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H.R. 1075 116th Congress House

FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019

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: June 13, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jan 30, 2020
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Trone asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1075, a bill originally introduced by Representative Elijah Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Feb 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 30, 2020

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Trone asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1075, a bill originally introduced by Representative Elijah Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019

This bill revises 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.

It also requires financial aid administrators to provide those students with a final determination regarding their assistance in the same manner as, and by no later than the date that, they provide other provisionally independent students with that determination.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 416 Identical bill FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019
  • HR 3101 AID Act
  • S 1346 Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 11
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 20, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 13, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jun 13, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Jun 13, 2019
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 13, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Jun 13, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jun 13, 2019
Richmond, Cedric
· Jun 13, 2019
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 2, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1075: FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1075/
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"H.R. 1075: FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1075/.
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