Strengthening Financial Aid for Students Act (Strengthening FAFSA)
Latest action · Aug 30, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Progress
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- IntroducedAug 30, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strengthening Financial Aid for Students Act (Strengthening FAFSA)
This bill increases the income protection allowance levels used to calculate a working 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.
The bill also raises from 12 to 14 the total number of semesters during which a student may receive a federal Pell Grant.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 30, 2019 to Jan 27, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Aug 30, 2019 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Aug 30, 2019 |
| R-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Original | Aug 30, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Dec 11, 2019 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Dec 11, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jan 14, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Jan 27, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 30, 2019Introduced in House
- Aug 30, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4478 | Simple FAFSA Act of 2019 | Related bill | Sep 24, 2019 |
| HR 4787 | Working Students Act | Related bill | Oct 22, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
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- Aug 30, 2019Introduced in House
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