S 3665
112th Congress
Senate
Education
Adoption and foster care
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Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act
Introduced: December 6, 2012
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 6, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 6, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7686-7687)
Dec 6, 2012
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to inform students who indicate on their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form that they are or were in the foster care system of their potential eligibility for federal student aid, including the specific federal programs under which they may be eligible for assistance.
Requires the Secretary to provide foster youth with that same information on the Department of Education's website.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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