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HR 3177 114th 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 23, 2015 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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Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jul 23, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 23, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education to provide for the use of tax information from the second preceding tax year (the "prior, prior year") to determine a student's financial aid eligibility. It requires data sharing between the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Education, pursuant to taxpayer consent.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 11 Republican 4
D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 10, 2016
WALDEN, GREG
· Feb 29, 2016
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 4, 2016
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Sep 18, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Sep 17, 2015
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 23, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jul 23, 2015
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 23, 2015
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jul 23, 2015
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jul 23, 2015
Messer, Luke
· Jul 23, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 23, 2015
ROYCE, ED
· Jul 23, 2015
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 23, 2015
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jul 23, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 23, 2015
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jul 23, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3177: Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3177/
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"H.R. 3177: Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3177/.
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H.R. 3177, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3177/.
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