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HR 1277 109th Congress House

College Aid Made EZ Act

Official title: To expand college opportunities by significantly simplifying the Federal student aid application process.

Introduced: April 14, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Apr 18, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Mar 14, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 14, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 18, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

College Aid Made EZ Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise and simplify the Federal student aid application process, including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Provides for: (1) a FAFSA-EZ form with fewer pages and questions; (2) a pre-FAFSA process, allowing application for HEA student assistance one year earlier, in junior year of high school; (3) greater Internet access to FAFSA forms; (4) more students qualifying for using a simplified form; and (5) automatic qualification for a simplified form for those students eligible for specified Federal programs, including school lunches.

Reduces the types of income and benefits which are considered untaxed for purposes of student assistance need analysis. Removes specified requirements relating to suspension of student aid eligibility due to drug-related offenses. Revises requirements relating to income protection allowances and student contributions from available income.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 8 Independent 1
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Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 8, 2006
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 14, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Apr 5, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 16, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Mar 14, 2005
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 14, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 14, 2005
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 14, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 14, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 14, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 14, 2005
Watson, Diane
· Mar 14, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1277: College Aid Made EZ Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1277/
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