S 1440
117th Congress
Senate
Education
Government information and archives
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
FAFSA Simplification Technical Corrections Act
Introduced: April 28, 2021
Introduced by:
Hassan, Margaret Wood
Democratic
· New Hampshire
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
FAFSA Simplification Technical Corrections Act
This bill allows the Department of Education to waive specified procedural requirements regarding the implementation of certain changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The bill also allows an institution of higher education, for purposes of calculating federal student-aid eligibility, to include in a student's cost of attendance the average cost (instead of the specific cost) of a loan fee, origination fee, or insurance premium.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1