Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The TRIO Access Act amends federal tax law to allow colleges and universities to use tax return information they receive for financial aid purposes to also determine student eligibility for two federal support programs: Student Support Services and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. Currently, institutions can only use this tax data for financial aid decisions, but the bill expands its permitted use to help identify and serve low-income and first-generation college students through these TRIO programs without requiring students to submit additional tax documentation. The legislation makes conforming changes to the Higher Education Act to clarify how institutions can share and use this information. There is no new funding or specific timeline mentioned in the bill; it simply removes a regulatory barrier to allow better coordination between federal financial aid and TRIO program administration.
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