HR 4680 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Equitable Student Aid Access Act

Introduced Oct 15, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Lloyd Doggett D-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 15, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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.

  1. IntroducedOct 15, 2019
  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 revises certain income requirements for calculating federal student financial aid amounts, and it requires the Department of Education (ED) to publish certain requirements for financial aid offers.

Specifically, the bill eliminates the simplified needs test in financial aid applications for families with income below a specified threshold, and it increases the income threshold that automatically qualifies a student for certain financial aid.

When determining the total income of an applicant or an applicant's household, ED shall provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to simplify applications used for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility.

ED must also conduct consumer testing to serve as the basis for determining requirements for financial aid offers. A financial aid offer must contain information such as cost of attendance and sources of available financial aid, as well as a standardized quick reference box to enable comparison of information on college costs and financial aid.

Cosponsors 79

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 15, 2019 to Oct 13, 2020, with 61 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalOct 15, 2019
D-TXAl GreenOriginalOct 15, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalOct 15, 2019
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalOct 15, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalOct 15, 2019
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalOct 15, 2019
D-ILBill FosterOriginalOct 15, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalOct 15, 2019
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalOct 15, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalOct 15, 2019
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalOct 15, 2019
D-NMDebra A. HaalandOriginalOct 15, 2019
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalOct 15, 2019
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalOct 15, 2019
D-NVDina TitusOriginalOct 15, 2019
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 15, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Oct 15, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4343FACT Act of 2019Related billSep 17, 2019
HR 4674College Affordability ActRelated billDec 28, 2020

Subjects

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

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  1. Oct 15, 2019Introduced in House

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