United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 10854 (95th)
Middle Income Student Assistance Act
Introduced
8 February 1978
Last action
8 February 1978 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sponsors
Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15], Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7], Rep. Thompson, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-4], Rep. Brademas, John [D-IN-3], Rep. Quie, Albert H. [R-MN-1], Rep. Buchanan, John [R-AL-6], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Burton, Phillip [D-CA-6], Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10], Rep. Andrews, Ike [D-NC-4], Rep. Blouin, Michael [D-IA-2], Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24], Rep. Zeferetti, Leo C. [D-NY-15], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22], Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1], Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7], Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19], Rep. Brodhead, William [D-MI-17], Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7], Rep. Traxler, Bob [D-MI-8], Rep. Blanchard, James [D-MI-18]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
2 September 2025
Summary
Middle Income Student Assistance Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a $250 minimum basic educational opportunity grant for college students whose adjusted family income does not exceed $25,000. Sets forth new guidelines for determining the assets of independent students for purposes of eligibility for basic educational opportunity grants. Revises certain provisions regarding Federal payments to reduce student loan interest costs under such Act including raising the maximum allowable adjusted family income requirement to $40,000.
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Timeline
8 February 1978
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
8 February 1978
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 February 1978
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 8 February 1978
Sponsors
- Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brademas, John [D-IN-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Quie, Albert H. [R-MN-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Buchanan, John [R-AL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burton, Phillip [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Andrews, Ike [D-NC-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blouin, Michael [D-IA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Zeferetti, Leo C. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large] · I · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brodhead, William [D-MI-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Traxler, Bob [D-MI-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blanchard, James [D-MI-18] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/10854
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/hr/10854
- us · 95-hr-10854 · source updated 2 September 2025