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S 1558 · in committee · significant

Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the Department of Education to create a standardized financial aid offer form with clear terminology.
  • Colleges that receive federal student aid funds must use this standard form and terminology when offering aid to students.
  • The Department must test the form with students, families, counselors, and nonprofits before finalizing it for nationwide use.

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    How might standardizing financial aid offer forms across colleges help students compare aid packages and make enrollment decisions more effectively?

  2. 02

    What challenges might colleges face in transitioning to a uniform financial aid form, and could those costs be outweighed by benefits to students?

  3. 03

    Which aspects of financial aid terminology do you find most confusing currently, and what changes would make aid offers clearer to you?

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Chuck Grassley

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Introduced 2025-05-01

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-05-01 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  2. 2025-05-01 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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