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HR 5784 114th Congress House Education Government information and archives Higher education Student aid and college costs

File Once FAFSA Act of 2016

Introduced: July 14, 2016 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jul 14, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 14, 2016
Introduced in House
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File Once FAFSA Act of 2016

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the Free Application for Federal Student Aid process for low-income students applying for Federal Pell Grants. Specifically, the bill allows dependent students to apply for aid once. Thus, students who receive Pell Grants need not apply again in subsequent years, unless they become independent of their family.

What's happening now September 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5784: File Once FAFSA Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5784/
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"H.R. 5784: File Once FAFSA Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5784/.
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H.R. 5784, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5784/.
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