FAFSA Simplification Act of 2019 This bill revises certain provisions related to federal financial student aid. Specifically, the bill replaces the expected family contribution metric with a student aid index used to assess a family's financial need and approximate their financial resources to contribute to a student's higher education expenses. The bill also revises the process for filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and it removes certain eligibility requirements having to do with drug-related offenses and registration with the Selective Service System. In addition, the bill reauthorizes the Pell Grant program through FY2021 and establishes a new eligibility formula for Pell Grants. The Department of Education must conduct certain activities to educate students and their families about Pell Grant eligibility at a younger age.
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FAFSA Simplification Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-2667| Senate
| Updated: 10/22/2019
FAFSA Simplification Act of 2019 This bill revises certain provisions related to federal financial student aid. Specifically, the bill replaces the expected family contribution metric with a student aid index used to assess a family's financial need and approximate their financial resources to contribute to a student's higher education expenses. The bill also revises the process for filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and it removes certain eligibility requirements having to do with drug-related offenses and registration with the Selective Service System. In addition, the bill reauthorizes the Pell Grant program through FY2021 and establishes a new eligibility formula for Pell Grants. The Department of Education must conduct certain activities to educate students and their families about Pell Grant eligibility at a younger age.
Adoption and foster careAmerican SamoaCaribbean areaCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEducation programs fundingFamily relationshipsFinancial literacyGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGuamHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterHuman traffickingInflation and pricesLicensing and registrationsMarriage and family statusMarshall IslandsMicronesiaMilitary personnel and dependentsNorthern Mariana IslandsPuerto RicoRefugees, asylum, displaced personsState and local taxationStudent aid and college costsTax administration and collection, taxpayersUser charges and feesU.S. territories and protectoratesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVirgin IslandsWages and earnings