Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act

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Introduced

12 July 2005

Last action

1 May 2006 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Sponsors

Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2], Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18], David Scott, Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Bean, Melissa L. [D-IL-8], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]

Subjects

Education

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23 March 2026

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Summary

Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include, under the definition of independent student for financial need analysis purposes, individuals who were adopted from the foster care system when they were 13 years of age or older.

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Timeline

12 July 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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12 July 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1472)
Source: IntroReferral
12 July 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 July 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 May 2006
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/3252
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