Senate Bill 1155
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Working Students Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 17, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
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
1155
Congress
115
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.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Working Students Act
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the income protection allowance levels used to calculate a student's expected family contribution and need for financial assistance. (An income protection allowance is an amount for basic living expenses that is protected from being considered income available for postsecondary educational expenses.)
May 17, 2017
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05/17/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
05/17/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
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