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HR 601 110th Congress House Education Economics and Public Finance Elementary and secondary education Families Federal aid to education Federally-guaranteed loans Government lending Higher education Homeless Housing and Community Development Scholarships School districts Shelters for the homeless Student aid Student loan funds

FAFSA Fix for Homeless Kids Act

Introduced: January 22, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 7, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10267)
Jul 23, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8219)
May 18, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Jan 22, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 22, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FAFSA Fix for Homeless Kids Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to deem a student independent for financial aid purposes if such student has been verified as both a homeless child or youth and an unaccompanied youth by: (1) a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youth; (2) a director of a homeless shelter, transitional shelter, or independent living program; or (3) a financial aid administrator.

Requires such a verification to take place during the school year in which the application for such aid is submitted.

What's happening now September 7, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10267)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 3
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 31, 2008
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Aug 2, 2007
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 19, 2007
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · May 2, 2007
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Apr 20, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 29, 2007
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 29, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 601: FAFSA Fix for Homeless Kids Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-601/
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"H.R. 601: FAFSA Fix for Homeless Kids Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-601/.
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H.R. 601, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-601/.
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