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S 3353 115th Congress Senate Education

Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2018

Introduced: August 16, 2018 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Aug 16, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug 16, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2018

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to simplify the financial aid application process for students and make unlawful aliens eligible for higher education benefits under certain circumstances.

What's happening now August 16, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Aug 16, 2018
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Aug 16, 2018
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Aug 16, 2018
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Aug 16, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3353: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3353/
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"S. 3353: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3353/.
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S. 3353, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3353/.
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