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H.R. 3863 109th Congress House

Natural Disaster Student Aid Fairness Act

Official title: To provide the Secretary of Education with waiver authority for the reallocation rules in the Campus-Based Aid programs, and to extend the deadline by which fu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide the Secretary of Education with waiver authority for the reallocation rules in the Campus-Based Aid programs, and to extend the deadline by which funds have to be reallocated to institutions of higher education due to a natural disaster.

Introduced: September 22, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 2005
Became Public Law No: 109-86.
Oct 7, 2005
Signed by President.
Oct 3, 2005
Presented to President.
Sep 30, 2005
Cleared for White House.
Sep 30, 2005
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10809)
Sep 30, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10809)
Sep 28, 2005
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Sep 27, 2005
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 27, 2005
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3863)
Sep 27, 2005
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3863)
Sep 27, 2005
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3863.
Sep 27, 2005
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8362-8365)
Sep 27, 2005
Mr. Jindal moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 22, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
Sep 22, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 7, 2005

Became Public Law No: 109-86.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 27, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Natural Disaster Student Aid Fairness Act - Authorizes, and in certain cases requires, the Secretary of Education to waive certain matching funds requirements and reallocation rules, and to extend the availability of certain funds, with respect to campus-based student assistance programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, for institutions of higher education that: (1) are located in areas affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita; or (2) have accepted for enrollment any students who were affected by such disaster. States that such students may be affected by reason of: (1) having been enrolled or accepted by an institution in the affected area; (2) being dependent on parents residing or employed in such an area; or (3) having suffered direct economic harm as a direct result of such disaster, as determined by the Secretary using consistent and objective criteria.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3863: Natural Disaster Student Aid Fairness Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3863/
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"H.R. 3863: Natural Disaster Student Aid Fairness Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3863/.
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H.R. 3863, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3863/.
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