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S 2796 113th Congress Senate

Working Student Act of 2014

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the income protection allowances.

Introduced: September 11, 2014 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Education Higher educationStudent aid and college costs
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Sep 11, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 11, 2014
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 Latest action September 11, 2014

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Working Student Act of 2014 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the income protection allowance for academic year 2015-2016 to:

  • $8,451 for dependent students;
  • $13,135 for independent students without dependents other than a spouse who are single, separated, or married when both spouses are enrolled; and
  • $21,060 for independent students without dependents other than a spouse if only one of the spouses is enrolled.

Increases for academic year 2015-2016 the income protection allowances for independent students with dependents other than a spouse. (These allowances vary depending on the number of such dependents.)

Provides for cost-of-living adjustments to such income protection allowances after academic year 2015-2016. (An income protection allowance is the amount excluded from a student's income in determining the student's need for assistance under title IV.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 18, 2014
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 16, 2014
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Sep 11, 2014
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