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US HR4680

Equitable Student Aid Access Act


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Introduced
10/15/2019
In Committee
10/15/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

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.

AI Summary

This bill, the Equitable Student Aid Access Act, revises certain income requirements for calculating federal student financial aid amounts and requires the Department of Education to publish requirements for standardized financial aid offers. Specifically, it eliminates the simplified needs test for families with income below a specified threshold, increases the income threshold for automatic financial aid eligibility, and allows the use of data from the second preceding tax year to simplify aid applications. The bill also mandates that financial aid offers include standardized information, such as cost of attendance, available financial aid, and net price, to enable easier comparison across colleges.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (80)

Lloyd Doggett (D)* Nanette Barragán (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  André Carson (D),  Matt Cartwright (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Susan Davis (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Rosa DeLauro (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Eliot Engel (D),  Veronica Escobar (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Bill Foster (D),  Ruben Gallego (D),  John Garamendi (D),  Sylvia Garcia (D),  Vicente Gonzalez (D),  Al Green (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Brian Higgins (D),  Jim Himes (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),  John Larson (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Andy Levin (D),  John Lewis (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Doris Matsui (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Seth Moulton (D),  Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  David Price (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Dutch Ruppersberger (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Linda Sánchez (D),  John Sarbanes (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  David Scott (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Mike Thompson (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  David Trone (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (on 10/15/2019)

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