3.0.0 640 2022-11-01T14:32:42Z 2022-11-01T14:32:42Z House HR 2019-01-17 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 10 (Thursday, January 17, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DOGGETT:H.R. 640.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H719]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-01-17T14:01:25Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-01-17T14:01:20Z Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act 116 2486 HR 2020-07-23 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendment. Related bill CRS Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 116 1346 S 2019-05-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Affordable Loans for Any Student Act 116 2065 HR 2019-04-03 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Financial Services, 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. Related bill CRS Affordable Loans for Any Student Act 116 1002 S 2019-04-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2019-01-17 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 2019-01-17 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 2019-01-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 35 N B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] Vern Buchanan R FL 16 2019-01-17 True K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2019-02-08 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2019-12-06 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2019-12-06 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2019-12-06 False L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2019-12-06 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2019-12-06 False S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2019-12-06 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2019-12-06 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2019-12-06 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2019-12-06 False T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2019-12-06 False Taxation Congressional oversight Disability assistance Education programs funding Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Higher education Income tax credits Poverty and welfare assistance Student aid and college costs Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax treatment of families Wages and earnings Taxation 00 2019-01-17 Introduced in House 2019-02-22T16:17:07Z Student Aid Simplification Act

This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to disclose certain tax return information to the Department of Education (ED) for the purpose of administering financial aid and loan programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965. (Under current law, students must obtain their own tax return information from the IRS and submit it to ED.)

Upon receiving a request from ED, the IRS must disclose specified tax return information to ED for the purposes of

  • establishing, renewing, administering, and conducting analyses and forecasts for estimating costs related to income-contingent or income-based repayment programs;
  • the discharge of loans based on a total and permanent disability;
  • determining the eligibility for, and the amount of, federal student financial aid; and
  • conducting analyses and forecasts for estimating costs related to federal student financial aid programs.

ED may only use the disclosed information for the purposes above and for mitigating risks related to the programs. Mitigating risks includes activities related to analyzing or estimating costs, conducting oversight, developing statistics, and reducing improper payments. It does not include conducting criminal investigations or prosecutions.

With the consent of the taxpayer, ED may disclose the return information to certain institutions of higher education, state higher education agencies, and scholarship organizations solely for the use in financial aid programs.

The bill also specifies notification and reporting requirements related to the disclosures and the implementation of this bill.

]]> Student Aid Simplification Act Display Title Student Aid Simplification Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to facilitate the disclosure of tax return information to carry out the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Student Aid Simplification Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr640ih/xml/BILLS-116hr640ih.xml 2019-01-17 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.