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S. 416 116th Congress Senate

FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019

Official title: A bill 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: 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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 Latest action 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)

 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
  • HR 1075 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 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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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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