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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 2521 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect opportunities for |
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| 6 | 6 | | families in the Federal student aid process, and for other purposes. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | MARCH31, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. S |
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| 10 | 10 | | MITHof New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred |
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| 11 | 11 | | to the Committee on Education and Workforce |
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| 12 | 12 | | A BILL |
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| 13 | 13 | | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect |
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| 14 | 14 | | opportunities for families in the Federal student aid |
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| 15 | 15 | | process, and for other purposes. |
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| 16 | 16 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 19 | 19 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Family 4 |
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| 20 | 20 | | FAFSA Opportunity Act of 2025’’. 5 |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEC. 2. ELIMINATING THE SIBLING PENALTY. 6 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Paragraph (3) of section 475(b) of the Higher Edu-7 |
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| 23 | 23 | | cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087oo(b)(3)) is amended 8 |
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| 24 | 24 | | to read as follows: 9 |
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| 25 | 25 | | VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Apr 04, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2521.IH H2521 |
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| 26 | 26 | | kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 |
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| 27 | 27 | | •HR 2521 IH |
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| 28 | 28 | | ‘‘(3) dividing the assessment resulting under 1 |
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| 29 | 29 | | paragraph (2) by the number of the family members, 2 |
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| 30 | 30 | | excluding student’s parents, who are enrolled or ac-3 |
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| 31 | 31 | | cepted for enrollment, on at least a half-time basis, 4 |
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| 32 | 32 | | in a degree, certificate, or other program leading to 5 |
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| 33 | 33 | | a recognized educational credential at an institution 6 |
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| 34 | 34 | | of higher education that is an eligible institution in 7 |
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| 35 | 35 | | accordance with the provisions of section 487 during 8 |
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| 36 | 36 | | the award period for which assistance under the title 9 |
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| 37 | 37 | | is requested; 10 |
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| 38 | 38 | | except that the amount determined under this subsection 11 |
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| 39 | 39 | | shall not be less than zero.’’. 12 |
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| 40 | 40 | | SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 13 |
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| 41 | 41 | | The amendment made by this Act shall take effect 14 |
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| 42 | 42 | | on the date of enactment of this Act, and shall apply with 15 |
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| 43 | 43 | | respect to award year 2025–2026 and each subsequent 16 |
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| 44 | 44 | | award year, as determined under the Higher Education 17 |
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| 45 | 45 | | Act of 1965. 18 |
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