3.0.0 4245 2022-11-01T13:50:07Z 2022-11-01T13:50:07Z House HR 2019-09-09 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 143 (Monday, September 9, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. McBATH:H.R. 4245.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: Commerce PowerTo regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among theseveral States, and with the Indian Tribes.[Page H7559]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-09-09T18:01:40Z College Affordability Act 116 4674 HR 2020-12-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583. Related bill CRS 2019-09-09 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-09-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-09-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001208 Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] Lucy McBath D GA 6 N G000586 Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] Jesus Garcia D IL G. 4 2019-09-09 True Education Government information and archives Higher education Poverty and welfare assistance Student aid and college costs Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Education 00 2019-09-09 Introduced in House 2020-07-09T13:44:34Z HOPE (Heightening Opportunities for Pathways to Education) for FAFSA Act

This bill revises the application process for a Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

Specifically, the Department of Education (ED) shall not require an applicant to provide income or asset information if the applicant indicates they received a federal benefit (e.g., supplemental nutrition assistance or Social Security disability) at some time during the previous 24 months. ED shall use a data retrieval tool to obtain such information for any other applicant.

The bill raises to $34,000 the amount of household income below which a student shall be considered to have an expected family contribution (EFC) equal to zero. EFC is used to calculate individual financial aid awards, and an EFC of zero means that a student's family is deemed unable to contribute to educational expenses.

]]> HOPE (Heightening Opportunities for Pathways to Education) for FAFSA Act Display Title HOPE (Heightening Opportunities for Pathways to Education) for FAFSA Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce the complexity and length of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced HOPE (Heightening Opportunities for Pathways to Education) for FAFSA Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4245ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4245ih.xml 2019-09-09 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.