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HR 4433 114th Congress House

Working Student Act of 2015

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

Introduced: February 2, 2016 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Education Higher educationStudent aid and college costs
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Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Feb 2, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 2, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 23, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Working Student Act of 2015

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the income protection allowance levels used to calculate a student's expected family contribution and need for financial assistance. (An income protection allowance is an amount for basic living expenses that is protected from being considered income available for postsecondary educational expenses.)

Specifically, the bill increases, in academic year 2016-2017, income protection allowance levels for students who are dependent, independent without non-spouse dependents (e.g., children), and independent with non-spouse dependents to reduce such students' income available (and increase need for financial assistance) to cover postsecondary educational expenses.

The Department of Education must, in subsequent years, adjust the income protection allowance levels for inflation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2065 Identical bill Working Student Act of 2015
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Apr 26, 2016
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Bera, Ami
California · Feb 2, 2016
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 2, 2016
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 2, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 2, 2016
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 2, 2016
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 2, 2016
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 2, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4433: Working Student Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4433/
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