HR 1131 · in committee · major
Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act
- education
What this bill does
- This bill restores an exemption that excludes family farm and small business net worth from federal student aid eligibility calculations.
- It affects students whose families own farms where they reside or small businesses with 100 or fewer employees.
- The exemption applies starting with the 2024-2025 academic year and reverses recent FAFSA calculation changes.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might restoring this exemption affect federal student aid distribution among students from different economic backgrounds?
- 02
What evidence supports the claim that family farm and small business assets should be treated differently than other household wealth in aid calculations?
- 03
Which student populations could receive less aid if resources shift toward families with farm or small business assets under this exemption?
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Sponsor · R-KS-1
Tracey Mann
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
88/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-07
Joining the bill

Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
D-CA-31 · original

Gus M. Bilirakis
R-FL-12 · original

Jack Bergman
R-MI-1 · original

Mike Bost
R-IL-12 · original

James R. Baird
R-IN-4 · original

Don Bacon
R-NE-2 · original

Tom Cole
R-OK-4 · original

Jim Costa
D-CA-21 · original

Troy Balderson
R-OH-12 · original

Ben Cline
R-VA-6 · original

Angie Craig
D-MN-2 · original

Troy A. Carter
D-LA-2 · original
+ 76 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-07 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-02-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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