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S 3665 112th Congress Senate Education Adoption and foster care Government information and archives Higher education Student aid and college costs

Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act

Introduced: December 6, 2012 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 6, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6669 Identical bill Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Dec 11, 2012
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 6, 2012
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Dec 6, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3665: Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3665/
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"S. 3665: Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3665/.
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