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HR 6206 114th Congress House

Second Chance for Students Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize certain students in retain financial aid eligibility while completing a drug rehabilitation program.

Introduced: September 28, 2016 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Education Drug trafficking and controlled substancesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 28, 2016
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Second Chance for Students Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify federal student aid eligibility for a student who is convicted of a drug offense involving marijuana possession.

Under current law, a drug offense conviction involving the sale or possession of a controlled substance triggers a suspension of federal student aid eligibility for a specified period of time. This bill allows a student who is convicted of a drug offense involving marijuana possession, without the intent to distribute, to resume or retain federal student aid eligibility while completing a drug rehabilitation program.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6206: Second Chance for Students Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6206/
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"H.R. 6206: Second Chance for Students Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6206/.
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H.R. 6206, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6206/.
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