HR 1075 · 116th Congress · Education

FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-02-07· Sponsored by Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]· House

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Latest: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Trone asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1075, a bill originally introduced by Representative Elijah Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.(2020-01-30)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019 This bill revises the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process for certain students. Specifically, the Department of Education must allow students to complete FAFSA as independent students under special circumstances. It also requires financial aid administrators to provide those students with a final determination regarding their assistance in the same manner as, and by no later than the date that, they provide other provisionally independent students with that determination.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]MD
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]MD
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]MD
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]MD
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]MD
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]OH
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]TX
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]NJ
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]IL
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]IL
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]MO
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]CT
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]NC
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]LA
Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]SC
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]VA
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]TX
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]FL