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HR 4982 113th Congress House

Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act

Official title: To simplify the application used for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility for postsecondary education.

Introduced: July 9, 2014 See on congress.gov
Education Higher educationStudent aid and college costsTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Latest action November 17, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2340 Related bill Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Republican 5
R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 14, 2014
Brooks, Susan
· Jul 9, 2014
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jul 9, 2014
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Jul 9, 2014
Messer, Luke
· Jul 9, 2014
Roe, David
· Jul 9, 2014
Rokita, Todd
· Jul 9, 2014
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 9, 2014
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jul 9, 2014
Bishop, Timothy
· Jun 26, 2014
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jun 26, 2014
Kline, John
· Jun 26, 2014
Polis, Jared
· Jun 26, 2014
ROYCE, ED
· Jun 26, 2014
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Jun 26, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4982: Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4982/
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"H.R. 4982: Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4982/.
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H.R. 4982, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4982/.
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