US Congress House Bill 6669 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-1)
Status: Introduced on December 13 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-12-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to inform students who indicate on their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form that they are or were in the foster care system of their potential eligibility for federal student aid, including the specific federal programs under which they may be eligible for assistance. Requires the Secretary to provide foster youth with that same information on the Department of Education's website.

Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act

Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-12-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

SB3665 (Same As) 2012-12-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6669/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6669/BILLS-112hr6669ih.pdf