H.R. 4240: File Once FAFSA Act
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H.R. 4240: File Once FAFSA Act
116th Congress · introduced 2019-09-06 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-09-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
File Once FAFSA Act
Plain summary
File Once FAFSA Act This bill makes adjustments to the process of filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Specifically, a student who submits a FAFSA and learns they are eligible for a Pell Grant will not be required to refile the FAFSA. The Department of Education must develop a certification form that determines student certification for each academic year by asking whether the student's circumstances have significantly changed, and a student shall not be required to refile a FAFSA unless they indicate that their circumstances or dependency status have changed.
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File Once FAFSA Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] · 2 cosponsors
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Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Kim Schrier (D-WA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] reported raising $2.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr4240.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr4240 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116