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S. 3665: Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act

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S. 3665: Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act

112th Congress · introduced 2012-12-06 · Education · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-12-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · 10 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Patty Murray (D-WA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Susan M. Collins (R-ME)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-s3665 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112