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S 2596 115th Congress Senate Education Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Student aid and college costs

FSA Fairness Act of 2018

Introduced: March 22, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1950; text of measure as introduced: CR S1950)
Mar 22, 2018
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 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.

What's happening now March 22, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1950; text of measure as introduced: CR S1950)

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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 22, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2596: FSA Fairness Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2596/
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"S. 2596: FSA Fairness Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2596/.
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S. 2596, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2596/.
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