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Ensuring College Access for all Americans Act

Introduced: January 26, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Jan 26, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Jan 26, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
Jan 26, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S596-597)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring College Access for All Americans Act - Prohibits the application of the annual updates (published in the Federal Register on December 23, 2004) to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology to determine a student's expected family contribution for the award year 2005-2006 under the Higher Education Act of 1965, to the extent such updates will reduce the amount of Federal student assistance for which the student is eligible.

What's happening now January 26, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S597)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 114 Related bill Ensuring College Access for All Americans Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Republican 1
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jan 26, 2005
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 26, 2005
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 26, 2005
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jan 26, 2005
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 26, 2005
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 26, 2005
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 26, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 187: Ensuring College Access for all Americans Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-187/
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"S. 187: Ensuring College Access for all Americans Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-187/.
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