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FAFSA Simplification Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2667| Senate 
| Updated: 10/22/2019
Lamar Alexander

Lamar Alexander

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (2)
Doug Jones (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Timeline
Oct 22, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Oct 22, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5970-5972)
  • October 22, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 22, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5970-5972)

Education

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  • S 116-2557: Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019
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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.
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Timeline
Oct 22, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Oct 22, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5970-5972)
  • October 22, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 22, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5970-5972)
Lamar Alexander

Lamar Alexander

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (2)
Doug Jones (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • S 116-2557: Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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