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S. 2655 116th Congress Senate

Working Students Act

Official title: A bill to amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to increase the amount of financial support available for working students.

Introduced: October 23, 2019 Introduced by: Tammy Baldwin Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Education Higher educationStudent aid and college costs
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Became law
Oct 22, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 22, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 22, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4787 Identical bill Working Students Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Oct 23, 2019
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Oct 22, 2019
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Oct 22, 2019
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 22, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2655: Working Students Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2655/
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