3.0.0 4216 2022-11-01T13:50:08Z 2022-11-01T13:50:08Z House HR 2019-08-30 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 140 (Friday, August 30, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DELGADO:H.R. 4216.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H7528]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-08-30T16:30:28Z Simple FAFSA Act of 2019 116 4478 HR 2019-09-24 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS Working Students Act 116 4787 HR 2019-10-22 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS 2019-08-30 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-08-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-08-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000630 Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] Antonio Delgado D NY 19 N Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2019-08-30 True V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew D NJ 2 2019-08-30 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-08-30 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-10-11 False C001117 Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] Sean Casten D IL 6 2019-10-22 False M001206 Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] Joseph Morelle D NY D. 25 2019-10-22 False D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2019-10-28 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2019-12-11 False A000378 Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] Cynthia Axne D IA 3 2019-12-11 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2020-01-14 False L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 2020-01-27 False Education Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Government information and archives Higher education Student aid and college costs Wages and earnings Education 00 2019-08-30 Introduced in House 2020-02-28T16:38:22Z Strengthening Financial Aid for Students Act (Strengthening FAFSA)

This bill increases the income protection allowance levels used to calculate a working student's expected family contribution and need for financial assistance. An income protection allowance is an amount for basic living expenses that is protected from being considered income available for postsecondary educational expenses.

The bill also raises from 12 to 14 the total number of semesters during which a student may receive a federal Pell Grant.

]]> Strengthening Financial Aid for Students Act (Strengthening FAFSA) Display Title Strengthening Financial Aid for Students Act (Strengthening FAFSA) Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase support for working students, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Strengthening Financial Aid for Students Act (Strengthening FAFSA) Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4216ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4216ih.xml 2019-08-30 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 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.