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HR 2040 113th Congress House

Student Financial Aid Simplification Act

Official title: To simplify the process for determining the need and eligibility of students for financial assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 16, 2013 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
Education Government information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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Tax administration and collection, taxpayersWages and earnings
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
May 16, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 16, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Financial Aid Simplification Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to determine students' need and eligibility for title IV assistance, unless they qualify for the simplified needs test or expect no family contribution, by using tax return information regarding those students or their parents that this Act authorizes the Secretary of Education to obtain from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Requires those students to submit to the Secretary certain supplementary information not available from the IRS.

Requires the Secretary to provide institutions of higher education and states with that tax return information, without charge, for the purposes of processing loan applications and determining need and eligibility for institutional and state financial aid.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose tax return information to the Department of Education regarding taxpayers or their dependents whose need and eligibility for assistance under title IV of the HEA is based in whole or part on their income or their parents' income.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2040: Student Financial Aid Simplification Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2040/
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"H.R. 2040: Student Financial Aid Simplification Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2040/.
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H.R. 2040, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2040/.
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