United States · Bill · S
S. 1155 (115th)
Working Students Act
Introduced
17 May 2017
Last action
17 May 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
5 December 2025
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.)
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Timeline
17 May 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
17 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 17 May 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- · sshr00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act
- related to → Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act
- related to ← Working Students Act
- related to ← Simple FAFSA Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1155
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1155
- us · 115-s-1155 · source updated 5 December 2025