H.R. 3446: Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-09-08 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-09-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2015

Plain summary

Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2015 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to provide for the use of tax information from the second preceding tax year (the "prior, prior year") to determine a student's financial aid eligibility. It requires data sharing between the Internal Revenue Service and ED, pursuant to taxpayer consent. The bill also increases from $23,000 to $30,000 the adjusted gross income threshold used to determine whether a student qualifies for an automatic zero expected family contribution (EFC) in the calculation of such student's financial need. A dependent student is eligible for an automatic zero EFC if the student's parents have adjusted gross income up to $30,000. An independent student with non-spouse dependents is eligible for a zero EFC if the student and spouse have adjusted gross income up to $30,000.

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Official text

Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · 10 cosponsors

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Mark Pocan (D-WI), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), André Carson (D-IN), Scott H. Peters (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] reported raising $471,289 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3446.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3446 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114