To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce the complexity and length of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
HOPE (Heightening Opportunities for Pathways to Education) for FAFSA Act
This bill 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.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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