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H.R. 5390 115th Congress House

FAFSA Fairness Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid.

Introduced: March 22, 2018 See on congress.gov
Education Government lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FAFSA Fairness Act of 2018

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the free application for federal student aid (FAFSA) process for certain students. Specifically, the Department of Education must allow students to complete FAFSA as independent students under special circumstances.

Financial aid administrators must provide those students with an initial determination regarding their assistance in the same manner as, and by no later than the date that, they provide other independent students with that determination.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 860 Reintroduction of FAFSA Fairness Act of 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5390: FAFSA Fairness Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5390/
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"H.R. 5390: FAFSA Fairness Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5390/.
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H.R. 5390, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5390/.
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