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FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019

Introduced: February 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1137; text: CR S1137-1138)
Feb 7, 2019
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 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.

What's happening now February 7, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1137; text: CR S1137-1138)

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3101 Related bill AID Act
  • S 1346 Related bill Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019
  • HR 1075 Identical bill FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 416: FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-416/
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"S. 416: FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-416/.
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S. 416, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-416/.
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