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Student Aid Reward Act of 2005

Introduced: April 11, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3430-3431)
Apr 11, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Aid Reward Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) title IV (Student Assistance) to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a Student Aid Reward (SAR) Program of payments to encourage institutions of higher education (IHEs) to participate in the student loan program under title IV that is most cost-effective for taxpayers.

Requires that a SAR payment to an IHE equal at least 50 percent of the savings to the Federal Government generated by the IHE's participation in the most cost-effective student loan program, rather than one not cost-effective for taxpayers.

Requires IHEs receiving SAR payments to: (1) provide student loans under that most cost-effective program for five years after the payment date; and (2) use payment funds, where appropriate, to supplement student Pell Grants. Allows such funds to be used also to award need-based grants to lower and middle income graduate students.

What's happening now April 11, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3430-3431)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1425 Related bill Student Aid Reward Act of 2005
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 11, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 754: Student Aid Reward Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-754/
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"S. 754: Student Aid Reward Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-754/.
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