US HR5550

Bill

AID Act Achieving Independence through Degrees Act

Introduced
04/18/2018

In Committee
05/22/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

AID Act Achieving Independence through Degrees Act

AI Summary

This bill, the Achieving Independence through Degrees (AID) Act, aims to increase the maximum Federal Pell Grant amount, expand eligibility for Pell Grants, provide enhanced financial aid counseling for student borrowers, repeal the suspension of federal student aid eligibility for drug-related offenses, require standardized financial aid shopping sheets, and make changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to improve higher education access and affordability. Key provisions include increasing the maximum Pell Grant to $9,970 for the 2019-2020 academic year and indexing it to inflation thereafter, expanding Pell Grant eligibility to some short-term job training programs, requiring annual and exit loan counseling, repealing the drug conviction aid suspension, mandating a standardized financial aid shopping sheet, and allowing students to retain SNAP benefits while enrolled in college.

Committee Categories

Education, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Peter DeFazio (D)*,

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. (on 05/22/2018)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5550/all-info

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5550/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5550/BILLS-115hr5550ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5550/BILLS-115hr5550ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1193	Financial Literacy to Financial Freedom Act	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	Related
HR1635	Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Related
HR3875	College Student Hunger Act of 2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.	Related
HRes1049	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 1635) to amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 4606) to provide that applications under the Natural Gas Act for the importation or exportation of small volumes of natural gas shall be granted without modification or delay.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To
S206	JOBS Act of 2017 Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2017	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S448)	Related
S2081	Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Related

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