3.0.0 5550 2023-01-11T13:39:50Z 2023-01-11T13:39:50Z House HR 2018-04-18 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DeFAZIO:H.R. 5550.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (relating to the power tomake all laws necessary and proper for carrying out thepowers vested in Congress)[Page H3442]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Referred to 2018-05-22T15:59:00Z Referred to 2018-04-18T14:01:10Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-04-18T14:01:05Z Financial Literacy to Financial Freedom Act 115 1193 HR 2017-02-16 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Related bill CRS Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act 115 1635 HR 2018-09-06 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS College Student Hunger Act of 2017 115 3875 HR 2017-10-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. Related bill CRS JOBS Act of 2017 115 206 S 2017-01-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S448) Related bill CRS Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act 115 2081 S 2017-11-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2018-05-22 hsag03 Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. Committee 2018-04-18 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2018-04-18 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 2018-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 N Education Academic performance and assessments Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Consumer credit Drug trafficking and controlled substances Educational guidance Employee hiring Employment and training programs Financial literacy Food assistance and relief Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Higher education Interest, dividends, interest rates Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Licensing and registrations Poverty and welfare assistance School administration Student aid and college costs Student records Vocational and technical education Education 00 2018-04-18 Introduced in House 2019-08-30T18:44:03Z Achieving Independence through Degrees Act or the AID Act

This bill provides assistance to students of institutions of higher education, including by increasing the maximum amount of and access to Pell Grants, expanding loan counseling requirements, simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and expanding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to students.

]]> AID Act Display Title AID Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum Federal Pell Grant amount, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced AID Act Short Titles as Introduced Achieving Independence through Degrees Act Introduced in House 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5550ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5550ih.xml 2018-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. 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.