3.0.0 1346 2022-02-09T01:25:30Z 2022-02-09T01:25:30Z Senate S 2019-05-07 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-07T19:33:20Z Student Aid Simplification Act 116 640 HR 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. Related bill CRS FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019 116 1075 HR 2020-01-30 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Trone asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1075, a bill originally introduced by Representative Elijah Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. 12:56:50 Related bill CRS FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019 116 416 S 2019-02-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1137; text: CR S1137-1138) Related bill CRS Early Pell Promise Act 116 1364 S 2019-05-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 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 2019-05-07 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2019-05-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-05-07 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2019-05-07 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-05-07 True Education Adoption and foster care Census and government statistics Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Criminal justice information and records Drug trafficking and controlled substances Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Foreign language and bilingual programs Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Homelessness and emergency shelter Immigration status and procedures Licensing and registrations School administration Separation, divorce, custody, support Student aid and college costs Student records Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Temporary and part-time employment Veterans' pensions and compensation Wages and earnings Education 00 2019-05-07 Introduced in Senate 2021-01-27T22:08:40Z Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019

This bill revises the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process and modifies federal student aid eligibility for certain students.

Among other things, the bill revises FAFSA to

  • remove certain questions such as those regarding a student's criminal history, Selective Service registration, and combat pay information;
  • make it available to complete on a mobile device;
  • consolidate questions regarding a student's homeless status;
  • allow a student to automatically populate such form using data available from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS);
  • provide forms in the most common languages spoken at home in the United States; and
  • allow a student to complete FAFSA as an independent student under special circumstances.

The bill also modifies the student eligibility criteria for federal student financial aid to

  • deem a student eligible for a determination of a zero expected family contribution under certain circumstances, such as when a dependent student's parent participated in a means-tested benefits program (e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or Medicaid);
  • revise the simplified needs-analysis formula;
  • remove drug conviction and Selective Service registration provisions; and
  • make Dreamer students (i.e., students who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status) eligible for federal financial aid.

Additionally, the IRS must disclose certain tax return information to the Department of Education (ED) for the purpose of administering financial aid and loan programs.

The bill also authorizes ED to carry out an early federal Pell Grant commitment program.

]]> Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 Display Title Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1346is/xml/BILLS-116s1346is.xml 2019-05-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.