3.0.0 6558 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z House H HR 2012-09-21 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WELCH:H.R. 6558.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 16, to make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying to execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany Department or Office thereof.____________________[Page H6279]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-09-21T13:07:30Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-09-21T13:07:25Z 2012-09-21 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2012-09-21 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2012-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT N Education Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Student aid and college costs Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Wages and earnings Education 00 2012-09-21 Introduced in House 2012-10-10T18:35:44Z Student Financial Aid Simplification Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to determine students' need and eligibility for title IV assistance, unless they qualify for the simplified needs test or expect no family contribution, by using tax return information regarding those students or their parents that this Act authorizes the Secretary of Education to obtain from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Requires those students to submit to the Secretary certain supplementary information not available from the IRS.

Requires the Secretary to provide institutions of higher education and states with that tax return information, without charge, for the purposes of processing loan applications and determining need and eligibility for institutional and state financial aid.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose tax return information to the Department of Education regarding taxpayers or their dependents whose need and eligibility for assistance under title IV of the HEA is based in whole or part on their income or their parents' income.

]]> Student Financial Aid Simplification Act Short Titles as Introduced Student Financial Aid Simplification Act Display Title Student Financial Aid Simplification Act Official Title as Introduced To simplify the process for determining the need and eligibility of students for financial assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6558ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6558ih.xml 2012-09-21 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.