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HR 3842 113th Congress House

To require the Secretary of Education to conduct a feasibility study for using income tax returns as the primary Federal student aid application.

Introduced: January 10, 2014 See on congress.gov
Education Congressional oversightGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher education
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Student aid and college costsTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 13, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jan 10, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 10, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 13, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Education to study and report on the feasibility and advantages and disadvantages of using individual income tax returns as the primary form of application for student aid under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3842: To require the Secretary of Education to conduct a feasibility study for using income tax returns as the primary Federal student aid application.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3842/
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"H.R. 3842: To require the Secretary of Education to conduct a feasibility study for using income tax returns as the primary Federal student aid application.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3842/.
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H.R. 3842, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3842/.
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[H.R. 3842: To require the Secretary of Education to conduct a feasibility study for using income tax returns as the primary Federal student aid application.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3842/)
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