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HR 3078 102th Congress House Education Family farms Federal aid to higher education Home ownership Student aid

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exclude the value of personal residences and family farms from the calculation of expected family contributions for student aid programs.

Introduced: July 29, 1991 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Aug 13, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Jul 29, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 29, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exclude from the calculation of expected family contribution in the determination of need for assistance under the Pell Grant program and other student assistance programs the following assets: (1) the family's principal place of residence; or (2) a family farm on which the family resides.

What's happening now August 13, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 11, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3078: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exclude the value of personal residences and family farms from the calculation of expected family contributions for student aid programs.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3078/
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"H.R. 3078: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exclude the value of personal residences and family farms from the calculation of expected family contributions for student aid programs.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3078/.
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H.R. 3078, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3078/.
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