S 2655
116th Congress
Senate
Education
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Working Students Act
Introduced: October 22, 2019
Introduced by:
Baldwin, Tammy
Democratic
· Wisconsin
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 22, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 22, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Working Students Act
This bill increases the income protection allowance levels used to calculate a working student's expected family contribution and need for financial assistance. An income protection allowance is an amount for basic living expenses that is protected from being considered income available for postsecondary educational expenses.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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