US Congress House Bill 4245 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on September 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Revises the application process for a Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Specifically, the Department of Education (ED) shall not require an applicant to provide income or asset information if the applicant indicates they received a federal benefit (e.g., supplemental nutrition assistance or Social Security disability) at some time during the previous 24 months. ED shall use a data retrieval tool to obtain such information for any other applicant. The bill raises to $34,000 the amount of household income below which a student shall be considered to have an expected family contribution (EFC) equal to zero. EFC is used to calculate individual financial aid awards, and an EFC of zero means that a student's family is deemed unable to contribute to educational expenses.

HOPE (Heightening Opportunities for Pathways to Education) for FAFSA Act

Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]

Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-09-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-09-09	House	Introduced in House

HB4674 (Related) 2020-12-28 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4245/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4245/BILLS-116hr4245ih.pdf