Improving Middle Class Access to Higher Education Act

Bill: 116-hr-2595
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2019-05-08
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees

Higher education

Student aid and college costs

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Improving Middle Class Access to Higher Education Act</b></p> <p>This bill increases the income limit to qualify for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid Simplified Needs Test from $50,000 to $100,000. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2595 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 8, 2019 Mr. Kinzinger (for himself and Mrs. Beatty ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the income limit of the simplified needs test.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Middle Class Access to Higher Education Act . 2. Simplified needs test Section 479(b)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087ss(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking $50,000 and inserting $100,000 ; and (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking $50,000 and inserting $100,000 . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect with respect to award year 2019–2020, and each succeeding award year.