independent student with non-spouse dependents is eligible for a zero EFC if the student and spouse have adjusted gross income up to $30,000.

The bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to allow students to use tax information from the year before the previous one in determining their financial aid eligibility. The Internal Revenue Service and ED must share available data pursuant to taxpayer consent.

The bill requires the FAFSA application to be available to students by October 1, which is three months earlier than is currently required.

Cosponsors 100

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2017 to Oct 19, 2018; 61 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-TXBeto O'RourkeOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-GADavid ScottOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-NVDina TitusOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalApr 6, 2017
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalApr 6, 2017
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-TXGene GreenOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-TXHenry CuellarOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-WIMark PocanOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-MNRichard M. NolanOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-WARick LarsenOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-WIRon KindOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-OHTim RyanOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-TXVicente GonzalezOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalApr 6, 2017
D-MDAnthony G. BrownApr 28, 2017
D-NYEliot L. EngelApr 28, 2017
D-TXFilemon VelaApr 28, 2017
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonApr 28, 2017
D-CAMark DeSaulnierApr 28, 2017
D-MISander M. LevinApr 28, 2017
D-CAAnna G. EshooMay 19, 2017
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJul 20, 2017
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJul 20, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterJul 28, 2017
D-CAJackie SpeierJul 28, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeSep 8, 2017
D-WADerek KilmerSep 8, 2017
D-CADoris O. MatsuiSep 8, 2017
D-CAMaxine WatersSep 8, 2017
D-CAMike ThompsonSep 8, 2017
D-NYPaul TonkoSep 8, 2017
D-CATed LieuSep 8, 2017
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanNov 28, 2017
D-NVJacky RosenNov 28, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinNov 28, 2017
D-OHJoyce BeattyNov 28, 2017
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardNov 28, 2017
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiNov 28, 2017
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyNov 28, 2017
D-ILBill FosterApr 11, 2018
D-CODiana DeGetteApr 11, 2018
D-NYAdriano EspaillatJun 15, 2018
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoJun 15, 2018
D-CABrad ShermanJul 11, 2018
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoJul 11, 2018
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Jul 11, 2018
D-CAJimmy GomezJul 11, 2018
D-CASalud O. CarbajalJul 11, 2018
D-CTJames A. HimesSep 26, 2018
D-CTJohn B. LarsonSep 26, 2018
D-MAJames P. McGovernSep 28, 2018
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOct 19, 2018
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOct 19, 2018

Withdrew 1 Joe Wilson R-SC Apr 27, 2017

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Apr 6, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 6, 2017Introduced in House
  2. Apr 6, 2017Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 60, April 6, 2017, page H2791.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
—PROCEEDINGS OF THE FULL COMMITTEE MARKUP ON H.R. 1224, NIST CYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORK, ASSESSMENT, AND AUDITING ACT OF 2017942 pagesScience, Space, and Technology CommitteeJan 10, 2017–Nov 15, 2017

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 simplify the financial aid application process, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Equitable Student Aid Access Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 6, 2017Introduced in House

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