Bill117th CongressFiled Sep 27, 2021Education
H.R. 5381
FLAT Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 27, 2021)
Front-Loaded Aid Transparency Act or the FLAT Act
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the front-loading of grant aid by institutions of higher education (IHEs) for FY2007-FY2020. Front-loading refers to the practice of providing first-year students with a higher amount or percentage of grant aid than the IHE provides to second-year, third-year, or fourth-year students.
What just happenedSep 27, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3](D-NJ)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 R
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- Introduced in HouseSep 27, 2021
- Sep 27, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Sep 27, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
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Introduced in House