HR 3418 115th Congress House Families Adoption and foster care Child safety and welfare Government information and archives Higher education Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local government operations Student aid and college costs

FAIR Act

Introduced: July 26, 2017 See on congress.gov

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Jul 26, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Jul 26, 2017

Introduced in House

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Fostering Academic Information and Resources Act or the FAIR Act

This bill requires states to inform each child in foster care who is at least 14 years old of government programs that provide financial assistance for expenses related to higher education, including housing expenses and tuition assistance.

What's happening now July 26, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 1

Moore, Gwen

Wisconsin · Jul 26, 2017

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3418: FAIR Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3418/

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"H.R. 3418: FAIR Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3418/.

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H.R. 3418, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3418/.

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