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H.R. 2015: Equitable Student Aid Access Act

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H.R. 2015: Equitable Student Aid Access Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-06 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Equitable Student Aid Access Act

Plain summary

Equitable Student Aid Access Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise requirements governing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The bill increases the adjusted gross income threshold used to determine whether a student qualifies for an automatic zero expected family contribution (EFC) in the calculation of the 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. The bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to allow students to use tax information from the year before the previous one in determining their financial aid eligibility. The Internal Revenue Service and ED must share available data pursuant to taxpayer consent. The bill requires the FAFSA application to be available to students by October 1, which is three months earlier than is currently required.

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Official text

Equitable Student Aid Access Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · 101 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), John Garamendi (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and 41 more.

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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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2015 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115