Bill Sponsor
House Bill 4343
116th Congress(2019-2020)
FACT Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 17, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 17, 2019
Latest Action
Sep 17, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4343
Congress
116
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
Hawaii
Democrat
Maryland
Democrat
Mississippi
Republican
Pennsylvania
Republican
Pennsylvania
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Financial Aid Communication and Transparency Act of 2019 or the FACT Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to publish certain requirements for financial aid offers.

ED must conduct consumer testing to serve as the basis for determining such requirements for financial aid offers, and a financial aid offer must contain information such as cost of attendance and sources of available financial aid. An offer must also contain a standardized quick reference box to enable comparison of information on college costs and financial aid.

Text (1)
September 17, 2019
Actions (2)
09/17/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
09/17/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:00 PM