HR 4982
113th Congress
House
Education
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act
Introduced: June 26, 2014
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jun 26, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 26, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of the applications used in estimating and determining financial aid eligibility. Requires such simplification to include data sharing between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Education, pursuant to taxpayer consent.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Committees of jurisdiction
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