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HR 5381 117th Congress House Education

FLAT Act

Introduced: September 27, 2021 Introduced by: Kim, Andy Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Sep 27, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 27, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Front-Loaded Aid Transparency Act or the FLAT Act

This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the front-loading of grant aid by institutions of higher education (IHEs) for FY2007-FY2020. Front-loading refers to the practice of providing first-year students with a higher amount or percentage of grant aid than the IHE provides to second-year, third-year, or fourth-year students.

What's happening now September 27, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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